Our Lord and Savior, Barack

As if Barack Obama’s presidential election was not confounding enough for conservatives, now they've got an Obama-as-Jesus meme to contend with.

Jamie Foxx referred to Obama as “our lord and savior” at the Soul Train Awards on November 8, and Michael D’Antuono's painting of Obama as Christ analogue (“The Truth”) is back on display. With a crown of thorns and arms stretched out to look as if he is on a cross, this painted Obama has riled the right wing punditry, from Glenn Beck to Bill Donohue.

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