Obama and War: What Would Jesus Do?
John W. Whitehead August 5th, 2010
Barack Obama came into office proclaiming hope and change and a personal adherence to the teachings of Jesus Christ, who preached a message of peace, love and nonviolence. Yet as I point out in this week's vodcast, any hope that Obama's professed religious beliefs might lead him to put an end to the endless wars was short-lived.
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Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute and author of The Change Manifesto. He can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org. Information about The Rutherford Institute is available at www.rutherford.org.
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