Obama’s Christian Beliefs

Obama’s Christian Beliefs

Cathleen Falsani of the Chicago Sun-Times conducted an interview with Barack Obama, then an Illinois state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate. In 2008 Steve Waldman, then editor of BeliefNet.com, republished the interview, which he described as "the most detailed and fascinating explication of Barack Obama's faith" including the following:

Falsani: Do you believe in sin?

Obama: Yes.

Falsani: What is sin?

Obama: Being out of alignment with MY values.

(emphasis added)

Is Obama declaring himself the ultimate moral arbiter, so that you are a sinner if you are out of alignment with his values?

Or, is he declaring himself his own moral arbiter, so that he is a sinner if he is out of alignment with his own values? 

Please see: http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/11/obamas-interview-with-cathleen.html

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