Obama's outrage - in the name of the just God

[broiles]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Cha (a host of the Barack Obama group).

In his outrage at Mr. Foley's beheading, President Obama opined that "no just God would stand for what they did yesterday." Before we start killing people in the name of the just God, let's remember that Jews, Christians and Muslims all profess to worship the same God. Presumably Obama learned about God's justness from the Old Testament. In Exodus 12, to free the Jews "the Lord smote all the first born in Egypt." When the Jews came to Jericho, Joshua 6 tells us that God gave the Israelis their marching orders, caused the walls to fall, and the Jews "destroyed with sword every living thing in it. But more on point, per 1 Samuel 17, when little David felled the "uncircumcised Philistine" with a pebble "in the name of the Lord almighty," he then "cut off his head" and paraded it around for all to see. So what "just God" is Obama talking about? The one little Jewish, Christian and Muslim children are told about in temples, churches and mosques? It should be no surprise that some of them take these stories literally and grow up to bomb and behead others in the "name of the Lord almighty.”

[delete_bush]

1. Perhaps there was an omitted comma

in his prepared speech?

"no, just God would stand for what they did yesterday."

[rock]

2. LOL

Literally!

[sheshe2]

3. This does not belong in the Barack Obama Group

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This is a group. I would appreciate that you self delete this OP, broiles.

Thank you in advance for respecting the Barack Obama Group.

sheshe2

[Cha]

4. Yes, please delete this broiles.. post it elsewhere if you want. Our Misson Statement

was provided for you in sheshe's above post.. please respect it, asap or it will be done for you.