(Tim, w/thanks to Kamilla) In his address at the National Prayer Breakfast, today, President Obama warned of the grave dangers religious zealots pose to the enlightened commitment he and his Ivy League compatriots share, never to take "the life of an innocent human being:"
(F)ar too often, we have seen faith wielded as a tool to divide us from one another - as an excuse for prejudice and intolerance. Wars have been waged. Innocents have been slaughtered ... all in the name of perceived righteousness...
But no matter what we choose to believe, let us remember that there is no religion whose central tenet is hate. There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. This much we know.
What utter hypocrisy. Did anyone pelt him with an egg? Did even one believer boo or hiss?
Seriously. If I'd been there, I would have felt the necessity and done it. I'm sure you would have, too.
It's an indication how saltless Christians at the Prayer Breakfast are that President Obama's speechwriters could write this into his speech giving no thought of a possible negative public response.
President Obama booed at the National Prayer Breakfast?
We wish.
