{"id":43587,"date":"2021-01-22T11:15:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=43587"},"modified":"2021-01-23T13:13:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T19:13:15","slug":"on-secular-messianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/on-secular-messianism\/","title":{"rendered":"On Secular Messianism","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

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AS<\/strong> America turns another page in its history as the entire world looks on, a wake of division, controversy and failed expectations raises some crucial questions for all… are people misplacing their hope, that is, in leaders rather than their Creator?<\/p>\n

During the Obama years, after his speech in Europe<\/a> where he proclaimed to 200, 000 gathered to hear him: “This is the moment to stand as one…”, a German television commentator stated, “We have just heard the next President of the United States… and the future President of the World.<\/em>” The\u00a0Nigerian Tribune<\/em> said that an Obama victory “…will enthrone the US as the global headquarters of democracy. It will usher in a New World Order…” (the link to that article\u00a0<\/em>is now gone).<\/p>\n

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After Obama’s speech at the Democratic Convention, Oprah Winfrey called it “transcendent<\/a>” and rapper Kanye West said the speech “changed my life.<\/a>” \u00a0One CNN anchor said, “All Americans will remember where they were at, the moment he gave his speech.” Early in the campaigning, many were startled to see media representatives lose objectivity entirely. MSNBC News anchor, Chris Matthews said, “[Obama] comes along, and he seems to have the answers. This is the New Testament.<\/em>“[1]<\/sup><\/a>huffingtonpost.ca<\/a><\/span><\/span>