Obamianity and the Ethic of Nonviolence

From the big daddy weave: Hillary or Barack? John Lewis' Struggle To Decide:

I hope Congressman Lewis casts his vote for Barack Obama. But not because Obama is black. And not because of pressure from his constituents to ratify their decision. I believe Congressman Lewis should cast his vote for Obama because Lewis' ethic of nonviolence is more compatible with the positions taken by the Senator from Illinois.

I hope so too. Obamianity does not have the same inspired idealism of pacifism as early Christianity, but Senator Obama did have the good sense to know that the war in Iraq was unwise. The civil rights movements of the 50's and 60's was indeed centered on an ethic of nonviolence and one can only hope that Obamians will follow in these steps.