‘Blasphemy’: Prominent Faith Leader Calls Obama Out Over His ‘God Bless You’ During Planned Parenthood Speech
In a May 15 article for First Things, Weigel outlined his views on Obama’s overall speech, noting that the president declined to use the word “abortion.” The writer considered that this might have been due to the event’s timing (i.e. during the Gosnell trial). But timing aside, the author and activist said that the omission was anything but surprising, especially considering that the speech, in his view, “may have set a new standard for deliberate misrepresentation of reality.”
As for the blessing that Obama offered to Planned Parenthood, Weigel called this act “nothing short of blasphemy.” Here’s more of the activist’s perspective, directly from his First Things article:
It was an appalling speech that had the sole benefit of clarifying the last-ditch commitment of the present administration to the most open-ended abortion license possible. And it drew a line in the sand that those...
