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Okay, so let me get this straight. The same guy who goes out at a prayer breakfast a couple weeks ago and announces that his entire policy agenda is based on the Bible - is based on what Jesus would do...that same guy is now gonna get his presidential panties in a bunch because one of his opponents is saying that it's not? How ridiculous!
Rick Santorum is taking flack for suggesting at a tea party event that President Obama's policy agenda comes from a different "theology" than the Bible, than the Christian worldview. And you've got all these liberals out there - who don't believe in the inerrancy or Scripture of the validity and infallibility of Scripture anyway - and they're flipping out saying, "He's questioning the President's faith!"
No, he's not. Santorum can't know the guy's heart. Santorum wasn't saying that he did. Santorum was basically saying, in a nutshell, "Okay, you want to say that your policies are based on Jesus' teachings, let's take a look at that." He measured Obama by the standard Obama pre-announced, and now Obama's upset about it? Come on, Barry.
Here's Bob Gibbs - remember him? "Baghdad Bob" Gibbs, the former press secretary who tried to tell us everything was fine as the house was burning down in the early days of the administration? Well, he's back in the picture now as a top campaign spokesman. Here's what he had to say about Santorum's comments:
Santorum's remarks "don't belong in our politics."
"I don't think that's what the American people want from either of the potential Republican nominees," Gibbs said.
Got that? President Obama can tie himself to Jesus. He can tie himself to the policies of Jesus. But nobody wants to hear an opponent call bull. Obama can do whatever he wants, but if Santorum dares to suggest otherwise, that just "doesn't belong in our politics." Oh brother. Bob, call me crazy, but I don't think we really need your help determining what belongs in our politics and what doesn't. If the president wants to tout his policies based on their allegiance to the Christian faith, than they can be fairly judged that way.
And let's just do that. Here's the challenge: reconcile for me a radical agenda that includes the expansion of killing life in the womb with Scripture that teaches God's divine, inviolable image has been placed on that life. Justify a radical agenda that undefines what God clearly sets up as the model for sexual morality and nuclear family on the basis of Scripture. How do reconcile the advancement of an economic system, socialism, that creates more poverty with Scripture that teaches to care for the needy and poor? Or, use the example that Santorum cited: reconcile a worldview that teaches we can't touch the earth and use its resources with a Bible that teaches we are to use the resources God has given us. You can't do it.
Obama can profess whatever faith he wants to profess - for spiritual, personal, political reasons. Whatever. That's something he will have to work out with the One living and true God. But if he wants us to believe his policies are based on Scripture, he's got a bit of ?splainin to do. So put down the fake indignation routine and start explaining.
Judging by the fruits of Mr. Obama's policies, you'd never confuse that with Biblical morality. Period.
