God-Lovers Hate This Video of a Little Kid Praying to Barack Obama

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Neetzan Zimmerman

08/14/13 01:32PM

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This innocent, minute-long video of a young boy saying a few kind words about President Barack Obama while closing his eyes and clasping his hands would have gone wholly unnoticed — if not for the heaving mass of True Believers who see it as an absolute sign of an impending Apocalypse.

Uploaded on Sunday by the boy's mother, the video, entitled "Prayer for President Barack Obama," has since racked up nearly a quarter of a million views and thousands of dislikes, making it one of the most hated YouTube videos ever in record time.

Many religious viewers took specific issue with the phrasing of the prayer, saying it appeared as though little Stephen was praying to Obama, rather than for him.

"Praying TO Barack Obama? Wonder how the Lord God Almighty is taking that," said one commenter. "Idolatry," said another.

"What kind of a parent would allow their child to blaspheme God?" asked Fox News Radio's Todd Starnes.

In an article on its website, the Christian Post cited one irate individual as pinning the end of America on this one video.

"It's things like this that proves our nation is declined beyond repair," the unnamed person is quoted as saying. "That parents would even upload this demonstrates that today's society can't determine what is right or wrong anymore."

CP goes on to claim this video and others suggest "that African Americans view Obama as a higher being than a human."

Back on YouTube, user Barbara Morroe asks, "isn't this what the children in Germany did with Hitler?"

And we're done here.

[H/T: Viral Viral Videos]

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tektwo Neetzan Zimmerman 08/14/13 01:37PM

I don't think "god-lovers" are the only people who have a problem with a child praying to the President of the United States... It's wrong on many levels.

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mercury69 tektwo 08/14/13 01:44PM

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Seymour1 tektwo 08/14/13 01:45PM

He's just an innocent kid. Little kids think the POTUS is almost like a godlike figure. It's not until they get a little older when they realize that the President can't just go out and do whatever he wants. Kids are kids so they think that he can do things like target and kill people with flying robots just because he wants to, which obviously is just ridiculous. My son is young and he thinks the President can do things like listen to everyone's coversations and even read anyone's emails that he wants to, but I had to correct him and make sure he knows that no one has that much power.

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tektwo Seymour1 08/14/13 01:53PM

You don't see what is unhealthy about fostering that type of view or of encouraging it? I am not speaking solely about this video, I am speaking about a view and belief that many hold about "right or wrong" sticking to your team. I guess I am wrong for finding it objectionable that a child is encouraged to look at the Presidents actions as divine or infallible.

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Bostonistoodamncold Neetzan Zimmerman 08/14/13 01:38PM

This isn't so much a prayer, as it is a spoken letter. There was no "amen" at the end, he said "Love, Stephen". So, as a Christian, I'm totally okay with this. No end times, today, folks. Move along.

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TheStrategerist Neetzan Zimmerman 08/14/13 01:39PM

"What kind of a parent would allow their child to blaspheme God?"

The best kind:

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John Boehner Neetzan Zimmerman 08/14/13 01:42PM

LOL I'm one of those nutty Catholics, but I can't fault the kid for being a straight up beautiful mindfuck of idealism and realpolitik about how shit gets done on this planet. How fucking pragmatic for a child. It takes a bit for some of my fellow religiously inclined brethren to realize you don't make things better by asking God- You do it through living as if God doesn't exist. You know, that Gandhi quote about being the change and all that. This kid's ahead of the game.
Precious- How can you hate this?!