Obama resigns from church

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1. i didn't know you could resign from a church, unless you worked in it. I've heard of changing your membership.

2. i think he's doing it to save face. it took him a long time to even come out against wright.
 
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now if he could just renounce Karl Marx, he might have the makings of a decent president.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
1. i didn't know you could resign from a church, unless you worked in it. I've heard of changing your membership.
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I think it's always good policy to resign from a church once you realize that it has effectively become a freak show.
 
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He should have seen this coming a year ago and gotten far away from that church. He has put himself in a no win situation. Now he's going to catch heat for 1) The timing of when he resigned; 2) Not resigning sooner; 3) Not being affiliated with a church.
 
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It might also backfire in that he can be viewed as turning his back on Black Liberation Theology.
 
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GAVol said:
I think it's always good policy to resign from a church once you realize that it has effectively become a freak show.
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The whole point for some is that he should have recognized this years ago.

To do so now smacks of political expediency.

So much for the "new" politics.

As stated earlier - he should have seen this coming and done this prior to his presidential run.
 
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If churches are going to be involved in politics, they should pay taxes.
 
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I agree in principle . . . but it would be almost impossible to enforce without being arbitrary.
 
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In the same manner that Bush bashing is getting old, Obama bashing is getting old too.

At least let the man secure the nomination before the next round of ripping into him.
 
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TennNC said:
In the same manner that Bush bashing is getting old, Obama bashing is getting old too.

At least let the man secure the nomination before the next round of ripping into him.
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I was thinking about this over the weekend. Here is my take from a republican point of view, after all the controversy from the Bush presidency (either real or perceived), it is disturbing that the front runner for the dems and quite possibly the next POTUS is controversial and polarizing. We really need a candidate who will bring our country together, more of a centrist. Neither the dems or the repubs offer the ideal candidate IMO but I would say McCain is the better option for those of us who want that unifying candidate.
 
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Wonder how he reconciles this with his children. He did not denounce TUCoC as doing anything that was wrong just wasn't helpful for him to remain a member there in terms of his political career.
 
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KB5252 said:
I was thinking about this over the weekend. Here is my take from a republican point of view, after all the controversy from the Bush presidency (either real or perceived), it is disturbing that the front runner for the dems and quite possibly the next POTUS is controversial and polarizing. We really need a candidate who will bring our country together, more of a centrist. Neither the dems or the repubs offer the ideal candidate IMO but I would say McCain is the better option for those of us who want that unifying candidate.
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If he makes it to your neck of the woods, I recommend going to hear him speak in person. IMO most of what's said about him is what's said about people around him, not him per se. And 99% of his speeches are about policy and vision, not politics. It's a pretty cool experience.

He started out precisely as a bridge candidate. He's been knocked from the clouds a bit by his pastors, and I also wonder what impact Hillary's candidacy is having on people's perceptions of him. I will be interested to see what type of candidate he becomes when he's the official nominee.

A lot can happen between now and November.
 
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TennNC said:
If he makes it to your neck of the woods, I recommend going to hear him speak in person. IMO most of what's said about him is what's said about people around him, not him per se. And 99% of his speeches are about policy and vision, not politics. It's a pretty cool experience.

He started out precisely as a bridge candidate. He's been knocked from the clouds a bit by his pastors, and I also wonder what impact Hillary's candidacy is having on people's perceptions of him. I will be interested to see what type of candidate he becomes when he's the official nominee.

A lot can happen between now and November.
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The only reason I find his controversies important is because of his judgment in his past ties. Bush did a terrible job in his cabinet appointments etc with a few exceptions. I just fear with Obama's past choices he could ultimately make bad choices in his appointments as well.
 
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