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To have a discussion of Obama and religion and NOT get into his communist "Black Liberation Theology" is about as stupid and time wasting as it gets.

You know, ETL, what surprises me re: this thread is what I don't see among FREEPER responses to your posts!

Please allow me to take the time to explain:

Here in these various thread posts, you discuss Obama and...
* Rev. Wright/black liberation theology (post #12)
* Rev. Wright/black liberation theology (post #13)
* Rev. Wright/black liberation theology (post #14)
* United Church of Christ church Obama attended -- and its black liberation theology (post #25)
* Your comment that "Obama is not a Muslim, or a (legit) Christian." (Post #36) -- tho you also pointed out on another thread yesterday re: Obama's early Islamic influence Obama's early Islamic influence [post #7]
* Your response to Lurk's comment "if Obama’s "religious" connections don’t get the same scrutiny, it’s not pertinent." (post #38)
* Rev. Wright/black liberation theology (post #87)
* A generic comment about discussing a GOP candidate's religion (post #88)

Now why do I highlight this? Because REPEATEDLY -- as in THOUSANDS of FREEPER posts -- we "Flying Inmans" have seen something along the following...which I'll categorize into three FREEPER groups:

#1 There's the "laissez-faire" FREEPER approach to Romney's Mormonism: "I don't care about Romney's religion...It doesn't bother me what Romney's religion is...it's his [X, Y, Z] in his track record, etc."

#2 There's also the FREEPER "scolders": "Thou shalt NOT focus on religion. I'm not electing a pastor-in-chief. Stick to politics. Stick to the economy (like poster Night Hides Not says in post #15] Let's keep religion hermetically sealed!"

#3 And then there's those who up the ante and just start accusing as the self-appointed "bigot patrol" -- and they toss out the "b" labels like a good liberal tactic...[Who cares about the content discussion]

IOW...we see from the laissez-faire FREEPERs mentioned above all kinds of caveats and qualifiers; from the scolders plenty of chastisement over our refusal to "properly" "compartmentalize" worldviews; and from the "bigot" accusers all kinds of zealous intensified presentations of the "thou shalt not critique religious expressions" -- all as they critique our religious expressions! [Go figure that self-refutation out!]

My Question to THEM??? Where are these posters either on this thread -- or all of the other dozen or so threads you've dumped this same info within an 8-day span [perhaps more threads going back further???]??? [For those so interested to see all the threads ETL is putting this info out...look below the asterisk line] I'd like to know: Where are they in responding to your posts?

My questions to them -- not to you ETL:

* If Obama's big govt social utopia and social issues and driving-the-economy into the ground is where we need to put the emphasis, why no lectures that YOU, ETL, should stick to non-religious issues re: Obama?
* If we're supposed to compartmentalize all candidates' religion and religious leanings -- including Obama's -- as the compartmentalizers have scolded us over & over & over again, where are they to properly scold you into attempted silence?
* Finally, where's the self-appointed "bigot patrol" when you need them? How many times have they hurled that word at people on these threads...for dare mentioning Romney's other-worldly worldviews! Why haven't they entered this thread to call you a "bigot," ETL? [Not that I think you're one]

You see...what surprises me is the sheer lack of consistency conservatives have on these issues. If these are such key "convictions," they should apply them evenly across the board -- whatever stripe the candidate is...

But they don't...which tells me they are dual-faced...hypocritical.

Also...wonderin' why other posters on this thread -- haven't come under fire yet for bringing up Obama's religious ties...
Like...
...EagleUSA & Irish Eyes tries to link Obama & Islam (posts #3, #79)
...Poster Jersey117 astutely realizing that "That means obama’s “Muslim faith” and his 20 years of black liberation theolgy indoctrination are on the table." (post #47)
...Or Gil4 also mentioning Obama's black liberation theology (post #58)

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So, ETL...in light of the above...[both your series of postings AND my comments about the laissez-faire/scolders/& bigot patrol]...gotta ask you: Exactly how many FREEPERs have called you on the carpet for discussing Obama's past religious ties?

WE as commentators on Mormonism (Flying Inmans) get called on the carpet regularly for discussing a candidate's religion. Surely, you have repeatedly...right? [Or do I hold out too much hope for the non-hypocrisy of hundreds of FREEPERS?]