Here is the transcript of a seminar on the famous theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The reason I am linking it is because Obama has claimed that Niebuhr is his most admired theologian. Despite the fact that I am happy we have a President who reads and knows what a theologian is (in contrast to the intrepid Mr. Bush), I am still a little disappointed by the amount of influence that religion and religious figures have on our leaders.
I feel like questions about God and what He wants from us and our society should be largely kept out of the policy debate. It seems to me that most of the things done in the name of God have corruption, hatred, or violence involved. Furthermore, the GOOD things that are done in the name of God could be done in the name of Humanity or Good Will just the same, and probably should be.
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