Iconography gone very wrong

Perhaps we need to value cynicism a bit more.

Okay, maybe I’m overstating just a bit in order to make a point. But anytime we invest a politician (any politician) with messianic qualities then we are headed down a very dangerous road.

The portrait above is by Michael D’Antuono and is entitled “The Truth.” It is to be unveiled on President Obama’s 100th day in office in New York City’s Union Square.

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Todd Pruitt

Todd Pruitt (MDiv, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves as lead pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA. He is also co-host with Carl Trueman for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’ podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.

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