Posted by
Bernard James on Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:00:00 AM
In recent days there have been those trying to defend Barack Obama against a comment that Sarah Palin made comparing the role of a small town mayor to that of a community organizer. The retort has taken the from of.."Jesus was a community organizer and Pontius Pilate was a governor". Both insinuations in this comment I find objectionable. Comparing Governor Palin, who has a strong faith, to the Governor that killed Jesus...or more correctly allowed others to kill Jesus in spite of finding no fault in Him is an incredible distortion. But to compare Barack Obama with Jesus? Please lets get real. No Christian would ever claim to be on par with Jesus. But what Jesus stood for is not what community organizers stand for in any sense of the word. True Jesus stood up for the poor...and said "we" (his believers) had an obligation to take care of them. Note he did not say the government or some other entity had the obligation to do that. Community organizers start with unrest and fan it into a flame and then threaten government or corporations to get what they want. Jesus never did that. In fact..Jesus said "Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's and give unto God what is God's" Community organizers say we have nothing...lets take something. Jesus said..turn the other cheek.
With Barack Obama not shutting this line of commentary down, one has to conclude that he truly believes in the messianic complex.
Those that site it most likely are not serious Christians in any sense of the word. Talk about audacity of hope. I'll keep my faith and hope in Jesus my personal Lord and Savior.