South Carolina mayor 'just curious' if Obama is the antichrist., page 1

South Carolina mayor 'just curious' if Obama is the antichrist.

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Fort Hill, SC Mayor Danny Funderburk said he forwarded a chain email suggesting Barack Obama is the antichrist because he was “just curious” if it was true:

I was just curious if there was any validity to it,” Funderburk said in a telephone interview. “I was trying to get documentation if there was any scripture to back it up.”

The e-mail, which has circulated in the last six months, claims the biblical book of Revelation says the antichrist will be in his 40s and of Muslim ancestry. The Charlotte Observer reports, “There is no such scripture. And Obama is not a Muslim. But that hasn’t stopped the e-mail.” In March, CNN’s Glenn Beck wondered aloud “Is Obama the antichrist?

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[edit on 29-9-2008 by grover]

I know a thread about this was started when that idiot Beck made his comment about Obama and the anti-Christ.

SIGH!!!

Where to begin? I don't know what appalls me more... that such e-mails are making the rounds or that people are still taking them seriously... or that people who make such a big deal about their Bibles know so little about it such as Revelations was written in the late 1st century AD and Islam came along in the early 7th century.

Are the funnymentalists so clueless that they would actually consider such absurd claims?

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reply to post by centurion1211

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Her religious opinions are a matter of importance especially if she might be a heartbeat away from power... over the past 30 years or so the religious right has inserted religion and specifically their religious beliefs into politics and if they cannot stand the scrutiny of those beliefs then they shouldn't be trying to make matters of faith an issue in politics.

Originally posted by grover
reply to post by centurion1211

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Her religious opinions are a matter of importance especially if she might be a heartbeat away from power... over the past 30 years or so the religious right has inserted religion and specifically their religious beliefs into politics and if they cannot stand the scrutiny of those beliefs then they shouldn't be trying to make matters of faith an issue in politics.

Why is Palin's religion an issue, but we aren't allowed to talk about Obama's? Again, you guys seem to have 2 standards, one for you and another for everyone else. You guys are able to label Palin and McCain just about anything you want, but as soon as someone calls out Obama its a smear that the Truth Squad needs to target.

You keep saying Palin is "a heartbeat away from the presidency", yet ignore that Obama is going to be the president. Let me see if I have this right:

Obama (President):
-20 years under a racist hate monger: Doesn't matter
-Complete lack of experience: Doesn't matter
-Years of work with an organization that involved in voter fraud: Doesn't matter

Palin (VP):
-Lack of experience: Does matter
-Second hand information about religious beliefs: Does matter
-Religion: Does matter



Do I have this about right?

reply to post by Dronetek

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Obama has not endorsed Wright's opinions.... indeed he denounced them... you seem to deny Obama the right to think for himself and come to his own conclusions.

Also the right has made an repeated claim that they are the only true patriots, Christians and Americans.

The thing that seems to annoy so many of you on the right is that you just can't abide to hear what so many in black America actually think of white America.

[edit on 29-9-2008 by grover]

reply to post by centurion1211

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Example, right now on ATS we have 2 active Palin smear threads talking about her religion.

I noticed the same thing, but was afraid I might get banned again for saying anything. Thats right, ATS is banning people who speak out against the new policies here.

That in spite of the mod "warnings" that political threads had to be about platforms and not BS such as religion

One standard for them and another for us.

Starting to believe that ATS is taking their "rightful" place along side of CNN and MSNBC. What's next an Air America Forum?

Its truly amazing how similar these forums have become to MSNBC especially. If someone makes a thread about Obama's religion and possibility he hates whites, its seen as character assassination and removed. However, post a thread claiming Palin's religion is nuts and she is nuts by proxy and thats imply telling the truth.

Dont you just love how subjective truth can be used to silence dissent you don't like?



[edit on 29-9-2008 by Dronetek]

“I am curious about current events and their connection to the Bible,” he said.

www.charlotteobserver.com...

I find this 'explanation' particularly worrying. I don't understand why this is any different than aligning political thinking with horoscopes or reading tea leaves.

I don't actually have a beef with the belief in Christianity per se, but I thought America was meant to be built on the idea of keeping religion and politics separate?

[edit on 29-9-2008 by Merriman Weir]

Originally posted by grover


I know a thread about this was started when that idiot Beck made his comment about Obama and the anti-Christ.

SIGH!!!

Where to begin? I don't know what appalls me more... that such e-mails are making the rounds or that people are still taking them seriously... or that people who make such a big deal about their Bibles know so little about it such as Revelations was written in the late 1st century AD and Islam came along in the early 7th century.

Are the funnymentalists so clueless that they would actually consider such absurd claims?

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I'm sorry, "people" are taking seriously? That "person" is a Mayor, a figure of authority, aren't authority figures supposed to have more brains than that? The man was looking for scriptural backup to validify?!?!?!

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