Posted on 12/07/2007 9:13:58 AM PST by Fred
Friday, December 07, 2007
FRED THOMPSON
More God Talk: Thompson Doesn't Attend Church Regularly
Jonah's sick of the word Mormon. Well, more faith talk to come:
Asked about his religious beliefs during an appearance before about 500 Republicans in South Carolina yesterday, Fred Thompson said he attends church when he visits his mother in Tennessee but does not belong to a church or attend regularly at his home in McLean, Va., just outside Washington. The actor and former senator, who was baptized in the Church of Christ, said he gained his values from "sitting around the kitchen table" and said he did not plan to speak about his religious beliefs on the stump. "I know that I'm right with God and the people I love," he said, according to Bloomberg News Service. It's "just the way I am not to talk about some of these things."
Here we go. "How will the non-churchgoer factor play in Thompson's chances? Does he need to explain whether her fits the definition of Christian? Does it affect his apparell choices? Does he have to give the irregular churchgoer's version of The Speech?"
Arrrgh.
He is flaming out hard.
Who cares?
I don’t attend church for the simple reason I lost all faith in the institutions Man has raised up in worship of God.
Doesn’t mean I lack faith in God. Doens’t make me a bad person.
Oh my ! Alert the citizenry !
I'm not sure I know what this means, but Fred's all right in my book.
The problem is that in NJ God isn’t popular even with clergy!
So I suppose that when Hillary attends - homo and abortion, and constantly lying makes HER a real “Christian”? LOL!!!!
Yep, honesty is the kiss of death for a politician.
steel_resolve wrote: “He is flaming out hard.”
Perhaps, and what a sad commentary on the US that is. The rush to Huckabee is most disappointing.
Another reason I love Fred!
Neither do I. In fact, aside from weddings, funerals, baptisms, and one Christmas Eve, I haven't been to church in about 20 years. Nevertheless, God is the Guiding Force in my life and the only Truth that there is. I am His entirely.
I think it stays an issue only because the pundits keep talking about it. Voters aren’t stupid. They know they are voting for President, not Pastor.
Hebrews 10:19-24
This is the reason Dobson said he would not jump onboard Fred’s bus. But let’s face it, it’s a bad idea to base your voting decision on the candidate’s religion. Just because a candidate is a Christian does not mean that they’d be a good President.
In fact it’s difficult to tell whether a candidate really is a Christian these days, particularly on the GOP side. They all claim to be.
It’s an oblique reference to Mormon underwear.
through 25 actually.
But Clinton did.
“Wherever two people meet in my name, there I will be”.
Jesus Christ
LLS
Concerning Weddings and Funerals.......I view them as about the same. Fred may be being too honest. Kind of refreshing in a politician but I don’t think he has a chance of becoming President.
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