'Joe the Plumber' attributes Obama's presidency to Christianity

Ohio congressional candidate Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher released a letter Tuesday to the Christian Broadcasting Network that attributes Barack Obama's ascent to the White House to his "sudden" conversion to Christianity, claims Obama's parents were Communists, and describes his own religious faith.

"One of the reasons I really dig Christianity is that it’s so incredibly powerful and amazing," says the letter from Wurzelbacher, the Republican challenger to Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur. "The lives of millions of people have been given meaning by their faith in Christ. And what better confirmation of that strength do we have than the life story of President Obama?"

Wurzelbacher says he dislikes it when others question whether Obama is a Christian, and says the president should be given "the love and respect the Golden Rule" puts forth.

But the letter hardly constitutes an endorsement of Obama, whose clash with Wurzelbacher at a 2008 campaign appearance thrust the plumber into the political spotlight

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KnowTheTruthToday

If any side of Christianity is fooled by Obama, it must be the liberal side. I don't have the ability to know for sure whether Obama is a Christian, but I have the resources to know that most things he believes are not based on Christian principles.
- Marie
  
  By their fruits you will know them.
  - Evermyrtle
    
    As far as I have read or heard he has yet to do one to lead me to think he is a Christian. There have been dozens of things that point to his being an anti-GOD, anti-CHRIST person.
    
    II Timothy 2:19 The foundation of GOD stands sure, having this seal, "The LORD knows them that are HIS, and, let everyone that names the name of CHRIST depart from iniquity.
mike

When Obama talks about the holy koran, he is not talking about the bible of the christians. The koran says that allah has no son's. Where does that put Jesus. allah says that he will lie and mislead many. The God of the bible cannot lie. Kinda makes you wonder who this allah is doesn't it. Take his hat off and check out the horns.
- daves
  
  I have never heard the President talk about the Koran. Do you have link?
  - keyboardshark
    
    daves says: "I have never heard the President talk about the Koran. Do you have link?"
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCAffMSWSzY
mike

Also, when Joe the plumber says obama is a christian he needs to think back to any time obama ever said that Jesus Christ was his Savior. Why did he not join in with the national day of prayer but did join in with the muslim day of prayer. Joe needs to open his eyes.
- daves
  
  I think you are the one who needs to open your eyes.
  
  The Facebook rumor also claims — incorrectly — that Obama "allowed" a Muslim prayer event to take place on the Capitol grounds. But the president didn’t do any such thing. The Capitol grounds are not under his control, but rather under the jurisdiction of Congress, a separate branch of government. The Muslim prayer event, attended by about 8,000 persons, took place under a permit issued by the U.S. Capitol Police. Obama did not attend. (And it took place in September, not in January, as the Facebook posting claims.)
  
  Rumors that the National Day of Prayer had been canceled were fueled in part by an April 15 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Barbara B. Crabb, who held that the 1983 law establishing a "national day of prayer" (36 U.S.C. § 119) violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states in part that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." The judge said this means "the federal government may not endorse prayer in a statute."
  
  But that decision is being appealed by the Obama administration, and by the president personally, along with his press secretary, Robert Gibbs. Both filed a notice of appeal on April 22. Obama and Gibbs had been among the defendants named in the case, which was brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a group of atheists and "freethinkers" devoted to maintaining separation of church and state. Dobson, the national prayer day chairman, praised the administration’s action:
  - Evermyrtle
    
    He banned the National Day of Pryer and promoted a Muslim Islam day of prayer. Does it matter to him if any place is not in his control? He just walks all over everything, if it is in his control or not in his control. That does not matter to him.
    - daves
      
      I just showed you that he did not ban a national day of prayer. In fact, he is fighting a case that did declare it unconstitutional.
Leah

To Know the truth today…

As Christians we are able to discern. It is a requirement as a Christian.
The Bible says that you will know them by their fruits!
Obama is NO christian, not by a long shot!
If you are not able to discern that, how can you consider yourself a Christian??
msjallen

We live in a very confused world and those whom we think will make a good representative in WDC comes up with this statement makes one wonder if there is anyone left who can think straight with honor and integrity in our government.
Jer 17:5 Thus says the LORD," Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD
- http://twitter.com/lambsev11 @lambsev11
  
  Jeremiah 48:10
  Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
  - msjallen
    
    Good verse, thanks.
http://www.believeroftheWAY.com believeroftheWAY

In President Obama's recent interview with Sojourner's he said he believed there are many ways to Heaven. JESUS said, "I AM the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE. No one comes to the FATHER except through ME," John 14:6. From President Obama's own statement, it appears that he does not believe what JESUS said…
- Leah
  
  Oprah said the same thing that she believes that there are many ways to Heaven too. SO VERY DECEIVED!
  - Evermyrtle
    
    There shall be many called but few chosen.
Johnny

Has Joe the Plumber become a real politician already, he has really changed his song so quickly about Nobama! Very typical of any politician these days!
- http://twitter.com/lambsev11 @lambsev11
  
  Can a real christian can run for public office succesfully today? CMost christians (so called) can't even agree on what the Bible says.
Winston

Gee whiz, even Joe the Plumber is deluded by the false profession of faith by Barack Hussein Obama. And, using such terms as "I dig Christianity" is immature and not Biblically sound. Being "hip" is not being Christian, but more of a worldly form of faith which is destroying Biblical Christianity by immature persons even in the pulpit.
- daves
  
  At least he understands the golden rule.
  - Evermyrtle
    
    I believe people mostly believe what they want to believe. We choose the, apparently less difficult way.
    - http://youtu.be/zjgBhpanOfQ Despeville
      
      No, Myrtle you have chosen less difficult way…
  - Winston
    
    Please proved us with the Biblical book, chapter, and verse which states what you describe as the "Golden Rule". It isn't in the Bible.
Kenneth

WOW…..and I was hoping the plumber could help clean out the sewer in DC.. But if he can't determine what is in the sewer then we are in trouble.
jomama

fruit it is, its hard to say which offence the current administrator has committed against christianity is the worse but to change the national day of prayer to a muslim day of prayer would be right up there, not to mention his support of "choice". so if we were to elevate him to apostolic position i think Judas Iscariot might be his twin brother. As far as what he has done for our country in his short tenure i think benedict arnold may have coached him.
- daves
  
  Please stop believing the lies and verify the truth in these matters.
Buck

Wurlzebacker is an idiot , but Obamass is a bigger idiot AND a DEMON .
- daves
  
  "But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ WILL BE SENT to fiery hell."
  - LoneStar
    
    Daves, If you dont live it then dont preach it.
- keyboardshark
  
  @Buck:
  
  I don't think Wurzelbacher is an idiot, but I have to wonder if he even recognizes what it means to be a Christian. I would still vote for him over Marcy Kaptur, a career politician who is a card-carrying member of the The Socialist Party of America.
  http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2010/08/american-…
  
  Wonder if Joe has seen this video:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCAffMSWSzY
theghostranger

well the plumber just showed me he is stupid.
KYFAN

I think you people misunderstood what Joe was saying. Notice the quotes around the word sudden. He is saying that Obama was raised as a communist but in order to become president Obama had to declare himself as a Christian. I agree with Joe that Obama seems to become whatever it takes to fool the American people. But not Christians, we saw thru him.