Barack Obama is not the antichrist, apocalyptic Christians tell the Salt Lake Tribune. Apparently the antichrist is more likely to be Romanian.
“Some Web sites and conservative Christians have tried to argue that Obama could be the foretold Antichrist. In August, John McCain seemed to tap into evangelical anxiety with his ad, “The One,” in which he mocked those who use messianic language to describe Obama.
“The Rev. Tim LaHaye, co-author of the millennial Left Behind series, told the Wall Street Journal that he recognized allusions to his work in the ad but comparisons between Obama and the Antichrist were incorrect.”
Read the full article here.
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