Robertson Spars With Obama Over Religion
Here's a big shocker: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Christian conservative pundit Pat Robertson (pictured) don't see eye to eye when it comes to our nation's religious foundations. After Obama expressed his views on the subject to Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, Robertson opined that Obama is "selling out, well, the origins of our nation."
Here’s a big shocker: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Christian conservative pundit Pat Robertson (pictured) don’t see eye to eye when it comes to our nation’s religious foundations. After Obama expressed his views on the subject to Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network, Robertson opined that Obama is “selling out, well, the origins of our nation.”
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“America wasn’t built on Hinduism,” Robertson continued. “America wasn’t built on Islam. America wasn’t built on Buddhism. America and our democratic institutions were built on the Christian faith. There is no question about it. … And I think to put Christianity on a par with Hinduism, Buddhism, etc., I believe this man is doing a grave disservice to our nation.”
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