Blind faith.

So here we are amidst bailout after bailout, bill after bill, And spending more money than ever.
If you can remember just a few months ago, during the election, President Barack Please Nodrama was running his campaign on "hope', "change" And "unity". For some the hope is still there! During Easter dinner tonight there was a discussion at the table on the Somali pirates, as well as Obama's policies. While talking to a family member I heard something that was very, Very troubling. She was talking about the hope she has for Obama. Nothing new right? A lot of people still do. It was what she after that, That was startling. I was trying to explain what some, Most, All of his spending would do to the country's deficit's in the future. but it fell on deaf ears.
Not because she isn't intelligent (she is extremely intelligent), But because she simply did not want to hear it. When I attempted to speak on the subject I was told, "I don't know enough about it to have a discussion", And "I don't want to hear it because I finally have hope, And I don't want to ruin it!". Now, The most frightening thing I find about that is, A persons willingness to place such hope, Such faith in a man she obviously knows little to nothing about. There are no bibles with Obama's name in it! No gospel's written on him! No psalm's written about him! But yet the hope, And faith is there. I know that most people , as well as my family member are religious. Do they have the same faith in God? I do, But not without reason! It has been said that "Faith without reason is fanaticism". Are Obama supporters uneducated, Or uneducated fanatics? I fear the latter. All the information is at your fingertips. everything you want to know about his policies and His budgets, you don't have to be a math professor to understand that it is unsustainable.
"I do not feel that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use" - Galileo Galilei.
I agree. So why would a person ignore those very God given gifts when it comes to Obama? I find it vexing to say the least. But it is out there, And more than you know..
This phenomenon is very troubling to me. The very thought of "blind faith" is troubling.
Blind faith in God is troubling to me as well. For instance, How far will a God fearing person take their "blind faith? Will they get in the driver seat of a car, Place their children in the back, Drive 100 mph towards a brick wall, Close their eyes and have "faith" that they will emerge safely on the other side? I think not.
52% of Americans voted for Obama, So lets say (and I'm being generous) 32% did their research and voted because they agree with his policies. That leads me to believe 20% of Americans are The "children" in the back seat of a car ( America being the car) and Obama is behind the wheel screaming towards a brick wall (the brick wall being debt) doing 100 mph
And they all have "blind faith" that we all will emerge safely on the other side!
Again, I think not!
But "blind faith" is strong. And sometimes it takes the worst tragedies to open peoples eyes