Media Say President Obama Is Like “God”. Anyone Agree?

By: Don Caldwell


Do people blur the lines between the worldly and the divine?


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Newsweek's depiction of President Obama on its latest cover has irked some Indian Americans who, fresh off Obama's visit to the world's largest democracy, are not happy with the image of the U.S. president as the Hindu deity, Lord Shiva.


The Newsweek cover shows Obama with several arms carrying policy issues while balancing on one leg. The headline reads: "God of All Things" with a subtitle, "Why the Modern Presidency May be too Much for One Person to Handle."

The only thing people like better than building someone up is tearing them down…


Why do we want to elevate someone we barely know to such greatnes?


Even when not considered serious, does comparing someone to being God-like say someothering about how we really view them?


This depiction of the President as a Hindu God has angered many Hindus who feel that this is an offense to their religious beliefs.

Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism in Nevada, told the English-language Sify News in India that Nataraja is highly revered and meant to be worshipped, not indecorously thrown around. Zed, who is known for his work on interfaith dialogue, said it is not OK to use Hindu concepts and symbols for profit or self-serving purposes.

This is not th first time President Obama has been likened to “God” as was quoted by Newsweek editor Evan Thomas.

Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."


"I think the President's speech yesterday was the reason we Americans elected him. It was grand. It was positive. Hopeful...But what I liked about the President's speech in Cairo was that it showed a complete humility...The question now is whether the President we elected and spoke for us so grandly yesterday can carry out the great vision he gave us and to the world."







All of this makes one wonder if perceptions are grounded in reality...

(ORIGINAL LINK) Newsweek Depiction of Obama as Lord Shiva Upsets Some Indian-Americans - FoxNews.com

(ORIGINAL LINK) Newsweek’s Evan Thomas: Obama Is ‘Sort of God’