Posted on 06/24/2007 2:48:29 PM PDT by Baladas
HARTFORD, Conn. -- They came to hear a prophet. Some believe they did. Others heard just another politician.
More than 10,000 members of the United Church of Christ rose to their feet in a hockey arena here on Saturday to applaud one of their own who happens to be a Democratic presidential candidate--Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
Weaving biblical imagery with political promises, Obama, a member of Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago's South Side, encouraged those in the audience to follow their consciences and fight for a better America.
"Doing the Lord's work is a thread that's run through our politics since the very beginning," Obama told church members. "And it puts the lie to the notion that the separation of church and state in America--a principle we all must uphold and that I have embraced as a constitutional lawyer and most importantly as a Christian--means faith should have no role in public life."
He also accused the Christian Right of "hijacking" Jesus to polarize the public.
"Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together. Faith started being used to drive us apart," he said. "Faith got hijacked partly because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who've been all too eager to exploit what divides us.
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Separation of church and state.
Remember when billyblythe went to all of those southern churches to campaign?
Yeah, where’s the ACLU and Barry Lynn when the ‘Rats go to church?
“Faith” has been mocked, co-opted and hijacked by the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jacksoff.
Great.
I NUT JOBS screaming “Seperation of Church and State. “ I guess it means different things for “THEM” than it does for “US”.
Meadow Muffin
Gee, maybe he should just declare himself to be a minister like Al Sharpieton (or is that Al Sharpie-half-a-ton?) and get into the racebaiting scam.
Soudns more like the MSM is making Obama more than he is. Calling him a prophet? More like the anti-Christ in the most liberal failing denomination.
This fraud was the only one to vote for partial birth abortion!!! Even NARAL thought that was too extreme an vote.
It’s only against the law for Republican candidates to speak in churches.
Was it a bused-in rent-a-mob?
And is your support for same-sex marriage doing the Lord's work ay Rev. O?
I want to know why a Dummie candidate for POTUS can ***campaign*** at church, while pastors/preachers/priests who merely ***mention*** any moral issue that touches simultaneously on political issues are being threatened with removal of tax exempt status of their church (provided, of course, that the church in question is one whose parishioners are of a conservative bent)???? IIRC, there was a thread a week or two back about such a church in Kansas (anyone with a better memory than mine?).
Hypocrites.
United Church of Christ (UCC) Reverses anti-Israel resolution
(.....from Hillary, that is?)
Leni
That's hilarious coming from a guy who
It's really gonna be fun if the Dims nominate this bozo. He'll spend every minute of every day backpedaling and apologizing for his BS.
Once again, a black politician is allowed to campaign in a church. Where is the outcry? Huh?
Hillary’s left overs in the IRS should stop by but......
“Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.”
Luke 12:51
It stretches into other areas as well. They always insist on maintain their double standard while trying to take away the rights of others.
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