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It is interesting that religious significance is being attributed to both<\/em> Barack Obama<\/a> and<\/em> Sarah Palin<\/a> by individuals and communities that are very different, but have in common a tendency towards extremism.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, BuzzFlash<\/a> goes so far as to suggest that Sarah Palin is a \u201cManchurian Candidate\u201d representing a theocratic brand of Apostolic Pentecostalism<\/a> (HT Rev\u2019s Rumbles<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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On the other hand, Louis Farrakhan\u2019s Messianic view of Barack Obama is being highlighted by conservative sources like Uncommon Descent<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It seems advisable to not jump to conclusions about either candidate interpreting their role in the same way that some religious communities are. I suspect that most Americans, even the devoutly religious, would not like to vote for either a theocrat<\/a> or someone with a Messiah complex. And so if the views expressed by these preachers could be attributed to the candidates in question, then there\u2019s a reasonable chance that Ross Perot might win by write-in vote.<\/p>\n

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