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From the Community: Obama speaks openly about his religious faith

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Obama gets Biblical on Republican tax critics
Submitted by KB723

At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama delivered a personal speech about his religious beliefs - help those who are struggling, for personal humility, and to be closer to God. During this mostly conservative forum, the president quoted scripture in a effort to gain Republicans support for a fairer tax code and caring for the poor.

“When I talk about our financial institutions playing by the same rules as folks on main street, when I talk about making sure insurance companies aren’t discriminating against those who are already sick or making sure that unscrupulous lenders aren’t taking advantage of the most vulnerable among us, I do so because I genuinely believe it will make the economy stronger for everybody,” Obama explained. “But I also do it because I know far too many neighbors in our country have been hurt and treated unfairly over the last few years. And I believe in God’s command to love thy neighbor as thyself.”

“And when I talk about shared responsibility, it’s because I genuinely believe at a time when folks are struggling, at a time when we have enormous deficits, it’s hard for me to ask seniors on a fixed income or young people with student loans or middle class families who can barely pay the bills to shoulder the burden alone. And I think to myself, if I am willing to give something up as someone who has been extraordinarily blessed, give up some of the tax breaks that I enjoy — I actually think that’s going to make economic sense.”

He added: “But for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’s teaching that for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.”

The community responds to the president revealing a more personal side:

rerushg: "Clever speech. Begins with humble acknowledgment of his own belief then progresses into the fundamental tenets of virtually all religions: basic universal morality. Uses it all to underlay that "he cares". A very nice tapdance on the head of the pin. Bet the WH staff pored over this little talk for quite a while."

cherry5000: "Finally, Obama calling out the hypocrites."

jubal: "Obama is growing some Christian Cahones....Good For Him!!! Hurray!!!"

wolfess: "Spouting religion from the 'bully pulpit' has no place in a nation that was founded on SEPARATION of church and state! He doesn't need to show them how much like them he is -- he needs to remind them that religion has NO place in the governing of this nation!"

GRC54: "It's about time he used the bible against the Bible beaters. Give them a tast of what they preach."

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