Pastors affirm Obama's Christianity, denounce 'misrepresentations'

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/116109--pastors-affirm-obamas-christianity-denounce-misrepresentations

More than 70 pastors and other religious leaders affirmed President Obama's Christianity on Friday in a letter written to oppose "those who continue to insinuate that the President is Muslim, not a Christian."

The letter urged religious leaders, public officials and the media to refuse to give attention to those who distort Obama's faith, calling the president "unwavering" in his commitment to Christianity.

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The letters' signers, who represent more than seven Protestant denominations and numerous other groups, wrote that — contrary to rumors about Obama's faith — many of them had "prayed and worshipped with this President." They also stressed that as a group, they all come from "different political and ideological backgrounds."

"We understand that these are contentious times, but the personal faith of our leaders should not be up for debate," the letter reads. "We believe that fellow Christians need to be an encouragement … not question the veracity of faith."

[hlthe2b]

1. They should publicly ostracize Franklin Graham and...

others of his hateful ilck.

[yellowcanine]

4. Not to mention Mitch "I take him at his word" McConnell winking and nodding for his teabagger base.

[Kolesar]

2. Hey, we are losing popularity, too, so we need to say the President is one of us...

...emphatically.

[Uzybone]

3. This is fucking upside down world

as if President Obama could have been elected if he wasn't a Christian.

This is as absurd as if JFKs Harvard varsity football team members put out a letter saying yes indeed, JFK is male.

Misinformation and paranioa are badly damaging our society.

[Angry Dragon]

5. Does this mean that everyone stating their religion

has to have a note from their gods or gods stating that in fact
are a christian, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hindu, and all
the other religions??