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  • Posted By: martialguy @ 04/11/2009 5:59:05 PM

    [ The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex counties of colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Over 150 people were arrested and imprisoned, with even more accused but not formally pursued by the authorities. The two courts convicted twenty-nine people of the capital felony of witchcraft. Nineteen of the accused, fourteen women and five men, were hanged. One man (Giles Corey) who refused to enter a plea was crushed to death under heavy stones in an attempt to force him to do so. At least five more of the accused died in prison ] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials)

    We should be glad that Christian groupies cannot call a witch hunt anymore; otherwise they would crush people to death for stating anything remotely against their cult.

  • Posted By: csishark @ 04/11/2009 8:32:54 AM

    Christians are being influenced not to discuss their religion under duress so now the poll is becoming less and less accurate. Christians are running for cover right now because of persecution that is not reported and an atmosphere of people who will dismiss, rebuke or verbally and physically assault them simply for speaking their belief. Where Christianity is growing is in an increasing underground movement or and also a youth movement driven by the Christian music scene. I urge you to go to any society where Christians are not present and observe the differences first hand. We are not a threat, no true Christian seeks to force your belief, we will be the people that will hold your society together or rebuild it after it falls as history has shown again and again.

  • Posted By: sirhc @ 04/08/2009 9:58:52 PM

    THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS KILLING IT THROUGH THEIR LEVEL OF HYPOCRISY AND ARROGANCE. THEY BELIEVE GOD HAS THEIR COMPLEX

    1. REMEMBER VOTING FOR JOHN KERRY IS A SIN BECAUSE HE IS FOR A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE?

    2. INVADING A COUNTRY FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN FOR HALLIBURTON AND THE WAR ENDS UP KILLING 100,000 IRAQI'S AND 4200 AMERICANS IS SOMETHING GOD WOULD ENDORSE?

    3. THROW INA LITTLE TORTURE ABOVE ON THOUGHT NUMBER TWO.

    4 HOW ABOUT NEWT GINGRICH. THIS LOUD MOUTH IS COMING OUT JUDGING OBAMA'S CHRISTIIANITY BASICALLY AND HERE'S NEWT-MARRIED TWICE AND SERVED HIS LAST WIFE DIVORCE PAPERS WHILE SHE WAS NEAR DEATH IN A HOSPITAL BED..........YOU THINK GOD TAKES MARRIAGE SERIOUSLY? A PROMISE IN HIS HOUSE? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE OBAMA BEEN AMRRIED-ONCE. AND YOU CAN TELL HE LOVES HIS WIFE.

    5. REPUBLICANS ARE KNOWN JUST TO HELP THE RICH. ALL THEIR BUDGETS AND PROPOSALS ARE ONLY FOR THE RICH? YOU THINK GOD ENDORSES THAT?

    6 THEY JUDGE EVERYONE-RECALL THAT PREACHER FOR MCCAIN A WEEK BEFORE THE ELECTION SAYING AT A RALLY"GOD WILL BE MAD IF OBAMA WON"................ARE YOU SERIOUS?

    7. BOWING DOWN TO THAT RACIST, BIGOTED, DRUG ADDICTED HOMOPHOBE RUSH LIMBAUGH............I HOPE LIMBAUGH GOES TO HEAVEN..............BECAUSE IF HE'S THERE I AM A SHOE IN!!!! LOL. SPEAKING OF WHICH-DID YOU GUYS HEAR THAT OLD VETERAN SERVE LIMBAUGH ON HIS SHOW TODAY? IT WAS ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE

    • Posted By: Airforce/Army @ 04/09/2009 8:00:56 AM

      I agree with everything you had to say until "that old veteran" comment at the end of your list. I'm a Veteran who served in both the US Airforce and Army, I'm a 100% disabled combat veteran, I've fought and bled in two wars. When you say (that old veteran), this is my response to you. Where does the soldier go when the vessel they counted on time after time has finally worn down. The body that could run the sprint and endure the marathon, climb or rappel any obstacle, out think and out last the opposition, battle but not hate and give unconditional love to the RED,WHITE AND BLUE. Tours of duty that cause the best of marriages to fail and make strangers of their children. When the sensory is dulled and the reflexes are no more, and your name is replaced by your last four. Remember that Patriot you refer to as" that old veteran " is the reason, all of us can believe or not believe in a God or religion or political group and post our comments on a venue like this.

