40 Minutes of Religion

"this call from many different denominations and faiths"
"bearing false witness"
"I want to repeat it so that every member of your congregations understands"
"core ethical and moral obligation"
"I am my brother’s keeper and my sister’s keeper"
"speak the truth".
"Time and again, men and women of faith have helped to show us what’s possible when we’re guided by our hopes and not our fears"
"the way that our religious faith instructs us"
"God bless you."
These are phrases you might expect to hear in a church service, however these were the troubling words spoken by President Obama in his address "40 Minutes for Health Reform."

Jesus the Humanist

Jesus is possibly the greatest humanist to every walk this earth. He came not to burden people with rules and laws, but to free us to be truly human. While Humanism rejects anything supernatural, it is impossible to be complete as a human without the supernatural. It is Jesus who looks to all humans, no matter what their condition, class, or culture and affirms them as worthy of salvation. It is only through the cross that one can become fully human, something which would not be possible without Christ.