Who gives a shit what religion the President is?

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I'm still not a Brazilian.

OK, fine.

So how many are you?

A Cajillion

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We do know he has either lied about his faith or is radical about his faith and that is disturbing to me

How do you know that?

Wendy P.

well he said he is a christian and did belong to a church that had rev wright - that would be radical. I heard 5 different sound bites this morning of Obama talking about his muslim religion and how he was raised in the muslim faith - that would be the lie. one is true and it doesn't really make a difference.

Sound bites, as in statements taken out of context and aired on RW radio, Limbaugh, etc? Yea, share those with us.

It might even be that fake youtube video where someone spliced together a bunch of speeches to make it sound like he was saying he was a muslim.

Didn't even lip synch but it fooled one of our resident Obama conspiracy theorists into posting it here a few weeks ago

Yea, I saw that one and they would show him talking, then splice in another vid as you couldn't see him speak but hear him with the spliced in BS. Some people are sooooo gullable.

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But I'm still not a Brazilian.
Wendy P.

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>Who gives a shit what religion the President is?

Answer from this thread - a lot of conservatives, apparently.

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>Who gives a shit what religion the President is?
Answer from this thread - a lot of conservatives, apparently.

Wait. You mean the same people that go on and on about how important it is to preserve the Constitution, except when it goes against their wishes?

Like in this case, where the religion of the US President isn't actually part of the Constitution at all?

And of course, the 14th Amendment.

How fucked up is that?

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Religion is based upon the idea of "faith".
You don't see or actually communicate with invisible people.

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(1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof

If someone supports a concept and there is no logical support
for their decisions, it does call their decision-making process
into question.

That said, many politicians claim a religious allegiance
for the purely political motive of support from a large group. Handily, the group does not rely on reason to
arrive at decisions.

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The topic was brought up to distract the people from the failing economy.

You must be referring to the most severe recession in 80 years, the one that started in Nov 2007, during the Bush administration, and required huge bailouts of capitalist corporations by Bush.

The one that started after a DEM congress was seated?

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
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>Who gives a shit what religion the President is?

Answer from this thread - a lot of conservatives, apparently.

As opposed to all the liberals who spent 8 years screaming about theocracies?

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
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>Who gives a shit what religion the President is?

Answer from this thread - a lot of conservatives, apparently.

As opposed to all the liberals who spent 8 years screaming about theocracies?

Well yea, that's the point here; we don't care what religion a pres is or is not, jusy don't make decisions from the pulpit, rug or whatever fantasy you choose to believe in.

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Cast your free and impartial ballot.

Time to stir a new pot.

I have to have some sense of understanding of the core beliefs of my President. If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior. Bottom line, we are talking about U.S. politics and it don't mean squat.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior.

Oh, I see, he/she must be full of retribution, antimiscegenation, heirarcy, etc? Yea, that bible is a real gem alright.

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If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior.

Oh, I see, he/she must be full of retribution, antimiscegenation, heirarcy, etc? Yea, that bible is a real gem alright.

You don't seem to have a problem with it when it comes to charity.

More situational ethics from the Luckmeister...who would've guessed that?

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

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Is POWER a religion?

Hmm, Good question


Religions have been used to gain power.

Gotta ponder this one a while

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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I don't care what his religious views are unless they involve harming others or some such.

I DO care if he misleads people about things. That includes his religious preference. In that case, it is not about his religion, but his integrity.

What has he misled us about?

The HC bill for one

They had to lie to say it would reduce the deficit so as to make this crap bill without a sun set. They started saying this week it will not reduce spending OR keep costs down. Now the talking point is it will make HC better. They flat fucking lied here

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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I reckon that Religion is ALL about power, power & control [full stop]

So, there's almost no differentiate between it and Politics.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

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I don't care what religion the president is, as long as he uses information and logic in his decision-making, and not his religion.

I now present the Hitler card.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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Sound bites, as in statements taken out of context and aired on RW radio....

Why isn't there a LW radio? Oh yeah, it's because not enough people care enough to support it.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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... you can just piece them together and the lemmings will believe.

It's like telling them they will have free healthcare.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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I'd rather my leaders didn't believe in mythical beings at all.. How can you trust folks that have their head in the clouds?

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

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If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior.

Oh, I see, he/she must be full of retribution, antimiscegenation, heirarcy, etc? Yea, that bible is a real gem alright.

If you read it and understood it you would know that your above statement makes you look foolish.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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I reckon that Religion is ALL about power, power & control [full stop]

So, there's almost no differentiate between it and Politics.

On target. It is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior that counts, not religion.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior.

Oh, I see, he/she must be full of retribution, antimiscegenation, heirarcy, etc? Yea, that bible is a real gem alright.

If you read it and understood it you would know that your above statement makes you look foolish.

Irony score 10/10

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Many people are so insecure with their own religion that they are uncomfortable when others are not the same. There is fear, hate and conversion that comes to mind.

It's all a fantasy and a lot of wasted energy about something that strictly relies on faith and has NO LOGIC associated with it.

Dano

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I have to have some sense of understanding of the core beliefs of my President. If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior.

Bottom line, we are talking about U.S. politics and it don't mean squat.

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I have to have some sense of understanding of the core beliefs of my President. If he is not a Christian I am not comfortable with his values clarification applied to his cognitive behavior.

Bottom line, we are talking about U.S. politics and it don't mean squat.

How do you respond to the fact that about 8% of the US population identifies themself as Athiest, yet less than 1% of the prison population is comprised of people who identified themselves as Athiest at the beginning of thier prison term. Bottom line line is that Athiest are far less likely to committ a crime than thier Crhistian counterparts.