Posted on 09/19/2010 12:01:53 PM PDT by traumer
President Barack Obama, who invoked his own Christian faith recently in seeking to quell anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States, attended church in Washington on Sunday for the first time in about five months.
Obama and his family strolled a block from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church, a place of worship for many of his predecessors, for an hour-long service.
It was one of just a handful of times Obama has gone to church in Washington since taking office in January 2009, and follows opinion polls showing that as many as one in five Americans falsely believe he is Muslim.
Obama's visit came after he appealed for religious tolerance after a Florida pastor's threat to burn copies of the Koran sparked an outcry in the Muslim world and controversy swirled around plans to build a Muslim cultural center and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks in New York.
"As someone who relies heavily on my Christian faith in my job, I understand the passions that religious faith can make," Obama told a September 10 news conference.
The Obama family never joined a church in Washington. Obama has said it would be too disruptive to the congregation. The White House says he regularly attends services at a chapel at Camp David when spends weekends at the presidential retreat in Maryland.
Obama was a longtime member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago before quitting in 2008 during the presidential campaign amid controversy over provocative sermons by its former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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I agree.
Who cares whether he attends church or not.
President Reagan never attended church.
Ronald Reagan grew up in the church. He learned public speaking in church. Who told you he never went to church?
Obama makes rare church appearance in Washington — cynics point out that it’s election time — Obama had to go to church — he’s trolling for votes.
He didn’t attend chuch while president becaue he would have been a distraction.
Period.
If you are not up on this, your problem concerning lack of information.
And no, I cannot give you a website because it was years ago when I read this.
chuch = church
You said he never went to church, and you compared that to Obama, as though there was some similarity. There isn’t.
Sorry, but a real Christian wouldn’t order (or even allow) crosses to be covered up in a church where he was speaking.
BINGO!!!
couldn’t get tee times today?
“Obama has said it would be too disruptive to the congregation”
But he doesn’t worry about disrupting anyone else when he wants a burger, ice cream, to play golf, go shopping, play basketball, campaigning, lecturing us, vacationing, date night, etc
No. I thought you were intelligent enough to know the difference and why.
My mistake.
It still stands Reagan never attended church which I don’t care one way or the other.
Ronald Reagan embraced the Gospel, continually expounded Biblical principles just as our founders did.
Obama has proven to be an enemy of Christianity. Has shown favor to Islam, the New Black Panthers, terrorists and illegal aliens and has slapped down Christians, ordering the burning of thousands of Bibles in Arabic, ignoring the National Day of Prayer. He is a reprobate.
how often does Hillary attend a church?
All those knees look hideous. Especially Mrs. 0thugga. Women her age especially First Ladies should dress more age appropriately.
This is why he’s going to church:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2592161/posts?q=1&;page=176#176
I can’t copy the graphic.
He’s going to hear a Muslim Palestinian speaker.
0bama attends Church today, to hear a special speaker.
From the Church Bulletin:
The Forum
The forum resumes September 19 at 10:00 a.m. Speaking on Prospects for the Two- State Solution in the Mideast will be Ziad Asali, M.D., Founder and President, American Task Force on Palestine.
http://www.stjohns-dc.org/article.php?id=41
This should go viral.
Where do you get your info? He attended the National Presbyterian Church near American University in Washington, DC, not every Sunday, but whenever he did traffic was totally disrupted from the White House to Upper Northwest DC.
Check my comment above.
He went to church to hear a Muslim Palesitinian.
“Michelle has got to be the worst dressed wife of a president ever. Hideous. And since when are the Episcopalians?”
I was thinking the same thing! Great fall clothing for church! LOL!!!
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