Charles Krauthammer Disapproves Of Obama’s ‘Ostentatious Shows Of Religiosity’

(By Frances Martel, Mediaite) - More than two years of President Obama being in power, a good number of Americans have no idea what his religious background is– a plurality admitting they have no idea, while an alarming number suggesting he is Muslim. This despite the President discussing his religion publicly and make clear that he is a Christian. Even this latter action, however, seems to be irking some conservatives, like Charles Krauthammer, who considered his recent trips to church “ostentatious” and “somewhat distasteful.”



CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: "I find it somewhat distasteful that he always does this -- whenever he does something for obvious political reasons he pretends that it's not and he argues that the opposition is reacting to elections or partisan politics but he never does, he always rises above it and this is an example of that. The other part I find slightly distasteful is not particularly him, but presidents, starting with Jimmy Carter, including his [Obama's] predecessor Bush and others who wear religion on their sleeve. I think religion is a private issue and I think there is something sort of contradictory about publicly proclaiming ones private religiosity."