Obama the Biblical Scholar? Say It Ain't So!

You probably did not see it on the evening news or read it in your local newspaper, but apparently on Sunday, March 2, 2008, Barak Obama claimed that homosexual unions could be justified by The Sermon On The Mount. You can read about it in this excerpt from OneNewsNow.

Huh?

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with The Sermon On The Mount, it is found in the Biblical Book of Matthew, Chapters 5-7, and was preached by none other than the Lord Jesus himself. I have read it, and you are probably familiar with bits and pieces of it even if you did not know the source.

If you don't have a Bible handy, here are 3 links (thanks to Crosswalk.com) to the passage in three translations: NIV, NKJ, and NASB. If you want to read it in other translations, there is a drop down menu from which you can choose.

There is just nothing in there that even hints at the topic. I have no idea what part Barak Obama might be thinking of.

He also made reference to "an obscure passage in Romans." I didn't realize any part of Romans was "obscure" but apparently Barak Obama thinks so. Here, again thanks to Crosswalk.com are links to Romans Chapter 1 in the same three translations: NIV, NKJ, and NASB.

There is no ambiguity there.

The thought of such a skilled orator who is totally unable to read and interpret something as plain as Romans 1, and who reads into something concepts that just ain't there as in Matthew 5-7 actually leading our nation is just frightening.