{"id":57,"date":"2008-11-05T09:13:47","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T09:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/textmessages\/2008\/11\/christian-reactions-to-obamas.html"},"modified":"2008-11-05T09:13:47","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T09:13:47","slug":"christian-reactions-to-obamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/textmessages\/2008\/11\/christian-reactions-to-obamas.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian reactions to Obama’s victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

From status updates on my Facebook profile, a bird’s eye view of Christian responses last night. All names have been replaced with “Sally.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sally is no longer proud to be an American.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sally loves America.<\/div>\n
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Sally\u00a0is sad that America is incredibly naive.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0loves saying President-elect Barack Obama.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sally says THIS IS A SAD DAY. WE NEED PRAYER MORE THAN EVER.<\/div>\n
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Sally says\u00a0“Behold, God has done a new thing. He deserves all the glory and honor for our president-elect Barack Obama.”<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0is disappointed, but knows God is in control.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0is happy that a new era in America has begun, and I’m hopeful that we will indeed come together as one nation. Yes, we can.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0reminds her republican friends that now is our time to be humble, and to remember that God has the reigns, not us.
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Sally\u00a0congratulates President Elect Obama and is hoping he doesn’t keep his promise in passing the “freedom of choice” act.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0is cautiously optimistic.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0is thinking some prayer and fasting for our nation is in order.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sally told you that hope does not disappoint.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0is disappointed.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0just popped the champagne.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Sally\u00a0is out of her mind right now. God is so incredible. All the glory goes to Him.<\/span><\/div>\n
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