Well I went and did it on Friday. I could not help myself and to be honest I never figured that asking a simple (but provocative - I admit it) question would rise up such a violent response. On Friday as the world now knows our President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. As we are also very aware there was broad questioning of why he won it? The sentiment was that he did not do anything to earn it. SOOOOOOOOO
I posted on my "thinking about" section these words....
Jamie Mitchell is baffled...who was on his job for two weeks (when he was nominated); has accomplished nothing of global significance; beat out a woman who has been equipping oppressed women in Afghanistan get medical help and education suffering for four years; and... he has vocally and unashamedly spoke poorly about the country in which he is president??? Answer: The Nobel Peace prize fraud -- Barack Hussan Obama
This brought out some anger "friends" and then I poised a challenge - will anyone give me ONE visible, legitimate accomplishment that BO has done to deserve this award?
I received over a 100 responses - 85% negative. People writing how a pastor should not speak so negatively about our president (anyone every listen to Jeremiah Wright) -- That I was a racist -- I 34% of the US hates Bush and the Reps so it doesn't matter if he did anything... bizzarre!
The backlash of people was amazing. But here is my point -- there was not ONE person who obviously was in favor of the Prez winning the award who gave me a viable accomplishment worthy of the prize. Accuses by the dozens. Unfair critical, may that is a viable accomplish, because he has invoked plenty. I know "hope" -- he won on hope...just like most of the those defending him voted for hope. because the fact is he has not done a thing while in the senate - remember he only served for four years and two of those years he was absent campaiging to be Presdient -- a total of 186 days working in the senate prior to election of president. It was not the accomplishments as State senator -- he voted "present" over a 100 times -- more then a yes/no vote combined. He was non-commital. The reason was because if you commit then people will know who you are. If we know who you are then we would probably vote against you! But if you are selling hopes, Dreams, Wishs, Good feeling and ideas that have never been tested and when tested a complete failure....well you get the picture.
It was a stunning experiment. It revealed how little people think and mostly emote. Sadly the most disappointing were Christians who thought that as Christians we should say nothing - never criticize....never speak up and share our mind.... that their is some "unspiritual" about standing up against political leaders who make evil decisions and are enemies of the Biblical values and beliefs we hold dear.
Remember these words... "For evil to prevail - good men do nothing." How about telling Bonhoffer, a German pastor who fought openly, verbally and agressive against Hitler. Pastors then said he was unspiritual. Today we call him a hero of the faith.