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	<title>Comments on: The Obama Administration&#8217;s Defense of Religious Liberty</title>
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		<title>By: peg</title>
		<link>http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2012/02/24/the-obama-administrations-defense-of-religious-liberty/comment-page-1/#comment-60576</link>
		<dc:creator>peg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope all those Afghans rioting over the bone-headed destruction of Korans by our troops are not following this administration&#039;s treatment of American Christians.  Obama&#039;s apology for offending religious sensibilities and his protestations of respecting religious beliefs and practices just  might ring hollow.  

At best, I think a lot of our fellow Americans, Obama included, haven&#039;t a clue when it comes to understanding religion, let alone &quot;defending&quot; it.  At worse, I fear that many believe atheism is in the ascendant, and are doing what they can to remove religion from the public square.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope all those Afghans rioting over the bone-headed destruction of Korans by our troops are not following this administration&#8217;s treatment of American Christians.  Obama&#8217;s apology for offending religious sensibilities and his protestations of respecting religious beliefs and practices just  might ring hollow.  </p>
<p>At best, I think a lot of our fellow Americans, Obama included, haven&#8217;t a clue when it comes to understanding religion, let alone &#8220;defending&#8221; it.  At worse, I fear that many believe atheism is in the ascendant, and are doing what they can to remove religion from the public square.</p>
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		<title>By: David Nickol</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Nickol</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Isn’t it nice another term is still possible?&lt;/i&gt;

You don&#039;t think we&#039;ll be satisfied with just &lt;i&gt;two,&lt;/i&gt; do you?

Political joke:

&lt;blockquote&gt;A liberal, a moderate, and a conservative walk into a bar, and the bartender says, &quot;Hi, Mitt!&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Isn’t it nice another term is still possible?</i></p>
<p>You don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ll be satisfied with just <i>two,</i> do you?</p>
<p>Political joke:</p>
<blockquote><p>A liberal, a moderate, and a conservative walk into a bar, and the bartender says, &#8220;Hi, Mitt!&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: Artaban</title>
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		<dc:creator>Artaban</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the observations of liberal friends, I can also point out that Saddam Hussein was also described as a great defender of religious liberty and tolerance.  

Didn&#039;t stop him from denying a host of basic rights from his people, torturing a million of them, and starting two wars.  

Granted, Obama&#039;s assaults on basic rights are Bush League compared to Saddam, but hey, everyone&#039;s got to start somewhere.  *Sarcasm* Isn&#039;t it nice another term is still possible?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to the observations of liberal friends, I can also point out that Saddam Hussein was also described as a great defender of religious liberty and tolerance.  </p>
<p>Didn&#8217;t stop him from denying a host of basic rights from his people, torturing a million of them, and starting two wars.  </p>
<p>Granted, Obama&#8217;s assaults on basic rights are Bush League compared to Saddam, but hey, everyone&#8217;s got to start somewhere.  *Sarcasm* Isn&#8217;t it nice another term is still possible?</p>
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		<title>By: harry</title>
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		<dc:creator>harry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;
In the end, Chapman is right that someone like Rick Santorum exaggerates when he says that the President displays an “overt hostility to faith in America.”
&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Right. Much of Obama&#039;s hostility to faith is covert. Silly Rick Santorum. Of course, nearly everything is being done covertly to those whose heads are buried in the sand. 

Santorum&#039;s &quot;flaw&quot; lies in his habit of standing up straight and looking around. As one views the landscape from that perspective, which reveals countless ... well ... just imagine what you see when vast multitudes assume a position such that their heads are buried in the sand.

Not everyone has taken that position. Those still standing up straight and looking around, like Santorum, clearly see Obama&#039;s overt hostility to faith.]]></description>
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In the end, Chapman is right that someone like Rick Santorum exaggerates when he says that the President displays an “overt hostility to faith in America.”<br />
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<p>Right. Much of Obama&#8217;s hostility to faith is covert. Silly Rick Santorum. Of course, nearly everything is being done covertly to those whose heads are buried in the sand. </p>
<p>Santorum&#8217;s &#8220;flaw&#8221; lies in his habit of standing up straight and looking around. As one views the landscape from that perspective, which reveals countless &#8230; well &#8230; just imagine what you see when vast multitudes assume a position such that their heads are buried in the sand.</p>
<p>Not everyone has taken that position. Those still standing up straight and looking around, like Santorum, clearly see Obama&#8217;s overt hostility to faith.</p>
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		<title>By: Erin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you warn, such tepid friendship will undoubtedly disappear in a second term.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you warn, such tepid friendship will undoubtedly disappear in a second term.</p>
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