3 Things Obama Didn't Say
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, June 06, 2009 9:03 AM
(Ali Jarekji/Reuters)
Obama told his Muslim audience: “[W]e must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts and that too often are said only behind closed doors.”
Hmmm … here are three things he didn’t seem to want to say openly in Cairo:
He didn’t praise doubt, or promote LGBT, or read the Koran’s other verses.
1. He didn’t praise doubt.
Specifically, he didn’t say this (I’ve added... READ MORE
Filed under cairo, notre dame, obama, weekend commentary
Obama, Notre Dame and Islam
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, June 06, 2009 4:14 AM
cns/reuters
At Cairo, Obama had to reach out to Muslims whose religion he admires but who tend to extremist positions (jihad) that he rejects.
At Notre Dame, Obama had to reach out to Catholics whose religion he admires but whose positions (the right to life) he rejects.
The two speeches he gave had some surprising similarities.
In Cairo, he praised a version of Islam that suited his purposes.
His hope... READ MORE
Filed under cairo, notre dame, weekend commentary
Page 1 of 1 pages
.