      • Posted By: sirhc @ 04/09/2009 6:11:32 PM

        THERE WAS NO CRITICAL CRACK ATTENDED WHEN I SAID "OLD VETERAN". MAY HAVE BEEN THE NOT SO BEST THING BUT I MEAN A VIETNAM VETERAN (LIKE 3 OF MY FOUR GREAT UNCLES) COMPARED TO A GULF WAR AND IRAQ VETERAN (LIKE MY COUSIN). NOTHING NEGATIVE WAS ATTENDED BOSS. THE GUY WAS GREAT-HE HATED OBAMA AND VOTED FOR MCCAIN BUT I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH HIM WHATSOEVER.....

        • Posted By: Miriam Feldstein Case @ 04/10/2009 10:14:38 PM

          I would suggest that you learn to spell, or use spell check, before you post comments. I believe that you meant intended, not attended.

    • Posted By: LMarcT @ 04/09/2009 8:26:27 AM

      sirhc: Great points! The conclusion is that whether or not we are "religious" or not, we need to live by a creed of ethics that is respectful of others and mindful of their way of life. It IS difficult, however, to absolutely divide what is religious versus what is just acceptable ethical behavior. I think many of us who do not necessarily consider ourselves religious, still adhere to common value borne in those religions (i.e Golden Rule, ethics from the 10 Commandments, etc). But no matter what we do, religion will play a part of the thinking of individuals. We just all need to be willing to support laws and ideals that allow difference to exist and thrive without conflict... a tough message in today's climate.

  • Posted By: hooridian2 @ 04/10/2009 3:45:33 PM

    Many of these comments refer to peoples thinking being backward. So called progressive thinking is relative to the period in which you live. It's a little like the flavor of the week with a longer time frame. Common knowledge once told us the earth was flat. Progress comes not from those who think alike, or listening to the "in" thing. Mankind has progressed through those who think differently. Todays leaders seem to think if they repeat something often enough, or they can shout down other thoughts, it makes them right.

  • Posted By: cwlson @ 04/10/2009 3:44:49 PM

    Newsweek, what does Obama have to do with this article. it seems you just inserted his name in the article to get people interested. I'm guessing Obama was not included in your poll and even if he was, wouldn't that only be one out of however many others were in the poll. Again either you just did it to get interest in the story or you are trying to put something on Obama that he has nothing to do with...either way..shame on you!

  • Posted By: hooridian2 @ 04/10/2009 3:34:17 PM

    Interesting how the decline in faith of citizens is in step with the decline in our country. Remembering the attitudes, interactions, and results as demonstrated just after WWll, the decline in education, and civil attitude, is nearly unbelievable. America is only a shadow of what it once was. Another interesting aspect, is the decline in education, matches increased involvement by the federal government. What a pity.

  • Posted By: pattypatty @ 04/10/2009 3:23:43 PM

    Americans still believe in God, but we have been living with eveil, TV, greed and every kind of sin, like this is a test. We are just too weak. When you are a true Christian, more expected of you in the right and God looks at this the same way.

  • Posted By: Makin38 @ 04/10/2009 2:52:31 PM

    62%, if that is accurate and that depends on who is being polled and who is conducting the poll, still doesn't mean we are a Christian Nation. That is a simple majority. That's like saying this country is a Democratic Nation while the Democrats are in control, but when Republicans gain control we are a Republican Nation. What you need to understand is that we are a Diverse Nation. Not everyone believe what you or I believe. That is what you are missing in what President Obama is trying to saying. Everyone who is of faith needs to stop getting so offended when someone doesn't believe what you believe and stop forcing yourselves on everyone. Diversity is good.

  • Posted By: Hal Swanson @ 04/10/2009 2:40:30 PM

    I was shocked when I heard Pres. OBama say that "We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation. This poll bears out that that is not true. If 62% of all Americans call themselves Christians, that represents a majority, and that by definition makes us a Christian natton. This is not to derogate the fact that we are a country of citizens made up of many
    different faiths, and love and respect for all is a guiding principle of Christians as well as for all faiths. I don 't think it was not deliberate, but Pres. OBama may have inadvertently apologized for the fact that we are by definition a CHristian nation. Ceertainly the country was founded on those prnciiples, and though as time goes by we have become more secularized, religion and Christiamity are very important to most Americans.

