Is anybody else creeped out by all this talk about Obama
being "God"?
by Sandy Simpson, 11/21/10
Is anybody else creeped out by all this talk about Obama
being "God"?
by Sandy Simpson, 11/21/10
Disregarding the fact that calling any man on earth today "God" is blasphemy, this tactic by the liberal media to continually attribute god-like qualities or call Obama "God" or "Messiah" should make many people, especially Christians, very uncomfortable. The latest attempt at making Obama some kind of "god" was in the latest Newsweek of November 22, 2010. Go here to view the cover:
You can also find this cover in many other places on the web.
Though they tried to act like they were critiquing Obama for trying to do to many things at the same time, the headline and pose they gave Obama mimicking Lord Nataraja show that they have a not-so-subtle point. Lord Nataraja is described in Wikipedia this way:
Nataraja or Nataraj, The Lord (or King) of Dance; Tamil: (Kooththan)) is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for god Brahma to start the process of creation. Nataraja is most often depicted through a statue. The dance of Shiva in Tillai, the traditional name for Chidambaram, forms the motif for all the depictions of Shiva as Nataraja. He is also known as "Sabesan" which splits as "Sabayil aadum eesan" in Tamil which means "The Lord who dances on the dais".The form is present in most Shiva temples in South India, and is the main deity in the famous temple at Chidambaram. (The Dance of ?iva By Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy) The sculpture is usually made in bronze, with Shiva dancing in an aureole of flames, lifting his left leg (and in rare cases, the right leg) and balancing over a demon or dwarf (Apasmara) who symbolizes ignorance. It is a well known sculptural symbol in India and popularly used as a symbol of Indian culture. ("Shiva as Nataraja - Dance and Destruction In Indian Art") The two most common forms of Shiva's dance are the Lasya (the gentle form of dance), associated with the creation of the world, and the Tandava (the violent and dangerous dance), associated with the destruction of weary worldviews - weary perspectives & lifestyles. In essence, the Lasya and the Tandava are just two aspects of Shiva's nature; for he destroys in order to create, tearing down to build again. (Elephanta: The Cave of Shiva By Carmel Berkson, Wendy Doniger, George Michell) - (Source: Wikipedia, Lord Nataraja, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja#cite_note-The_Dance_of_.C5.9Aiva-0)I wondered why, in Michael Savage's book "Trickle Up Poverty", he continually refers to Obama as "Obama the Destroyer". Savage must have somehow seen this Newsweek issue coming. The obvious allusion to Nataraja is that Obama must destroy the old order of things in order to create a new one. Though Newsweek apparently admits he is having trouble with this, nonetheless it is clear they still believe he can pull societal transformation off because he is the "God Of All Things".
This ascribing Godhood to Obama has been going on since he began to run for the presidency. One site that still believes that Obama is the Messiah is http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/. On that site images of Obama are startling and creepy. There are images there of Obama on a cross, one with the heading "take up your cross and follow me", one with a world tattoo on Obama's forehead, etc. On this web site: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=77539 it was reported that Luis Farakhan called Obama the "Messiah" saying:
Addressing a large crowd behind a podium Feb. 24 with a Nation of Islam Saviours' Day 2008 sign, Farrakhan proclaims, "You are the instruments that God is going to use to bring about universal change, and that is why Barack has captured the youth. And he has involved young people in a political process that they didn't care anything about. That's a sign. When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking."There are many other web sites attributing Godhood to Obama.
This is all ironic since in 1966 Time Magazine had as its cover article "Is God Dead?". This article came from a quote taken by a book written by Gabriel Vahanian, a professor of theology at Syracuse University, called "The Death of God" (1961). In is he wrote that "essentially mythological world view of Christianity has been succeeded by a scientific view of reality". Newsweek followed in 2009 with that headline "The Death Of Christianity". The outcry against the notion of God being dead from the churches in 1966 was loud and overwhelming. But then in 2010 Newsweek turned around and instead of claiming that God is dead they hailed Obama as being God. Where is the outcry from the Church on this? One of the sins of blasphemy is when someone claims to be God or is claimed by others to be so when they are not. Jesus was crucified for it, though He was the only one who was telling the truth then He claimed to be the "I Am". I find this flip-flop to be very ironic and disturbing.
Suffice it to say, when people become sheep and mistake a person like Obama for God, then they are ready to be misled by the coming AntiChrist and False Prophet. The fact that Obama seems to have no big problem with this kind of talk is perhaps even more troubling. I wonder if the media had said that Ronald Reagan was God how he would have responded? I dare say he would have roundly castigated them for it.
