Is Obama an enlightened being?

'Give me something to believe in'....these are the words of those 80's prophets - Poison (glam band, big hair, tight pants, long electric guitar solo's etc.). People want to believe again...in something...someone...

But the object is an unlikely one today...Barack Obama. Now I am not getting political in this post--it isn't about whether you are going to vote for Obama or McCain and I am not ridiculing Obama here...I am more interested in the phenomena surrounding the question itself today.

In a recent article, Is Obama an enlightened being?, there are some pretty interesting observations--that tell us about our country, what 'spirituality' is perceived to be, and whether any man can sustain the hopes of all....

Read this article or check out the provocatively titled blog - http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/