    • Posted By: Makin38 @ 04/10/2009 2:51:41 PM

      62%, if that is accurate and that depends on who is being polled and who is conducting the poll, still doesn't mean we are a Christian Nation. That is a simple majority. That's like saying this country is a Democratic Nation while the Democrats are in control, but when Republicans gain control we are a Republican Nation. What you need to understand is that we are a Diverse Nation. Not everyone believe what you or I believe. That is what you are missing in what President Obama is trying to saying. Everyone who is of faith needs to stop getting so offended when someone doesn't believe what you believe and stop forcing yourselves on everyone. Diversity is good.

    • Posted By: radiohead77 @ 04/10/2009 2:51:10 PM

      That is using faulty reasoning... you may also say that the majority sex in this country is female, so this must be a female nation. It does not work that way.

  • Posted By: jock59801 @ 04/10/2009 2:31:00 PM

    "America" is not Christian. "Countries" and "lands" are not religious. People are. If fewer people happen to be at the moment, isn't that their own choice?

  • Posted By: suchsoul @ 04/10/2009 2:07:46 PM

    Well, as a nation those in power (government and especially finance) certainly have seemed to have lost sight of the Commandments - Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God. (or evoke the Lord to promote your own personal/political/corporate gain)l; Do not worship any other gods besides me (Bernie Madoff, foreign tax-sheltering investors - $1Trillion?!, Goldman-Sachs, etcetera ad infinitum); Honor your father and mother (and your Mother Earth..); Do Not Murder (this includes gossip, which kills, and, at least in my estimation, the extinction of species, not creating and supporting institutions that care for those in need due to crisis, birth circumstances such as lack of opportunity, old age, etc...); Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.(yeah, that includes you, Rush. Also, what would that do to our legal system as it stands, with s/he who lies the best wins? Yikes! Would that help move us toward Justice?); Thou shalt not covet ( "power" and "money" and "eternal earthly youth" come to mind, as do freedom from responsibility for one's actions - refer back to Commandments #1 & #2). That said, I do agree with our Founding Fathers (purportedly Christians) - there must be a separation between Church and State. Certainly, the influence of personal religious/ethical/moral beliefs will be translated into the voting booth - the goal, it seems to me, would be to transform our nation into a People who follows these 10 simple rules in their everyday lives - can you imagine.....?

  • Posted By: sonrisemusic @ 04/10/2009 1:34:26 PM

    Newsweek's liberal, secular bias is showing in the continued inaccurate portrayal of the expansion of Christianity in the USA and around the world.

  • Posted By: HuckFlynn @ 04/10/2009 12:49:09 PM

    Christians are afraid to admit it now in America. It is not safe for us here anymore.

    • Posted By: HolyRoller @ 04/10/2009 12:56:22 PM

      We only need to trust GOD...and when all else is done...STAND...we shall never be left or forsaken...The obamamohammeds have opened up a door....they would have been wise to leave closed...but....that arrogance they have...and Pride cometh before a fall....PrezBo-Zo is going to recieve a rude awakening...very soon....

      NOBAMA!!!

  • Posted By: awa611 @ 04/09/2009 9:51:54 AM

    Attending church services does not make you a good Christian. Too many people in this country like to claim to be good Christians yet don't act like good Christians. We have continued to forget what Jesus' message was. It would seem that the loudest Christians end up being the ones who are very quick to deny acceptance of those who are not like them, constantly preaching that if you don't have the same beliefs as they do, you are not as good a Christian as they are. Look at how the religious right treats others who don't believe the way they don't. They act exactly like those that Jesus preached against. That is how this country is seen by many inside as well as outside our borders.

    • Posted By: seathanaich @ 04/09/2009 5:22:13 PM

      Shouldn't you be putting "good Christian" in quotations? You know, like "Christian love", "religious morality", and all those other Orwellian double-speak oxymorons that apply to religion?

      • Posted By: m0urningl0ry @ 04/10/2009 12:17:26 PM

        Lol well played sir. ^-^

    • Posted By: Airforce/Army @ 04/10/2009 10:17:39 AM

      I agree with you 100% being a member of a Church or Religious Group doesn't make you a better Christion. Treating God's creatures and the planet, and others as you want to be treated is Christian. Excluding groups of people who have different beliefs in a certain life style , or their God is not your God , this is not Christian. Having to be the Best, Greatest Country on Earth is not a Christian belief. All the Great cultures of the World who believed they were the Greatest and could do whatever they wanted wherever they wanted have all failed. The Greeks, the Romans, the Mongol's, Great Britan under their Monarchies, Germany under their Czars and most recent Hitler. Franch under Bonaparte, We here in the United States are a very young Country compared to the other industrialized nations of the world. Like a young athlete with superior skills we can still learn from the seasoned veteran . The United States of America the word UNITED is lost when we bring our jealousies and ideologies into religion and politics.

