nypost.com - 4/8/2009
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Last updated: 1:36 am April 8, 2009 Posted:
1:23 am April 8, 2009 THE real climax of...
President Obama's Spring Apologies Tour wasn't his photo op with our troops in Baghdad or even his "American Guilt" concerts in Western Europe. While fans in the ...
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huffingtonpost.com - 4/7/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
At a press conference in Turkey, President Obama
casually rebuked the old chestnut that the United States...
is a Judeo-Christian nation. "One of the great strengths of the United States," the President said, "is ... we have a very large Christian ...
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Obama: U.S. "Not A Christian Nation Or A Jewish Nation ...
jpost.com - 4/6/2009
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jpost.com —
Turkish security services have arrested a man of
Syrian descent who was planning to assassinate US President...
Barack Obama during his current trip to Turkey, the Saudi daily Al Watan reported Monday. According to the report, the man, who was arrested ...
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'Turkey foils plot to assassinate Obama' | Middle East | ...
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Thank you, Mister President
Blue Gal —
I still don't understand or appreciate the whole faith-based office you insist on. If you're considering walking a fine line between The Constitution and the Christian Taliban, Mister President, look for me on the side of "Congress shall make no law respecting..." But right here you made me feel real good. Everyone posting this to Youtube seems to be a wingnut Christianist claiming Obama is Satan. Oh, well. If you're reading this from that perspective, guess what? The blog against theocracy blogswarm is all about you. ...
Obama To Turkey: We Do Not Consider Ourselves A Christian Nation…
Nice Deb —
Yes we do. At least 65% of us do consider America to be a Christian nation:
The First Amendment Center’s report in 2007 found that:
Sixty-five percent of Americans believe that the nation’s founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation and 55% believe that the Constitution establishes a Christian ...
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