Posted by
Laura L. Hollis, JD on Monday, September 20, 2010 9:44:28 PM
After a move to Indiana, and a change to a new job, I am finally able to blog again. I tend to post a lot on my Facebook page, but I'll be posting comments and columns again here.
So, what's with
this story about Obama's deletion of the reference to "their Creator" in the Declaration of Independence? Speechwriter screw-up? Teleprompter trouble?
What IS it with this guy, anyway? First,
he won't put his hand over his heart when the national anthem is sung. Then,
he proclaims, "Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation." [Earth to President Obama: We were
never "just" a Christian nation, whatever that means.] Not to mention taken-out-of-context brouhahas like his
appearance at Georgetown last year. Add to that Obama's unfortunate (and perceived
derogatory) reference to people who "cling to religion" during the 2008 campaign, and his (tepid and vacillating)
support for the mosque and Islamic cultural center at Ground Zero, and
anyone in his administration wonders why Americans aren't sure what the President's religious beliefs are?
It may be that the President is simply bending over backwards to try not to show favoritism to
the dominant belief system in the United States. But if that is his motivation, then someone needs to tell him,
enough already.