tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809695564605697573.post4466075426985816227..comments2012-03-11T10:04:30.699+11:00Comments on Katabasis "Going Down-Under": MLK, Cockatoos, and 15 hours lag...David McCallum SJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05315509853939742797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809695564605697573.post-38954902398779730522009-01-20T16:45:00.000+11:002009-01-20T16:45:00.000+11:00Yes, this near deification you speak of is problem...Yes, this near deification you speak of is problematic, though he does manage to keep turning people back to the collective responsibilities we face. When I used the term "Christian prophet," I was referring to Martin Luther King Jr, not Obama. Perhaps I was not clear.David McCallum SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315509853939742797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809695564605697573.post-64754290607887259342009-01-20T10:23:00.000+11:002009-01-20T10:23:00.000+11:00One of my many concerns of the moment is the near-...One of my many concerns of the moment is the near-deification of Obama by far too many -- both in the United States and around the world. <BR/><BR/>If you didn't hear Bishop Gene Robinson's invocation to yeserday's We Are One concert, or would like to hear it as delivered, here is a <A HREF="http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2009/01/gay_bishop_kick.html" REL="nofollow">link.</A> (Unfortunately, is was not broadcast as part of the show, as it was supposed to be.)<BR/><BR/>I am sure that David means something in particular when labels someone a prophet or a Christian prophet, and I would quite interested to hear/read a bit more about what that is, and how he thinks the term might or might not apply to President Obama.Ceolafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038872543333554227noreply@blogger.com