Obama pushes abortion at high school, invokes 'God'

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
6/27/2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

The President's comments hint at serious cognative dissonance.

President Obama delivered a speech Monday at a New Hampshire high school during which he touted abortion and Planned Parenthood, then closed by invoking the blessings of God. The nature of the speech combined with the inappropriateness of the forum, and the invocation of our Lord, hints at cognitive dissonance.

Obama wipes the sweat from his brow following his campaigns speech in which he advocated abortion and homosexual equivalency at a high school then invoked the blessings of God.

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DURHAM, HEW HAMPSHIRE (Catholic Online) - The speech, delivered at Oyster River High School in Durham, New Hampshire, listed a number of reasons why Americans should vote for him in the upcoming elections. His remarks are published below. Obama emphasized repeatedly that the American people would have the final say on the issues.

"In this election, on every single challenge that we face, you've got the final say," Obama told the people assembled to hear his remarks. He continued by saying "You can decide that instead of restricting access to birth control or defunding Planned Parenthood, we should make sure that in this country, women control their own health care choices. That's up to you."

But is it?

Last November, no vote of the American people was taken when the HHS edict was issued. And when the "compromise" offer was made no opinion was solicited from the communities of faithful across the nation.

In reality, the President's own statements are at odds with the facts.

As Obama's speech continued, he made clear his support of the homosexual equivalency movement and a number of other left-wing ideals.

Obama continued the speech, attacking Romney saying that he had only a plan to win the election, but not to grow the economy, revive the middle-class, or reduce the debt. But none of that is shocking, since it's standard fare for any political speech before an election.

Somewhat disconcerting however, is that Obama would choose a school as a forum to deliver remarks about abortion - which is nothing less than the systematic taking of children's lives.

Even more shocking is at the conclusion of his speech, Obama closed with, "God bless you. God bless America." How can the President, who just spent several minutes spreading an anti-life, anti-marriage, and essentially anti-Christian message conclude by invoking the name and blessings of his Lord and Creator - one who has been quite clear on these issues?

It is cognitive dissonance, plain and simple. President Obama's view of God may be much different from the views of mainstream Christianity, or nonexistent at all. Were his words merely a pandering afterthought, or were they sincerely spoken?

In any case, Obama, and America has a problem.

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

Oyster River High School
Durham, New Hampshire
2:34 P.M. EDT (Republished from whitehouse.gov, emphasis added)

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, New Hampshire! (Applause.) Hello, Durham! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. It is great to be back in New Hampshire. (Applause.)

A couple of people I want to acknowledge. First of all, wasn't Scott outstanding? Give Scotty a big round of applause for his introduction. (Applause.) I want to thank Todd Allen, who is the principal here at Oyster River High School. (Applause.) And I want to thank our outstanding Senator from New Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen. (Applause.) And I want to thank all of you. (Applause.)

I know it's a little warm in here. (Laughter.) That's okay. That's okay. It is wonderful to be back. And I just have so many good memories here in New Hampshire, and I see some familiar faces and folks who were with me when people were still figuring out how to pronounce my name. (Laughter.)

AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you!

THE PRESIDENT: I love you guys back. I really do. (Applause.)

Now, I am back here in New Hampshire not just because I need your help -- although I do. But more importantly, I'm here because your country needs your help.

In 2008, we came together to reclaim the basic bargain that built this country -- the basic ideal of this country, the thing that created the largest middle class, the most prosperous nation in the history of the world. We came together because we believe that in America, your success shouldn't be determined by the circumstances of your birth. (Applause.)

Here in the United States of America, if you are willing to work hard, you should be able to find a good job. If you're willing to meet your responsibilities, you should be able to take care of your family, and own a home, maybe start a business, give your kids a better chance than you had -- no matter who you are, no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, no matter who you love. (Applause.) That's what we believe. That's what America is about. (Applause.)

That's why we came together. That's why so many of you got involved in 2008. It wasn't because you thought my election was a sure thing -- when you support a guy named Barack Obama -- (laughter) -- you know that's not a guarantee. But we ...

