{"id":6464,"date":"2012-02-21T10:53:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T18:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=6464"},"modified":"2012-02-21T10:53:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T18:53:04","slug":"is-president-obama-a-christian-santorum-gingrich-romney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=6464","title":{"rendered":"Is President Obama A Christian? Santorum? Gingrich? Romney?"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s always comforting to know that there is someone you can turn to who can provide answers to the perplexing spiritual problems that we all face on a daily basis. Someone with wisdom and insight and experience in the ways of the Lord.<\/p>\n
Such a person is Rev. Franklin Graham, at least in his own mind. He is the son and heir to the Billy Graham evangelist empire, and he appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today (video below) to discuss the personal faiths of some national leaders. Here is what transpired:<\/p>\n
Willie Geist:<\/strong> Do you believe that Pres. Obama is a Christian? \nGraham:<\/strong> You have to ask Pres. Obama.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
After that dodge, Graham spent several minutes evading the question by repeating the excuse that he doesn’t know what is in another person’s heart. Throughout the segment he pointedly refused to simply say that he believes that Obama is a Christian. However, he does say that he thinks Obama bends over backwards for Muslims and he finds it significant that some Muslims regard him as one of their own.<\/p>\n
So what about Rick Santorum? Is he a Christian? Geist posed that question to Graham and got this response:<\/p>\n
Graham:<\/strong> Oh, I think so. Because his values are so clear on moral issues. No question about it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So he cannot answer the question about Obama because he can’t see into another person’s heart, but apparently he can see into Santorum’s heart. And that’s not all. Graham then volunteered this about Newt Gingrich:<\/p>\n
Graham:<\/strong> I think Newt is a Christian. At least he told me he is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Well, Obama also told Graham that he is a Christian, but that didn’t seem to stick. Graham said that what matters most is not what people say but how they live their lives. So of course he would be suspicious of an assertion of faith from Obama, a devoted husband and churchgoer, but he would accept Gingrich’s testimony, despite being a thrice-married, admitted adulterer who left his congressional post in disgrace for ethical violations.<\/p>\n
Which brings us to Mitt Romney. When Alex Wagner asked Graham if Romney is a Christian, Graham wiggled this out:<\/p>\n
Graham:<\/strong> I like him. He’s a Mormon. Most Christians would not accept Mormonism as part of the Christian faith.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Nevertheless, Graham praised Romney as a candidate. So there you have it. According to this Christian leader, being a serial sinner or a practitioner of a false religion is not an impediment to either the White House or Heaven. But God has much stricter standards for heathens like Obama who are faithful to their families, charitable to others, and ethical in their profession. It really makes you want to sing the praises of whatever brand of Christianity Graham is peddling.<\/p>\n