Is Obama Running for “Dominus et Deus?”

For my Christian visitors who may not be aware: the Roman Emperor Domitian was the first to demand that he be called “Dominus et Deus” (Lord and God.)  The refusal of Christians to call him that was a source of persecution, and may well have caused John’s exile at Patmos, from where he wrote the Revelation.  (That’ll readjust your eschatology!)