I am not a very religious person, but I always felt that since we are a nation founded by Christians with many of its social and judicial concepts, those who don't believe should simply deal with it.
Well, I've changed my mind. I sent the following message to my friend in an email (I have removed one extreme cuss word, as this is a family joint).
This will sound like a joke, but it's not, I am completely serious.
I have always tried half heartedly to sympathize with atheists, without much success. It seemed like "much ado about nothing."
But now, I feel that Obama is being treated like a deity or messiah and I'm ready to just throw up. I am trying to avoid all media, such as radio and TV just to not have to hear the fawning.
He is not messiah, he is not a deity, he is a very eloquent politician, no more. So it bugs the crap out of me all these Obots elevating him to an exalted position. I most certainly do not feel a tingle run down my leg.
It has occured to me that atheists must feel very much the same way about Jesus, Mohamed, and whoever else. Now I really understand just how sickening it is to listen to people exalt a mortal or some probably non existent entity.
I am done arguing about it. Atheists have rights too, they shouldn't have to be subjected to a constant God barage.
I am sorry for arguing with you and I now understand the anger and frustration of all these people bringing lawsuits against schools and other gov't agencies. I guess you just can't ever understand someone until you've walked in their shoes as the old saying goes.
So The One has had a profound effect on me already. Through his followers in the media, he has made me sympathetic and maybe even supportive of activist atheists.
Quite an accomplishment.
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