ridamdiculous

I just finished reading some blurbs on a political site. The most recent topic was concerning Obama and his family withdrawing their membership from Trinity church. Clearly, Obama had no choice but to do this. His hands have been tied by every little dig that Hilary or McCain have sent his way. Because he is a black man (well, half black half white- but who's counting?), he has had to fight an uphill battle. Okay- so, let him fight...he's done a damn good job. But back to the subject at hand...

Since when has any one ever given credence to what a church leader says from the pulpit? Out of the thousands of sermons that this man has preached, and dozens of others, the “venom” that he spat is the only thing noted. I am sure that he did not spend Sunday after Sunday encouraging families to stay together and exhorting this body to feed the poor. I am sure, like Jerry Falwell and Rod Parsley (who McCain was forced to denounce), he did not spend years of his life “fighting evil” and working for good. And why, again, does anyone care now? I thought this country worked hard to keep the church and the state as separates.
If we do, suddenly, care so much as to what a preacher says…perhaps we should inspect the gatherings of Mitt Romney’s circle of believers and the dozens of churches that other politicians sit in. What about Huckabee and his years of speaking from the pulpit? Is it a necessity now, for the majority to be of like-minded religious beliefs? Really? If you’ve ever been to church- you know that you will never agree with everything that is spoken. On any given Sunday, you will hear a bit of something that just may not sit right. Give me a break. Anyone who forces politicians to denounce or withdraw membership from a church- has never been to one. This is ridiculous.