Thank God something this wasn't Bush, it's always so much more palatable being preached at from the Left, somehow. Maybe the Big O and Pelosi are thinking about starting a choir? Who else could they be preaching to, I wonder? Certainly not the Democrat base.
In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Obama was asked about walking the line where politics and the pulpit meet.
"There are no set guidelines or play book."
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - White House hopeful Barack Obama stood in front of a pulpit Sunday and told worshippers that his faith "plays every role" in his life.
"It's what keeps me grounded. It's what keeps my eyes set on the greatest of heights," Obama told members of the Redemption World Outreach Center, whose 4,200-seat sanctuary was mostly full.
Faith, he said, is "what propels me to do what I do and when I am down it's what lifts me up." The Democratic presidential candidate said God "is with us and he wants us to do the right thing," including breaking down the divisions between Democrats and Republicans and among religions.
When people work together, he said, there is "nothing that can stop us because that's God's intention."
...there is "nothing that can stop us because that's God's intention."
Isn't that what the terrorists say too?
Posted by: Cromert | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 03:49 PM
If a rep candidate did that the church would look like an ant hill of IRS agents
Posted by: Wahoo Willie Sez | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 04:04 PM
Wahoo Willie, it's okay when dems do it because everyone knows they don't mean it.
Posted by: JorgXMcKie | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 05:12 PM
The only religion that B. Hussein Obama will preach until the primary will be that of the ecumenist "one church fits all" type of liberal "christianity". Ya know, stuff that the U.U.'s are always on about.
I reckon he has his buddies amongst the Islamists, should he ever actually win the POTUS election.
Posted by: seekeronos | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 06:07 PM
Who knew Obama was a theocrat fundie?
LOL.
Hypocrisy on the Left knows no bounds!
Posted by: Beth | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 06:40 PM
Obama is an Islamist. The product of an Indonesian madrassa.
Posted by: Ennis | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 06:47 PM
"Obama is an Islamist."
Being born in a garage does not make one a car.
Posted by: Wahoo Willie Sez | Sunday, October 07, 2007 at 06:49 PM
"--- Being born in a garage does not make one a car. ---"
I'll give you that... but someone born in and raised in (the formative years of his life) in a garage will likely develop an affinity for things automotive.
Of course, if he is at least half of a good politician, he is already well on the road (no pun intended) to being a professional talker out of both sides of his mouth.
Especially on the matter of his chosen "faith".
Posted by: seekeronos | Monday, October 08, 2007 at 01:02 AM
Where are our liberal church vs. state commenters? Are they going to sit this one out, and appear to be hypocrites, or will they step up and condemn this man for trying to mix church and state? The drama builds.....
Posted by: jj | Monday, October 08, 2007 at 09:25 AM
Hmm...I bet our liberal commenters are all celebrating the birthday of Columbus, that DWM who brought all the misery to No. and So. America. More drama.
Posted by: jj | Monday, October 08, 2007 at 11:03 AM
i dont see where he wants to force school prayer or give government money to faith-based charities. Ah, another case of Riehl wingnuts just reading the headline and nothing else
Posted by: LOL | Monday, October 08, 2007 at 11:04 AM
Now wait a minute. He's campaigning in a church. I wonder if he got any money, or if any of those religious nuts are pushing his campaign agenda. This all sounds very fishy to me. I call for an investigation.
Posted by: jj | Monday, October 08, 2007 at 12:06 PM