For those who like to make false comparisons, you might recall that there were some secular liberals who didn't even believe in an Antichrist but who nonetheless metaphorically used that term to describe George W. Bush. But let's be clear: many on the religious Right literally believe Obama to be the Antichrist, just as they literally believe in the Rapture and Armageddon and that scapegoating Obama is their path to both.
Rachel Maddow has been exposing how Fox news and populist authors with huge followings (like those behind the hugely successful, Left Behind book series and movie spinoff), have been exploiting this "antichrist" theme against Obama to great effect.
Must read this article on how Right-wing Christians defile the faith and our democracy through dangerous and extremist claims that Obama is "the Antichrist."
"Why Right-Wing Christians Claim Obama As 'The Antichrist'"
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