http://news.aol.com/main/obama-presidency/article/obama-skips-church-for-gym/258627
Obama Skips Church for Gym(Nov. 23) – Since the election, future President Barack Obama has traded Sunday morning pews for some quality time at the gym. The Obamas have refrained from public prayer for fear their large retinue would disturb the church service, according to an anonymous aide who spoke with Politico.com. “They do not want to draw unwelcome or inappropriate attention to a church not used to the attention their attendance would draw,” said the aide, according to Politico.Since the election, Obama has been focusing on building his administration team. Monday, he introduced members of his economic team, and urged the incoming Congress to act quickly on a stimulus plan.The Obamas haven’t belonged to a church since the spring, notes ABC News, after Barack Obama split with Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ because of controversial sermons by the pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. A videotape from one of Wright’s sermons showed him damning America. Churches, especially African-American houses of prayer, played an important role in Obama’s candidacy, notes the Associated Press and Politico. Obama made campaign stops in churches. Congregations prayed for him on Election Day, and celebrated his victory, the Associated Press reported. Now, churches in Washington, D.C., are scrambling to lure the Obamas to their pews, reports the Associated Press — even if Obama hasn’t attended church in weeks.
Now, we can talk about this one for a while.We knew he wasn’t very religious, and we knew the religious vote held little weight. I frankly didn’t expect him to so blatantly skip the PR. Maybe we will have to wait for a Lewinsky Incident for him to show up on a pew, talking Jesus. Nah.My favorite part is the selfish money-grubbing churches who want the prestige of having a president attending, causing all this attention in the first place. They are literally trying to apply pressure on him to go, so they can fill their pews with on-lookers. They want to cash in. Looks like Mr. Obama has more important things to do than to pray to air and tithe a corrupt institution.
Actually, even though I am glad he is not making a public piety show, I would be happier if he would actively state that he is going to close the office of “Faith Based Iniatives” for budgetary reasons.
U all have no sense wat so ever i sshall not wish upon the things that will happen to u. for obama is the antichrist and he will rule the would wile we are in heaven. everything must be proved to your piggy little faces well wele show u. we do not pray to air we pray to our GOD our SAVIOR and our KING
I Hope He burns in hell with all the other atheists
tanner
You must be about 12.
ok… this is to basically everyone that responded so far to this thread (except for Mike). If you want to discuss, thats what a thread is for. If you want to generate slander, go join a hate group. and yes there are some for Christians as well as non Christians, so everyone can join in the fun.
But in all seriousness chill out, everything is based on faith. Some have faith in that there is no god. Some have faith through the bible that there is a god.
NEITHER person can prove their side. I say believe what you want and leave the:
- I hope he burns in hell…
- you must be about 12
- piggy little faces
- pray to the air
… for cross burners and other hate groups
and I am in no way rationalizing that Christians have the right answer. In fact id like to apologize to anyone who was pressured by a elitist Christian that didn’t listen to anyone else’s point of view. Truth be told, yes I am Christian, but honestly, who cares. If i believe something and you believe something else, and we both argue till we are blue in the face, what have we accomplished? NOTHING
However, if we can manage to not belittle the other person over what we believe, and yes i agree that atheism is a belief just like any other religion, then maybe we can have just a little bit of fun during the time we are on this little spinning blue top in the middle of nowhere in this universe.
I didn’t think anyone would state it like that, but Boyd you took the words out my mouth man… Im in your exact same position.