Christians Hate Obama

1 Corinthians 5:12-13:

12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 But God will judge those outside.

IMO, Christians holding picket signs are one step away from Fred Phelps (injuring the witness of Christ since always).

I see a car parked in our church parking lot that has one of the best bumper stickers ever. “God is not a republican or a democrat.” I don’t know whose car it is, but I want to meet them.

I agree.

Seth- Yeah the Bible does talk about how Christians should focus their efforts on exhortation within the church, and proclaiming Jesus outside of it. I think overall the Bible talks about how Christians should focus on living rightly and not to force those views on non Christians. The problem with the picture above is that Obama has claimed to be a Christian. So I guess you could call that sign a bad case of exhortation.

OK Paul, I will own it. It is my car with the sticker (although there is another Sunset person with one on their car but mine is often in the lot) It’s been on there since 2004. It is actually a sticker from Sojourners—Jim Wallis’ organization. And it’s also right next to my Obama 08 sticker. Flame away. Jesus still loves me.
And I agree with Tyler and thank him for bringing this to his blog. I appreciate his efforts to engage in “respectful discourse”, as hard as that is to do in the anonymity of the blogosphere.
Agree or disagree, Don Miller is someone else who has tried to do this as well.

i’d like to make a distinction…”WHITE” Christians dislike Obama…the ultra conservative middle america crowd. The general black community LOVES obama…again, I think this is a stereotype and demographic among religious people….not everyone though. and you’re right, the tit for tat needs to stop

Good point Ash. The point of the title was to say this: non Christians believe Christians hate Obama and we continue to give them reasons to think so.

I happen to be an Obama supporter, even though a right-to-lifer. I have been slapped with the ugliest, snide comments, from the most unsuspecting places…fellow Christians. I am told that I am uneducated, worldly and am supporting the anti-Christ.

I spend a lot of time with young people in this community. I hear of their distrust of sharing their thoughts and opinions with Chrisians a lot. This goes for both believing and nonbelieving students. They witness judgment and slander. Sadly, several of them have witnessed my being raked by fellow Christians, as an Obama supporter. How are they to think that the Church is a place where they can talk openly about relationships, cultural conflict, porn, abortion, abuse, addiction, debt, sexual orientation, etc., when gracious conversation is not experienced in something like a presidential election? Most are appalled by the media mud-slinging, deceit, ignorance and slander. They expect better of friend-to-friend contact with Christians. This was a chance to show light. Dark fog came in, instead.

So much for being ‘real’ in the community. We were TOO real and ordinary.

WOW! It makes me sad to see stuff like this.

Many of my Christ following friends are supporting Obama.

I think Obama is great… I also think McCain is great. There’s enough negative stuff going on in this campaign, we don’t need to help it along.

What happened to living out of love?

amen, brother.

speaking of which, we ought to meet up sometime. we both live in portlandia, afterall

That sign is crazy! It’s flat out hateful. How can one say they are a Christian and hold a sign that is so angry. It’s because of people like this that too many people are scared away from the church. What ever happened to expressing your thoughts in a positive manner? Man, I hope that guy has a close Christian brother to help him get through his anger issue. Sheesh!

I agree with alot that’s been said, funny though I was attempting a post last night because I was feeling just the opposite. All I’m hearing and reading is Sarah Palin bashing. The reason I didn’t post what was on my mind was as I began thinking about it, examples like you raised came to mind as well. It’s one of the reasons I’ve strayed from politics before. It just gets ugly! On both sides.
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head though, Christians shouldn’t be bashing or tearing down a candidate period. We should know better. It is an awful divisive wedge and I don’t think it glorifies God in the least bit.

I don’t believe Christians hate obama….love the sinner, hate the sin is the proper response. His very friendly associations in the last 5 years with terrorists, anarchists, Marxists, Communists, muslims and just plain criminals are just plain scary. I do not believe it is possible for a Christian to vote for a man who is pro-choice and voted several times to allow live births from botched abortions. Many of his policies frighten Christians such as his close friendships with palestinians who want to erradicate Israel. I don’t believe Obama is the antichrist, but he is a close second.

Roger S. Anderson

I just finished reading an excellent book by Erwin Lutzer, an author I have read previously. The title, “Is God on America’s Side?” The conclusion: we are not a covenant nation like Israel, and though we may have been very blessed, we haven’t been promised anything as a nation. We will reap what we sow, as all nations do. We Christians are called to be light in the midst of the dark, and to be the salt of the earth. This nation will not change until Christ changes hearts. Republicans and Democrats will not change the hearts of mankind. Neither political party has a claim on Christ. HOWEVER, the Democratic platforms are very liberal and in many cases, very un-Biblical. Obama is VERY Marxist and in my opinion, anti-American. I have two family members who are Democrats, and Christians. We have had many discussions about Obama. We have swapped videos and political jokes, denigrating each other’s candidate. We have all laughed at both candidates. The election is in God’s hands, not mine. I will follow my conscience, vote as I believe I am called to do, and leave it up to Him. You cannot argue anyone into changing their opinion. You can’t spew vitriol at anyone and expect them to come to your point of view. But we can be passionate, and reasonable and well-informed, and we can pray. And we can remember that God is sovereign. By the way…my Democratic sister-in-law told me at lunch today, she has changed her vote. The Lord works in mysterious ways!