      • Posted By: nimodahooligan @ 04/10/2009 11:23:55 AM

        i like you sir. i salute your open mind, your service, and your ability for civil discourse. thank you for fighting for my freedom.

    • Posted By: hootie1fan @ 04/09/2009 4:22:18 PM

      Amen to that!!!

  • Posted By: keepthestand @ 04/08/2009 11:23:49 AM

    The greatest thing about our faith it's a personal decision. It doesn't matter where America stands, it's where you stand. This is when real faith comes in! In a way it can be exciting because we are apart of something bigger right now. We don't hate or judge but love with the same love of Christ. God has not and will not change, which brings hope. He still loves America as he does the world.

    • Posted By: m0urningl0ry @ 04/10/2009 12:15:35 PM

      YOU DON'T HATE OR JUDGE!?!? you don't lie either, what about this mass anti-homosexual tirade that you people have so willingly supported? that is hate my friend, not wanting someone to have the same rights and liberties as you is hate, its hate in the most sadistic form. Honestly I think if there was a "god" he'd be ashamed of the way his "loyal" followers act towards another human. Why is it the non-religious sects are the only ones that truly stand for equality?!

  • Posted By: Ken Hickey @ 04/10/2009 9:18:32 AM

    I am really getting sick of you poking a stick in the eyes of the Christian community ,and what is completely shameful is that you put this garbage out during the most Holy week on the Christian calander. Your magazine is reprehensible. Ken, Olney, Md.

  • Posted By: 21455b @ 04/08/2009 11:42:58 AM

    Here's the undisputed facts folks. No one knows why we're here, where all of this started, and 'where' we go when we die, if anywhere.

    Everything else is a fairy tale which the insecure make up in order to feel better about the un-known. What is wrong with saying, "I don't know..."? This arrogance that is so prevalent in American society (and most other societies) which says that we have all of the cosmic, unknowable questions of the world answered is laughable. And why, might I ask, do you believe in the things you believe? Because of a 2,000 year old book. Because stepping back and actually applying critical thinking skills is an effort. Because your mom and dad drilled this stuff into your head from the day you were born, and their parents did the same, and you're continuing the tradition with your children...

    Wake up and admit that this cocky, mindless cult is exactly that...

    • Posted By: Miriam Feldstein Case @ 04/09/2009 2:14:59 AM

      My parents didn't drill my religion into me. My father was Jewish, my mother Methodist, and I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I know where I came from, why I am here, and where I am going. I don't just believe these things but know them to be true.

      • Posted By: WildOrchid @ 04/10/2009 1:48:51 AM

        I can understand some one being Morman and not being able to escape that memetic, but actually looking at the history and facts of this religion and not seeing through the scam of Joseph Smith takes a truly marginalized intellect.

      • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 2:41:57 AM

        "I know where I came from, why I am here, and where I am going. I don't just believe these things but know them to be true."

        Oh really? I myself am not all knowing and certainly do not know the origins of the universe or man or what happens after death. It is wonderful to meet someone who does. So do tell how you know the answers to such things? What experience or evidence do you have to justify what you know? Where you around billions of years ago when the universe or human race began? Have you died already? Do you have access to some evidence that I do not? I'd certainly like to know the answers and verify them for myself and it would be helpful if I knew what support you had for this stuff that you "know".

        (Yes, I know I am being a sarcastic, patronizing ass in this post. But your claim that you "know" such stuff is just absurd. No one "knows" such things.)

        • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 8:29:28 AM

          bkrummel, It is not a mind knowing. It is a spiritual knowing. The bible tells where we came from and what is going to happen in the future. God loves and believes in EVERY person, whether they believe in Him or not. He sees our potential even when we only see our problems.

          • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 2:02:37 PM

            What is this "spiritual knowing" BS? Sounds like a nice way of saying "believe very, very, very strongly but have absolutely no evidence beyond the Holy Bible and my faith in God". You know how many religious beliefs and texts mankind has? Why not "spiritually know" what is in the Quran or the word of the Buddha to be true?

