You will see the term Messiah used in a derogatory fashion in Right Wing blogs when speaking about Barry Obama. Maybe they don’t go far enough. Blue Crab Boulevard has an excerpt from an interview Barak Obama gave in 2004. In this portion Barak speaks about sin
GG: Do you believe in sin? OBAMA: Yes. GG: What is sin? OBAMA: Being out of alignment with my values.
Most religions believe that the determination of sin is the province of The Deity. Christians believe that God changed the rules on sin when he sent his Son to die. What many Christians call “a new Covenant”. Does this mean that Obama is setting himself up as more than a messiah?