Do you believe Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ? Why or why not?

Prophecy is what will happen is no one steps in to change it - I see Revelations as a warning to us to be aware that such a person will exist and that we must be vigilant in making sure that he/she is not given the power to destroy the world.

In that case, the book of Revalations is not true. There is no fear of an anti-christ and no need for a second coming. We can just simply avert the end times forever and ever. It all depends on what you believe.

Where is the world are you coming from with a statement like that. If any one tried to be King and Ruler it has been Bush and his Cronies!

Of course Obama is not going to be the Anti-Christ. Demonising political opponents really doesn't help at all here. It's just more of the stupidity that we have had constantly been hearing in this campaign. Nor is McCain the Anti-Christ either, the whole thing is nonsense. As far as Obama wanting to gather up more powers for himself, I think that unlikely. Why? Because after the Bush experience where this President, egged on by his VP, believed in creating an executive presidency with more powers outwith the scrutiny of congress, there is now a reaction amongst members of congress, both Dem and Rep, against this. We can now see this regarding the debate on the bail-out package. Congress knows that it failed to scrutinise Bush effectively earlier on and quite frankly, in view of past experience, is much more wary of swallowing what he says and jumping to his orders (pass this legislation quickly, etc). I think any new President who thinks he can recreate the atmosphere of the early Bush years when Bush used the bully pulpit after 9/11 to cajole congress to do his bidding, will be in for a nasty surprise. I think we are now seeing congress, both Dem and Rep, reasserting its independence from the executive branch and being much more determined to scrutinise the President and his advisers. And that I believe can only be a very good thing for executive power should always be distrusted, it is the perrenial enemy of the people!

newton, Were you sleeping when McCain said that if he was president he would fire the SEC director? The president doesn't have the power to do that. And, I was being nice because he didn't call it the SEC he made a gaffe.