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Lonny D'Agostini
7 months ago

(1 Timothy 2: 1-2) "I desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men: For kings, and for all that are in high station..."

The bishops of Canada should have announced together to their parishes on September 16, 2012 that they along with their priests would begin a novena of holy masses for the success of motion 312 (http://www.stephenwoodworth.ca/canadas-400-year-old-definition-of-human-being/motion-312) and that the laity should accompany this with a rosary novena (at home, in church or in adoration). Yet absolutely nothing was said or done. I myself wouldn’t have known about this had it not been for some late correspondence. And that makes me irate.

The bishops have been telling their flocks for the past forty years that they need to protect human life from conception to natural death, so now that an opportunity finally presents itself why aren't they publicly speaking up and gathering support? Because they're afraid that some miseducated idiot will accuse the Church of meddling in politics? Christians are citizens too. Why, for instance, should atheists be allowed to influence public policy with their particular world views and not Christians? Their materialistic values which they hold so dear can rightly be called a religion - with its own distorted notions and ideas of truth. Is it more important for our bishops to protect the temporal benefits of their churches (i.e. tax exemption status) than with publicly utilizing her spiritual power?

Consider the Battle of Lepanto. Christians were out numbered 3 to 1. Pope Pius V asked Catholics to pray the Rosary with the intention that the Turk's attack would fail. Thanks to the Rosary prayers and against all odds, the Christians were victorious, sinking 200 Turkish ships and killing 50,000 of their men. Afterwards, Pope Pius V instituted a new Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Victory to commemorate the battle, which is now celebrated by the Catholic Church as the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

If this wasn't a colossal intervention in secular matters on the part of the Pope then I quite honestly don't know what is. We need to encourage our bishops and priests to be more vocal. We need to pray for them that God will give them courage. Since it is too late to start a rosary novena. I myself am committing myself to praying the nine hour Infant of Prague novena on September 25, 2012. Whatever happens, this should be the new model of prayer for the Church in Canada. Sadly, there are some leaders who won’t accept this plan because it wasn’t their idea.
Theresa H
10 months ago
To put it mildly, there is so much "dissonance" in Obama--He is constantly saying one thing and doing another.... He by-passes congress whenever he wants to, not to mention his die-hard determination to enforce laws and regulations contrary to nature and nature's God. (Witness one of the most recent: the Affordable Care Act....) If we vote this man back into office this November, he will let loose ALL he has up his sleeve--as if we have not experienced more than enough!
Bill Sr.
10 months ago
BROOKE
You may have read the entire 2000 pages of the Obama healthcare act and all the Sebelius directives as to how it is to be implemented. Fine, I have not.
However, I can tell you and anyone else who believes this massive federal takeover of our healthcare system is going to work out to be a good thing for the people of this country who have for years enjoyed the very best patient care system in the world. So good in fact that thousands of foreigners from countries around the globe have beaten a path to our shores to partake of it in lieu of what they were offered or subjected to in their country. Also, our medical institutions have been responsible for training thousands of medical practitioners here providing doctors and technicians to countries with fewer or less qualified professionals then we have access to on an every day basis.
You go ahead and read the fine print and interpret it however you wish but the fact is this kind of socialistic approach by a bunch of self styled control hungry bureaucrats who garner enough of their citizenry perversely establishing a welfare society for them to enjoy a bounty of taxpayer funded so called free benefits has all been tried or implemented many times and has failed miserably. The Britts and our neighbors to the north who have their own version of Obamacare are fleeing that system daily to take advantage of the one Obama and his minions are so anxious to assume control over and increase our national debt at the expense of both the taxpayers and the demise of the quality care we have today.
Sure, our system needs to be tweaked and fine tuned somewhat but you have to be insane to give that job to the very same people who have tried to operate but have corrupted and virtually destroyed Medicare, Medicaid, and a host of other government programs designed to improve the lives of average Americans spending trillions of dollars with little or no success.
You said.. I feel a big part of the general resistance to Obamacare lies in political rhetoric, not in fact. When the layers of the onion are peeled back, I find Obamacare to be of great benefit to the American people, and respectful of religious views. I say your candid view is unfortunately a brainwashed product of the mainstream media and/or the refined talking points of the progressive liberal agenda manual.
Esther Marie Ventura Ferencz
10 months ago
Longinus NazarethoCatholicPriest..........................mmmm YOUR a priest? interesting and I SORTA KINDA dont think so... Most priests who post on COL tend to pretty much fully identify themselves to some degree of actuality.