            Moreover, what does the Bible actually say about the future? Does it make in predictions I might be interested in? What lies in my future perhaps or maybe some big world event? You people claim the Bible predicts the future, but I know of no significant prediction the Bible has made (beyond unsubstantiated claims off messiahs, afterlife, and Armageddon).

            You, jlrinnc, and Mariam Feldstein Case are wrong. You do not "know" this stuff, "spiritually" or otherwise. You "just believe" it to be true. This might be a very strong belief, but it is still very different from "knowing" something.

            • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 4:01:02 PM

              Until an individual has truly studied, any text or doctrine, there is no way to make them understand it. There is a realm that can not be seen with the eye or calculated with the mind. Until an individual is willing to open themselves up to it's existence they will only see it as a fairy tail or hoax. God, Christ and the holy Spirit are more real than the things we can touch, see or hear on this earth. It is the truth and God's will is that no man should perish, but that all would be saved. No matter what they have done or said against Him in their past. Sometime when you are alone, just ask Him. He will answer you.

              • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 4:18:34 PM

                The point is that you "believe" this, perhaps very strongly, but you do not "know" this. You have no evidence to support your claims about having a "soul", "God, Christ, and the holy Spirit", or "realms beyond the eye and mind" besides the Bible. Religion and accepting the Bible requires faith and thus you can only believe that it is true, you can't know it to be true. Even after you open yourself up to God and the Bible, you still merely believe in Christianity. If you believe Christianity, that is fine. But stop saying you "know" this and stating this stuff as unquestionable fact.

                • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 5:30:07 PM

                  I have only the highest respect for you and your view point. It's good to communicate with someone who has a viewpoint that they are willing to discuss and not yell about. I have truly enjoyed this discussion. God Bless.

                • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 4:51:46 PM

                  I personally was healed. After two back surgeries they told me that there was nothing more they could do for me. I couldn't even stand up straight. At that time I believed in God but didn't believe in healing or any of the manifestations of His Spirit. I went to a church and while they were praying a man laid his hands on me and the next thing I knew I was laying on the floor. When I got up, my back was healed and has not bothered me since. So to me that is very strong proof. Even though i didn't believe in it, He healed me.

                  • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 5:03:31 PM

                    FINALLY. You provide something of more substance than claiming your "belief" is "spiritual knowledge". And I thought all I was going to get it people who read the Bible and believe it very strongly and thus say they know it to be true. Finally something with more substance. This story about how you got healed is intriguing and seems to be a possible miracle (or at least unexplained and highly unlikely occurrence). I can see why you view it as proof. Doesn't get me to believe in God, but I can respect your view much better now.

                • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 4:46:45 PM

                  That's why God made us with free will. We can choose to believe anything we want and it becomes real to us. You only know what the scientists, economists, politicians and newscasters tell you, but you believe it so it becomes real to you. I have seen miracles and most of all i know the change that has occurred in me since I first CHOSE to believe in Him and was saved. He has provided for me every time I needed Him. Especially when it was something that I couldn't do myself. That's all the proof I need. If we believe then He manifests Himself to us. The more we learn to walk as Jesus did, the more we see of the things that science can't explain but our con"science" can.

              • Posted By: SpiritMatter @ 04/09/2009 4:36:03 PM

                For anyone interested in the truth, which is simply an accurate description of reality, all knowledge is subject to revision. When new knowledge contrary to the old knowledge is received and confirmed as well as one can confirm it, the old knowledge must be altered to take into account the new knowledge. Knowledge like measuring the concentration of glucose in the blood has a certain statistical precision and accuracy value attached to it. The measurement is never absolutely accurate. No matter how many times you sit in a chair, you do not absolutely know for sure that the chair will hold you up the next time you sit in it. You would have a good idea of the probability of the chair holding you up. Faith is a hope and a choice that what information you have received has enough probability of being true that you accept it as true knowledge. In the U.S. of America, the U.S. Constitution gives each of us the right to determine the probability of a political, economic, religious, moral, etc. belief being true and make that choice for ourselves but not for our neighbor.

            • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 4:03:34 PM

              We are spirit beings. We live in a body and we have a soul. As spirit beings we are already eternal beings with a choice to make.

    • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 2:31:03 AM

      Stop patronizing people for believing in god and religion. We don't like it when religious people are patronizing to us, so we should patronize them.

