Posted on 09/19/2010 4:32:39 PM PDT by JoeProBono
President Obama publicly attended church Sunday morning for the first time in nearly six months, and shortly after a major survey showed that only a third of Americans can correctly identify Obama's faith as Christian.
The first family attended the 9 a.m. service at St. John's Church Lafayette Square, an Episcopal congregation about a block from the White House.
The Obamas - the president, first lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha - made the trip on foot.
The family sat a few rows from the altar, among roughly 40 worshippers. Each family member received communion, led by the president.
St. John's rector, the Rev. Luis Leon, preached on the weekly gospel reading, Luke 16:1-13, which ends, "You cannot serve God and wealth," in the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
The visit, Obama's first public trip to church since Easter, comes several weeks after a major survey showed that a substantial and growing number of Americans believe that Obama, a self-described Christian, is Muslim
(Excerpt) Read more at religion.blogs.cnn.com ...
Anything for a vote.
Must be an election in a couple of weeks.
Another “historic” Obama Moment. These are good for the ‘RATS with the elections just around the corner. They sure don’t want to be out there flaunting their votes for ObamaCare.
He went to listen to a Muslim Palestinian, that’s why.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2592161/posts?q=1&%3Bpage=170#170
From the Church Bulletin:
The ForumThe forum resumes September 19 at 10:00 a.m. Speaking on Prospects for the Two- State Solution in the Mideast will be Ziad Asali, M.D., Founder and President, American Task Force on Palestine.
http://www.stj...ohns-dc.org/article.php?id=41
Obama must have been confused by the absence of the traditional God Damning of America.
What did you expect? After all, he is a devout Christian, isn’t he?
Elections are coming up. Bill Clinton was always good at these type of cynical church-going publicity stunts.
I think the only reason Baraq went to Jerry Wright’s Palace of Hate was for networking and street cred. He didn’t GAF about what was preached from the pulpit.
He needed a refill on racism.
To counter poll results that people think he’s a Muslim.
Won’t work. He looks and acts like Malcom X more everyday.
Too rainy for golf today?
Phew!
He did not forget to take his towel off.
He is Cricketstian afteralllll.
What a bad joke!!! Will people actually BUY his fake Christianity??? Yes.....
Gads how much credit for intelligence do they give us?
I'm actually embarrassed for him.
I was thinking the same thing. There are many reasons for small congregations . . . just starting up, rural area with small population, a "mission" church in a new area . . . or they are a dying church that does not teach God's word, and subsequently, don't meet the spiritual needs of the congregation.
Wonder which one this is?
Next week he’ll be back at Our Lady of the Fairways.
When they point to this event, point to Bishop Schori’s statements that deny the divinity of Christ. The Episcopal Church is not a Christian Church, it is a church of the moment, of anti-Christian values. It betrays the very rocks it was built upon.
But I’m sure they have punch and pie.
Sheesh, we have more parishioners in the bathroom at any point than this place's whole congregation.
Wat a hypocrite!!
“When they point to this event, point to Bishop Schori?s statements that deny the divinity of Christ. The Episcopal Church is not a Christian Church, it is a church of the moment, of anti-Christian values. It betrays the very rocks it was built upon”
I wouldn’t stretch my ignorance that far.
Sasha: “America doesnt suck? And who is Jesus? Im confused Daddy. Why are we here?”
Ha ha. Right after Obama Omits ‘Creator’ While Quoting Declaration in a speech the day before.
The slime.
He claims he never hears what is said in church anyway.
OMG!! The BISHOP at that Church DENIES Christ’s DIVINITY??? Then it isn’t even a CHURCH!!!!
Focus group suggestions on how to improve image;
1) Resign
2) Shoot Pelosi and Reid
3) Attend church
Damn, I was really hoping for one of the others.
I told my brother this afternoon that there was breaking news this morning....he said “what, something bad?” I laughed and said “no, zer0 & family attended church”....he laughed his ass off.....
Naw, it was prolly the early service. He didn’t want to be too disruptive, doncha know, so he stayed away from the well attended service with the Praise Band and powerpoint projector beaming the choruses on the wall.
Wait, that’s Fr. Pfleger’s church.
No, Pfleger has the strobe lights. It’s that megachurch in Hammond whose pastor is pastoring Barry via Blackberry that has the praise band and the powerpoints.
At the early service at St. John Episcopal the prolly use the 1928 Prayer Book. Better for the kids, ya know.
Not that church. The Presiding Bishop, as in the head of the Episcopal Church of the United States, made such statements.
I don’t understand. Are you saying it’s ignorant to point to the head of the Episcopal Church and cite her comments that deny Christ’s divinity, and question that His divinity is even important?
The clergy of the Episcopal Church of the USA was well aware of the reason many parishes chose to split. Most congregations were well informed as well. They chose their sides, and some sided with the woman who leads the church and denies Christ’s teachings in favor of being “inclusive.”
That’s what I was thinking. Not much of a collection there. How does this Church stay open?
Man that bias stinks to high heaven. IMO, there's no overt evidence that suggests that 0bama follows any religion.
Go to American Charities for Palestine website and try to locate this Asali dude...just another activist. The dude attended Arafat’s funeral...part of the American delegation.....really?? We had a delegation for that piece of crud...
Guess he’s clinging to his religion
And this Episcopal church served the Lord’s Supper to a Muslim... how nice and tolerant...
Awww...they made the trip on foot. How "pedestrian" of them. How phony photo-op of them.
1) Resign
2) Shoot Pelosi and Reid
3) Attend church
Damn, I was really hoping for one of the others.
ROFL!
The dogs don't like the dog food.
Anything for a vote
even communion
I was Baptist at the time, and had been invited by a friend, who is now an Episcopal priest.
I think San Fran Nan should check into that pronto. I also wonder if they covered any crosses, etc. like they did at Georgetown. You know he needs to be the center of all the attention and not the Lord.
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