'Obama is, of course, greater than Jesus'
Newspaper
deifies American president, dismisses Christ
WORLDNETDAILY
- By Bob Unruh - December 29, 2009
An
editorial in a Danish newspaper, citing both foreign and domestic policies
pursued by President Barack Obama, is deifying the American political leader.
"Obama
is, of course, greater than Jesus - if we have to play that absurd Christmas
game," opined the unsigned editorial yesterday in Politiken, which
boasts of being Denmark's largest newspaper, in publication since 1884.
The
English translation is provided online by Julian Isherwood.
It
continued, "But it is probably more meaningful to insist that with today's
domestic triumph, that he has already assured himself a place in the history
books - a space he has good chances of expanding considerably in coming
years."
The
newspaper says Obama "is provocative in insisting on an outstretched hand,
where others only see animosity."
And while
"his tangible results in the short time that he has been active - are few
and far between," his words "remain in the consciousness of their
audience and have long-term effects."
"He
comes from humble beginnings and defends the weak and vulnerable, because he
can identify himself with their conditions," the newspaper said. "And
no we are not thinking of Jesus Christ, whose birthday has just been celebrated
- but rather the President of the United States Barack Hussein Obama."
The
editorial noted that "the idea was naturally that the comparison between
Jesus and Obama" would be made. "If such a comparison were to be
made, it would, of course, inevitably be to Obama's advantage."
The
editorial, written on the occasion of a legislative vote in favor of Obama's
plan for a health care takeover by the government, cited "the right of
every American not to be financially shipwrecked when their health fails"
as well as the "biggest ever financial support package in America's
history, a major disarmament agreement and the quickest-ever re-establishment
of American reputation."
"On
the other hand, we have Jesus' miracles that everyone still remembers, but
which only benefitted a few. At the same time, we have the wonderful parables
about his life and deeds that we know from the New Testament, but which have
been interpreted so differently over the past 2000 years that it is impossible
to give an unequivocal result of his work," the newspaper said.
"Well
we all knew that this day would come," wrote Jeremy Wiggins
on the American Family Association blogs.
"We
knew that someone on the left side of the political spectrum would ultimately
try to compare Barack Obama to Jesus," he wrote.
"What
I want to know is this: How is any comparison made between a person who has
done NOTHING and someone who has done EVERYTHING? President Obama has bowed
before kings, but Jesus will have kings bowing before Him, because HE is THE
King of Kings. I guess the closest comparison I could come up with would be
comparing Obama to Jesus is like comparing an ant to a skyscraper, not only is
one VASTLY greater than the other, but they are not even in the same category
to compare!" he wrote.
WND has
reported on the multiple references and suggestions of Obama's diety, including
when
British recording artist Sting said President Obama could be the answer to the
world's problems - the divine answer.
"In
many ways, he's sent from God, because the world's a mess," he said in
interview with the Associated Press as the time.
Earlier,
it was an associate
editor at a college newspaper who wrote, "Obama is my Jesus."
Maggie
Mertens, the associate editor at the campus paper at Massachusetts' Smith
College, said, "Obama is my homeboy. And I'm not saying that because he's
black - I'm saying that in reference to those Urban Outfitters T-shirts from a
couple years ago that said, 'Jesus is my homeboy.' Yes, I just said it. Obama
is my Jesus."
Her
confession came
in the Smithsophian's commentary section recently under the headline:
"I Will Follow Him: Obama As My Personal Jesus."
"While
you may be overtly religious and find this to be idol-worshipping, or may be
overtly politically correct and just know that everything in that sentence
could be found offensive, I'm afraid it's true anyway," she wrote.
Also, an artist who
planned to unveil a portrait of Obama in a Christ-like pose with a crown of
thorns upon his brow canceled the event due to "overwhelming public
outrage."
And it was
Nation
of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan who declared last year that when Obama talks,
"the Messiah is absolutely speaking."
There also
was the development during Obama's campaign when a website
called "Is Barack Obama the Messiah?" captured the wave of euphoria that followed the Democratic senator's
remarkable rise.
The site
was topped by an Obama quote strategically ripped from a Jan. 7, 2008, speech
at Dartmouth College just before the New Hampshire Primary in which he told
students, "A light will shine through that window, a beam of light will
come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany, and you will suddenly
realize that you must go to the polls and vote" for Obama.
The site
includes this:
OBAMA BE
THY NAME
THY CHANGE
WILL COME
THY WILL
BE DONE ...
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