To liven up the Presidential campaign further, I propose a debate between Senator Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah ("God damn America") Wright, and Governor Palin's former Pentecostal pastor, the Rev. Ed Kalnins, whose remarks, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal today, include such gems as:
"I don't think it's God's will to have a war, but in Iraq, America is fighting an enemy that has made it a war over beliefs. I really think it is a holy war. It's a war of gods. ... When someone fights in the name of God, that becomes a holy war."
Would someone tell me how a Christian, who is supposed to believe in one God, can refer to "gods" in the plural? And isn't Allah also the God of Abraham and, therefore, the same God worshipped by Jews, Christians and Muslims?
Referring to President George W. Bush, he also said: "I believe criticisms come from hell. God has placed this man in authority. ... You criticize the authority, you're literally bringing in hell with the criticism."
Neither Rev. Wright or Rev. Kalnins can be described as mainstream, or even well educated, in matters of religion. One can only wonder what malign influences they continue to exert over Senator Obama and Governor Palin.
A debate would be interesting - even if a bit strange. Perhaps Senator Lieberman, being barely a Democrat, hardly a Republican, and a practising Orthodox Jew to boot, might be a suitable nearly neutral party to moderate such a debate!
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