Its so sad obama supporters lie and take on false identy to back their man. Hannah was pointedly a Catholic Lib...and so are you LONGINUS. Your business, but your both aware by ignoring the abortion issue your sinning...yes this is taught.'PRIMACY OF LIFE' is first and foremost a tenant of the faith. By discussing divorce etc you totally evade LiFE matters. SO your comments speak LOUDLY in support of this evil man in the presidents postion. BHO.
Joy
10 months ago
A new day is rising as the challenges Catholics face by living in a secular world become unbearable! The cloud of injustice permeating America and all its Christian heritage is coming under scrutiny by the Church. Finally, the question of living among the evils lurking in our world is being carefully and thoroughly considered by Church leaders. Now is the time to take up your cross! Don't put a stake in unrighteousness! Pick up your stake and follow Jesus! You see, the meaning and translation of "picking up your cross and follow me" has obviously been distorted because the rest of that scripture reading is "my yoke is sweet, and my burdens light!" Don't carry your burdens like some badge of honor! Be free!
Bill Sr.
10 months ago
I don’t care if Barack Hussein Obama was born on the Forth of July in Washington D.C. and his mother and dad were both members of the Salvation Army there are things about him which to anyone who calls himself a God fearing American would be cause for rejecting him as a candidate for public office.
The most unthinkable of all: he voted three times to continue the practice of and was personally responsible for blocking legislative attempts to prevent his desire to deny medical treatment for babies born alive following a botched abortion. But also, publicly displayed his disrespect of and contempt for our flag (not wanting to “take sides”) yet proudly admitted he and his wife had attended flag burning rallies. As president of the United States he visibly bowed to a Muslim king and then declared America was no longer a Christian nation. These are enough of the facts to remove him from office.
His record of playing the race card for his own benefit and to further polarize the public, criticizes free enterprise and capitalism, seizing and controlling private companies giving them to the very unions whose power hungry leaders had driven them to the brink of bankruptcy, selectively enforces the law through his DOJ and an AG who prosecutes on the basis of color, downplays his failures using manipulated math claiming he did not increase our debt by five trillion dollars, boldly and unashamedly uses Executive Orders to circumvent required legislation to accomplish his socialist agenda and much more clearly display his true character and personality and we can not afford to give the reins of our nation to him for the next four years and should have never allowed in the first place
Longinus Nazareth oCatholic priest [
10 months ago
I liked Hannah's comment - so much BLAME in the world...and not enough OWNERSHIP...let us start with OURSELVES...
Bill Sr.
10 months ago
If my local priest went to my local public high school and gave a talk to the students on the evils of abortion it would be considered a breach of separation of church and state. This is the same in reverse. You can not deny it
Oteh francis
10 months ago
An advice had that one would in this road of life pass through thousands of deadly things'but should not inhale it.we should rather remain resolute in our beliefs rather listening to evasive teachings of the Anti-Christ individuals.let our will always be our will & nothing more.
Harry Reyhing
10 months ago
Obama is a typical hard core liberal he loves abortion even until the ninth month and he loves promoting gay sex perversion.If he is a christian then im santa clause.But Obamas persecution of the catholic church through the hhs mandate could be a blessing in disguise.The Catholic church desperately needs a purging a seperation from the weat from the tares.We need desperately to be rid of phony iberal cafeteria catholics that are ruining the church.Even if the church goes from 100 million catholis to a million.If its all weat remaining it will be worth it.Liberalism and modernism has crept into the church for too long now.We need a good house cleaning.When asked about the danger France was in with the franco prussian war saint Bernadette of Lourdes said she did not fear the approaching prussian armies she only feared bad "catholics" amen to that.

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