Wow, Roger. Precicesly the radical and ignorant slander that is spewed from every white bible church in the heartland. I have actually changed churches because three seperate Sundays I have listened to our minister preach your same ill-informed rhetoric. You do realize there is nothing the President can do about abortion, right? There have been 4 Pro-Life Presidents since 1973 but Abortions are still legal. If you want to make a difference, try working at a few shelters, become a good role model to young men and women in your community and help educate our youth into making the proper choices. Even if we do succeed in making abortions illegal, the reasons that drive these abortions will still exist. And the outcome will be even more devistating. You want to make a real difference? Be proactive in your community by being a true Christian and stop spreading hate through message boards like this.

All I have to say is that as a Christian, I have believed through this entire campaign different from so many others (the issues, the questions, etc) that God would intervene and put the right person in office. I think so many Americans have prayed like never before, whether it be for Obama or McCain, that there is NO WAY, God didn’t here ALL of our prayers and had a hand in the final results of this election. To me that meant that God would know the true heart of the candidates, God is the only one who would be able to filter through the lies , and he knows what we as Americans need right now. If any of us still questions Obama’s presidency, then we are Questioning God and that to me is NOT Christian Faith. I’ve accepted the results of the campaign and now I am praying for the safety of the Obama family, that he turns this country around and for the continued obvious unity of races and faith that were brought together in the past months. reminds me a lot of 911 when the country came together during a terrible time in our history.

That Sign is Un- Biblical, It divieds the Church. It is also want makes the corprate church weak. Love your enemy as thy self. Give him water if he is thristy and you will be heaping hot colds on his head. Romans 13 applyies in this election as it did in 2000. So people that shoved Romans 13 down us for 8 years need to walk there talk now. If there is Grace for crimanal fmaly as of the Bushes then Obama has the same grace. The Cross was for all that He has called to Him. We need to respect the Authority wether or not we disagree. There were things that Bush and Chaney did that were totaly un-Biblical. But the Human Athority is under a judment that I dont have any Athority over. Jesus holds the keys let him do His Job.

hi.

Yes I am non christians and have been studying obama for a while now.

Most Christians worldwide think he is the antichrist.

I was at a meeting for a major church in New Zealand during the hillary – obama debate.

The speaker (unamed) had convinced the congregation that both partys we’re talking rubbish.

Maybe Jesus is king to christians but america has always been the big melting pot. Right now they need change and motivation for change.

I do not understand christianity bagging out governments. They obey their own pastors and leader at the drop of a hat but cannot obey or support their own governing rule. Isn’t that against what bibically they are taught?

Obama will bring change to america and the world. He is a good leader and I am discusted at christians phillosphy as if america does not start to rule once again most likely china or the middle eastern world will.

Now I do not want easterners telling my kids what and what not to do and im sure you do not either. I am not racist at all but Western world has more graceful morals than the eastern civillizations as history has proven.

Christians please grow up. You hide behind your four walls and think that you are better than everyone else because you have accepted jesus as your saviour. However that does not make you a better person or give you more insight looking at the divorce rates.

Those who are offended might actually start to get a clue about how the real world works.

hazzark ;
It’s only a very few Christians that thinks he the anti-christ so your statement about all Christians think that is incorrect. Actuality most Christians Voted for Obama. If you took all the Liberals and Blacks and Atheists that wouldn’t have been enough to get him elected; Obama had over 50 percent of the White vote and over 70 percent of Christians voted for him. There was an Article in Sougeners magazine about 2 years ago with Obama talk about the 8 immoralities of the Bush administration. That began to wake up a lot of Christians. We realized that some of the things that Bush was doing were now National sin. Obama is in fact a professed Christian. He was also more theological correct during the Warren interview than McCain. I don’t know were you getting your information. might be from conservative talk radio. The Press only looks at a handful of Christians they never talk about the work that we do in Africa and China do they. They only show a religious fanatic holding sign and your whole few of that certain group comes from that image. Remember your freedom speech comes from the foundation of Religious freedom. We are all broken peoples and for thousands of years we have tried to run the show ourselves. Only God can put it back together with are willingness and are action to act. May we strive to put away are strive and learn to walk together they way are Creator wants us to with Grace and Love as it root.

Hazzark and Robert-

Most Christians did not vote for Obama…but more voted for him than any other Democratic candidate in a long while. To talk about Obama as being either really bad or really good at this point seems kind of pointless. He has been in office for less than a week.

With all that said…I really hope history treats Bush kindly. He has dealt with much undue criticism.