rssLord of the New Church
Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10:57 am
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Apropos of last week’s story on how conservative Catholic groups were trying to stoke a divide between the president and people of that faith, a new Gallup Poll:
Before the election, just 41 percent of weekly church attendees backed Obama, compared with 61 percent of infrequent attendees. Now, 57 percent of weekly churchgoers say they approve of Obama’s job performance, compared with 69 percent of infrequent churchgoers.
This really undercuts the argument that President Obama has been alienating religious voters with his pro-choice decisions. One reason why he might be getting away with this is that the campaign being run against him by pro-life groups branded him as much, much more extreme than just some guy who wanted to overturn the Mexico City policy. He had refused to support a “born alive” bill — he supported infanticide! So it’s really hard for him to live up to that image.
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Comment posted April 30, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Doesn't it seem strange that the religious groups want to have a voice in politics and political processes, and the government doesn't want to do the same to religion?
Yet people always proclaim the need for separation between church and state.
Comment posted May 1, 2009 @ 11:49 am
The government does voice itself into religion by taxation laws, creating laws restricting morality based opinions against “special classes” of people, enhancing criminal penalties for so-called “hate speech” versus enforcing existing laws for the substantive crime, promoting ..not merely funding or allowing, abortion ..same sex marriage versus civil unions, blocking freedom of speech from the pulpit, attempting to force “equal time” requirements on radio/TV punditry thus diluting position advocacy, ignoring Islamic fundamentalism and violence against Jews, Christians and “The Great Satan” from being spewed forth in mosques, restricting Church bells under noice abatement while allowing 5 times-a-day “calls to prayer” from loudspeakers in some cities, by forcing religious symbols to be removed from American public forums and buildings, preventing prayer at public gatherings,.. Just as Pontius Pilot was ..your statement posed as a question is simply another “head in the sand” whimsey.
Comment posted January 28, 2010 @ 9:48 am
People forget Obama must be compromising and very careful with all decisions, there will always be minority groups that take offense and dislike his actions but it’s a sacrifice he must make. He has never done anything to directly attack the christian church, he is loving follower of god.
Comment posted January 28, 2010 @ 2:48 pm
People forget Obama must be compromising and very careful with all decisions, there will always be minority groups that take offense and dislike his actions but it’s a sacrifice he must make. He has never done anything to directly attack the christian church, he is loving follower of god.
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