Santeria priests go coconuts for Hillary, Obama

Where's the wall of separation of church and state when you need it?

First the Comisión de la Letra del Año, an important Santería association in Miami, predicted Barack Obama would win the New Hampshire primary. The prediction was based on a fable about a coconut. They interpreted the coconut's black exterior as meaning ''a black man will triumph,'' a reference to Obama's ascendancy.

But Armando Durán, a babalawo (Santería priest) and spiritual guide of the Cabildo de IFA, a different association of priests, disagreed. The full story, he explained, says the coconut was originally white both outside and in, and that what's important is that the coconut gave birth to a ''saint'' -- a Santería deity. Since only women can give birth, Durán claims the oracles pointed to victory by a woman, Hillary Clinton.

Duran also predicts Clinton will win the presidency in November with Barack Obama as vice president.

Whew! Had the fable been about other fruits instead of coconuts, Dennis Kucinech Kucinich might have won the primary.

(There was no mention of John Edwards, who acts as his own shaman).

(via Dallas Morning News Religion Blog)

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