Because, well, we obviously can’t protect them.
Why does Joe Biden, in his very powerful, very informative, very motivational speech, end with such a heavy religious tone? He did mention “God” a few times in the speech, but only in the “God forbid” sense, as in “God forbid your wife have the baby prematurely, which would cost you $250,000.” The “God Bless America” “motto” has been so overworn, that even atheists seem tired of arguing against its use. But “May He protect our troops”? We have Joe Biden arguing vehemently against voting for John McCain, for many reasons, among which is that McCain has voted against increasing various VA benefits in the past, and has generally (90%) sided with President Bush, the sole reason our troops are in current jeopardy.
(check out the last minute)
Joe Biden says, effectively, don’t vote for McCain — he won’t protect our troops. Vote for Obama and me, because we will.
And then he asks God to do it, instead.
What kind of spiel is that? What if we trim the peculiarities of this situation down to something simple to analyze and compare. What if you had been keeping your pay, in cash, under your mattress, and then decided that it might be safer in a bank. You talk to the bank manager and ask about the bank’s security. The bank manager says, “Our security is the best. If you keep your money in any other bank, there’s a chance that it’ll get stolen, and if you keep your money in your mattress, it could get burned up in a fire or stolen. It’s much safer here, with us.” You ask, “What makes your bank more secure?” The bank manager smiles, “Well, friend, God protects it!”
Would you seriously keep your money in that bank? Is there really a difference between that and Biden’s appeal to God? You know, by the bank manager’s appearance and actions, that the bank manager will actually put your money in a safe, digitize it, and protect it physically. The assurance that God is on the bank’s side has really nothing to do with whether your money will be kept safe. Biden assures us that Obama and his decisions will be beneficial to the nation. I don’t doubt that he’s sincere. But why should the assertion that God is on the side of America, on the side of Obama and Biden, make anyone feel any better about anything?
How on Earth should Christians feel? McCain and Palin claim to be on God’s side (or is that “God on our side,” Gov. Palin?), and, it seems, Obama and Biden are also on God’s side. Is God on both sides? Is God straddling the fence? Has God actually chosen a side? If you, as a Christian, change your mind, is that because God changed His mind, or did God change His mind because you did? Or did you just misinterpret God’s message?
By the way, if God happens to tell you who is going to win the NFL games this coming week, please let me know.
Is there a way that Biden could have finished off his speech with some secular finesse, and not pissed off the moderate religious hopeful voters? Is his statement really trying to reach out to the religious constituents, or is he that firm of a believer? I doubt the latter, since he didn’t garnish his speech with religious references, like Palin does. So, if he’s not that powerful of a God-follower, is it insulting to the religious that he openly appeal to the Almighty as apparently some sort of groping for a few Christian votes, or is his plea for divine intervention satisfying — perhaps an acknowledgment that God is the final arbiter of the lives of our troops (despite the fact that we (via congress and the Pres.) keep throwing them back into that desert)?
Whatever the case, Biden made me grumble at the end of an otherwise excellent criticism of McCain/Palin. I wonder what other non-believers or non-Christians in the audience felt. If, of course, they were let in at all.
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I feel your pain. I was really enjoying that speech, but the end left a sour taste in my mouth. It seems like the right is soooo entrenched in religious rhetoric that the left feels like they need to “compete.”
I don’t even understand why there is a need to mention god at all. It’s politics. Not church. Mention of god should be banned in these settings.
“”You ask, “What makes your bank more secure?” The bank manager smiles, “Well, friend, God protects it!”
Would you seriously keep your money in that bank?”"
I know I would. God > Any banking system.
“How on Earth should Christians feel? McCain and Palin claim to be on God’s side (or is that “God on our side,” Gov. Palin?), and, it seems, Obama and Biden are also on God’s side. Is God on both sides? Is God straddling the fence? Has God actually chosen a side? If you, as a Christian, change your mind, is that because God changed His mind, or did God change His mind because you did? Or did you just misinterpret God’s message? ”
You know i keep finding the same thing in all these arguements. To argue a point you must FIRST understand that point. You can’t argue gravity if you dont understand gravity first so how are you to argue AGAINST God if you dont even have a basic understanding of him? Lets start with the most simple thing which is pointed out oh so often yet you seem to STILL overlook it. God loves EVERYONE. God doesn’t pick sides in silly things like presidential elections. I mean really? Use at least some common sense. Lets say you play Sims. You’re little city decides to elect a president. You, being all loving would really choose a side? In that case wouldn’t that side win by mabye a million votes to zero? Have you ever seen that happen? I don’t think so. Try again.
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