      • Posted By: elpaulo @ 04/09/2009 6:35:32 AM

        woah! A religious person complaining about being patronized? haha! Thats the pot calling the kettle black. You creeps have been lobbying and pressuring the govt and other groups for centuries to get your perverted agendas taken seriously, therefore leaving the rest of us to live under your belief system.

        You know the answers to these questions about as much as I do or my dog.

        • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 2:06:27 PM

          elpaulo did mis-read the comment. I was writing from an atheist perspective, not a religious perspective. Thank you for clearing this up LMarcT.

        • Posted By: LMarcT @ 04/09/2009 8:07:19 AM

          elpaulo: I think you mis-read the comment. bkrummel was not writing from a religeous persons perspective. They were saying that since "we" (the non-religeous) don't like to be patronized by religious people, so "we" should not patronize then. Is it okay with you if we non-religeous people follow the Golden Rule and show respect to others just because we want to?

      • Posted By: elpaulo @ 04/09/2009 6:35:08 AM

        woah! A religious person complaining about being patronized? haha! Thats the pot calling the kettle black. You creeps have been lobbying and pressuring the govt and other groups for centuries to get your perverted agendas taken seriously, therefore leaving the rest of us to live under your belief system.

        You know the answers to these questions about as much as I do or my dog.

    • Posted By: jlrinnc @ 04/09/2009 8:25:16 AM

      21455b, we'll be praying for you. God loves you and believes in you, even if you don't believe in Him. Christianity is based on knowing the truth in your spirit. Our mind is too limited to grasp the love of God because we find it hard to understand unconditional love. No matter what we've done in our life God still loves us and wants us to come to a saving knowledge of Him. Just ask him, He will confirm all that I've said.

  • Posted By: Lee Holmes @ 04/07/2009 6:04:39 PM

    It bears mentionng to beware of NEWSWEAKS polls.

    Those studies performed independantly by the PEW Center for People and the Press [and Scott Rasmussen,among others] observe,for one instance,that NEWSWEAK,in its ''political''polls freights these at 19 points higher for Democrats,the most of any national polling group.[CBS/NY TIMES a close second,at 16 points higher for Democrats than any other group]. Dunno if this was perfomred to cover Meachams back or not,who is already catching hell from todays Wall St. Journal for his latest in a long series of ''death of God/Religion''-style pieces in America.

    www.people-press.org

    • Posted By: lvbartman @ 04/09/2009 1:30:38 PM

      It's so tellling that right-wingers think that using terms like "newsweak" is so clever and seem so proud of it, in spite of it being more worthy of school yard name calling

      • Posted By: Ret2006 @ 04/09/2009 7:03:07 PM

        almost as clever as FAUX NEWS ...hahaha

    • Posted By: electrictv @ 04/09/2009 9:39:03 PM

      Newsweek has to sell magazines. This is good for sales. To bad Obama is raising taxes on magazine sales and cigarettes and autos and guns and beer and whatever moves.

  • Posted By: help-mate @ 04/09/2009 7:04:37 PM

    While I believe this country was founded on Judeo-Christian priniciple, I don't believe this country has ever truly been a Christian nation. The New Testatment defines what is required to become a Christian. The decision to become a Christian iis a personal decision. Therefore for this country to be a Christian nation, that would require 100% of the ciitizens to be a Christian. That has never been the case and it certainly is not the case today.

    • Posted By: electrictv @ 04/09/2009 9:05:01 PM

      • Posted By: electrictv @ 04/09/2009 9:36:27 PM

        Obama has all the answers. Thank God he has arrived. He's here or should I say thank someone. After all we aren't much of a Christian society anymore. Only the Pilgrims had religion. America's Christians are slipping away into obscruity.

        • Posted By: bkrummel @ 04/09/2009 11:21:12 PM

          This comment is asinine. Obama does not have "all the answers". Even his supporters know this is so. Also, there are many religious people in this country still, so not "only the Pilgrams" have religion. We were always a diverse society with people of many different faiths, including non-Christians and non-believers. The only thing that is changing is that we are becoming a more diverse society, with more non-Christians and non-believers, and more excepting of this diversity. This does not mean that Christianity is going to vanish from America.

          Whether this post is sarcastic or you genuinely believe what you wrote, this post is completely ridiculous.

  • Posted By: electrictv @ 04/09/2009 9:00:49 PM

    Forget about faith and God, we have Obama.

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