One of the most hated videos of the week is shown here. A young boy kneels and prays for Barack Obama, and a storm of vitriol and hatred has poured forth – from conservative Christians! I mistakenly assumed that they were the ‘pro-prayer’ group. It appears there are rules, such as who the prayer is for, how it is worded and whether they agree with both the pray-er and the pray-ee.
Posted as a cute video from a proud parent, the video took on a sinister meaning Sunday, when Fox News radio host Todd Starnes posted it along with commentary including: “What kind of a parent would allow their child to blaspheme God?” Following Starne’s rant, virtually every conservative site took up the banner. Mediaite chronicled some of the unbelievably hateful hyperbole from every corner of conservative broadcasting.
CainTV’s Robert Laurie wrote, “If you thought that Barack Obama was just a mortal man elected to a temporary position in office, you thought wrong. According to this video, he’s much, much, more than that. He is a divine instrument, replete with God-given ‘special powers.’”
WorldNetDaily condemned the young boy for “praying TO Obama. Not for him. Not about him. TO him.” This is despite the fact that the first words out of the boy’s mouth are “A prayer for President Barack Obama.”
And Alex Jones’ InfoWars took its criticism of the video to yet another level: “The controversial prayer video is just the latest example of the type of feverish leader worship historically only witnessed in communist and totalitarian regimes, such as North Korea, Mao’s China and Nazi Germany.”
It doesn’t end here. Alleged Christians are having a ball on YouTube excoriating the little blasphemer. On second thought, it’s really not worth going over for a look. As usual, they’re simply repeating the talking points you’ve already heard from the sources quoted above. Sadly there are many of them effectively acting as non-thinking bull-horns for the ill-intentioned broadcasters.