Before I continue with an analysis, I feel that it is necessary to share a few observations. First, this small video was only 2:09 in length as compared to the entirety of the original speech that Obama gave, which lasted 43:31.
Second, in this small video, the extent to which Obama is quoted is only 81 words – out of 4,592 (0.017% of the actual speech). The narrator used three times as many words (245) to critique Obama’s entire speech, personality, and religion only to conclude that he wasn’t, in fact, a Christian. Not that this is particularly earth shattering, it does at least, in some small way, show how things can be sorely taken out of context from its original message, and then hurled into the public domain – dominated by bliss and ignorance – where it will be perceived as fact rather than the fiction that it is.
First, the narrator states that this 43 minute speech is Obama’s effort to explain why he finds it difficult for America to use the Bible to help guide public policy. An interesting thesis, really. As for what Obama had to say, this is it:
“…I’d like to talk about the connection between religion and politics and perhaps offer some thoughts about how we can sort through some of the often bitter arguments that we’ve been seeing over the last several years.â€
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