I found this video today while looking around YouTube and I found it very interesting. Watch it and see what you think.
The Interfaith Alliance seems to be arguing that religion, especially in this election, has overstepped its boundaries. Has religion been “overused” or is it an important part of the election? Is it just an instrument for political gain or should it be revered as sacrosanct?
The “Top Two” clips showed both presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama making religious statements while on the campaign trail. Obama stated that he wished that the American people would help him to be “an instrument of God” to help “create a kingdom right here on earth”. These comments made me think of Yoder’s book, The Politics of Jesus. If the kingdom is not primarily heavenly, but rather social, political and temporal, can the
It seems weird to me that the interviewers, like Tim Russert, would even ask questions such as, “What’s your favorite bible verse?” and “What’s your biggest sin?” As the video points out, are these questions relevant to their effectiveness as the Commander-in-chief?
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I think that the bible verse question was certainly interesting. I think that rather than being interested in each candidate's specific answer, the point of the question (and its 10 second time limit) was simply to see if the candidates could even think of one off the top of their head...almost as if being able to quote the bible somehow verifies or denounces their claims of personal faith.
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