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Obama at Prayer Breakfast Speech | People Committed Terrible Deeds in Name of Christ During Crusades
- Published_at:2015-02-05
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- description: Obama at Prayer Breakfast | People Committed Terrible Deeds in the Name of Christ During Crusades Obama praises Dalai Lama at prayer breakfast President Obama praised the Dalai Lama during the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, calling him "a powerful example of what it means to practice compassion." The Dalai Lama, an object of intense criticism by the Chinese government, is "a good friend," the president said. China objects to any presidential meeting with the Dalai Lama, calling him a dangerous separatist. Obama and the Dalai Lama have met privately at the White House; this was the first time they have appeared at the same public event. The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual Washington event that brings together lawmakers from both parties and leaders from a variety of religions. In discussing the role of faith in public life, Obama stressed that too many many religions are "being twisted and distorted" by people who use faith as a "weapon." He cited a string of terrorist attacks from Pakistan to Paris, though he did not single out a specific religion and noted that it has been abused throughout history. "We are summoned to push back against those who would distort our religion for their nihilistic ends," Obama said. Obama calls for more humility among church leaders at prayer breakfast Obama receives polite, if muted, applause for speech that focused on how faith often ‘twisted in the name of evil’ and used as a weapon President Barack Obama speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Dan Roberts in Washington and agencies @RobertsDan Thursday 5 February 2015 15.54 GMT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 109 Comments 15 The national prayer breakfast, one of the most prominent religious events of Washington’s political calendar, was lectured on the perils of spiritual certainty by Barack Obama on Thursday, who called for more humility among church leaders around the world. The president had been expected to speak about the importance of religious freedom – a subject underlined by an invitation to the Dalai Lama to attend despite Chinese hostility to Buddhism in Tibet. But Obama received polite, if somewhat muted, applause when his speech instead focused on how professions of faith were often “twisted in the name of evil” and used as a weapon. “From a school in Pakistan to the streets of Paris, we have seen violence from those who profess to stand up for faith and in the name of religion,” he said, pointing to “horrific acts of barbarism in the name of religion,” by the Islamic State but also a “rising tide of anti-Semitism and hate crimes in Europe, so often perpetrated in the name of faith”. Lest the audience think he was talking only about Islam, the president then stressed this problem was “not unique to one group of religion”. “There is sinful tendency in [all of] us, that can distort our faith,” he added. “Particularly in those of us who profess to believe.” And he called on religious followers and leaders to embrace more “humility and doubt” and not be “so full of yourself that you are right and God speaks only to you”. “We should assume humbly that we don’t always know what we are doing,” said Obama. “As people of faith we are summoned to push back at those who seek to distort religion for nihilistic ends.” Advertisement Though briefly praising the Dalai Lama as a champion of religious freedom and tolerance, the president’s 25-minute speech also focused on the importance of keeping religion out of politics and National Prayer Breakfast February 5, 2015, President Obama spoke at the annual congressional prayer breakfast, where legislators, officials and clergy gathered to offer thanks for the blessings bestowed on the United States. 2015 february full video
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