http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/06/1362650/-Obama-must-be-lurking-on-DailyKos?detail=email
“Humanity has been grappling with these questions throughout human history,” he told the group, speaking of the tension between the compassionate and murderous acts religion can inspire. “And lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ. In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.”
which is a pretty standard comment on DKos. The predictable Republican response (drum-roll):
Some Republicans were outraged. “The president’s comments this morning at the prayer breakfast are the most offensive I’ve ever heard a president make in my lifetime,” said former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore (R). “He has offended every believing Christian in the United States. This goes further to the point that Mr. Obama does not believe in America or the values we all share.”
and then further on
Obama emphasized the need to respect minorities in his speech Thursday, saying it was part of the obligation Americans face as members of a diverse and open society, “And if, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another’s religion, we’re equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults — and stand shoulder to shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks.
now everything Pres. said was keeping within the teachings of Jesus and the Bible and the lord i worship, you have seen my writings about right wing evangelicals praying to a different deity that has no connection with religion as we know it. this guy supports that thought if he was so upset and offended than he cannot possibly worship as i and millions of Americans do, and blatantly objects to respecting other religions and their followers and the minorities his party is suppose to be reaching out to. there is no change their "PRINCIPLES" formerly known as "VALUES" are still the same remember they said they did not need to exchange them just how they lie about them.
if facing the reality of their forefathers is to painful to keep bringing up sensible thing to do is bring it up deal with it till there is some resolution at least enough that being in discourse again won't be so painful denial is what allows those feelings of hate that are more likely because seeing those of your angst especially in high places reminds them of what they really want to forget. news flash you never will forget Alzheimer can't erase it but addressing and reconciling yourself with it will put it where every time you see a Black person it doesn't rear is ugly head. sometimes we do to ourselves what is inexcusable making it someting only we can satisfy.
