Obama Resigns From Trinity Church
From CBS News’ Dean Reynolds:
CHICAGO -- Barack Obama has formally resigned from his church, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
It had to have been a painful decision, as Obama just cut the line to his religious anchor, but the church had become a weapon for his political enemies. The Trinity Church was the place Obama called his religious home. A place where he was married. Where his children were baptized. Where he was friends with the congregation and its minister, Jeremiah Wright.
When Obama came to Chicago his religious devotion was spotty. His family was not devout. His father, who left the family when Obama was two, was a non-practicing Muslim. So as Obama began his work as a community organizer on the city's South Side he became acquainted with the leaders of neighborhoods. And they were often preachers. Indeed, Obama tells a story of how he was admonished once that if he wanted to be effective with churchgoers in his adopted city, he might do well to join one of those churches.
And so he joined Trinity United.
By all accounts, he was not religious about attending. He says he never heard the incendiary remarks that Wright made infamous, with help from YouTube. Obama was not present when Rev. Michael Pfleger, the pastor of St. Sabina's Catholic Church, offered up his inflammatory comments last Sunday at the same pulpit from which Wright – now retired – once spoke.
Campaign spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, confirmed to the traveling press this evening that Michelle and Barack Obama have “left the church.”
CHICAGO -- Barack Obama has formally resigned from his church, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
It had to have been a painful decision, as Obama just cut the line to his religious anchor, but the church had become a weapon for his political enemies. The Trinity Church was the place Obama called his religious home. A place where he was married. Where his children were baptized. Where he was friends with the congregation and its minister, Jeremiah Wright.
When Obama came to Chicago his religious devotion was spotty. His family was not devout. His father, who left the family when Obama was two, was a non-practicing Muslim. So as Obama began his work as a community organizer on the city's South Side he became acquainted with the leaders of neighborhoods. And they were often preachers. Indeed, Obama tells a story of how he was admonished once that if he wanted to be effective with churchgoers in his adopted city, he might do well to join one of those churches.
And so he joined Trinity United.
By all accounts, he was not religious about attending. He says he never heard the incendiary remarks that Wright made infamous, with help from YouTube. Obama was not present when Rev. Michael Pfleger, the pastor of St. Sabina's Catholic Church, offered up his inflammatory comments last Sunday at the same pulpit from which Wright – now retired – once spoke.
Campaign spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, confirmed to the traveling press this evening that Michelle and Barack Obama have “left the church.”
Being a member then helped him (stay) being a member now hurts him (leave). Simple stuff beneath the fancy rhetoric. Not a new breed of politician, just ANOTHER politician.
The Pubs will trumpet this relentlessly in attack ads in the fall.
I''ll admit I''m gonna miss all the beauts they were preparing for Hildebeast instead. Ah, whaddayagonnado?
Trinity''s congrgation has done lot of good work in the community. To encourage this sort of political rhetoric from the pulpit can put all of this hard work, the good work of the parish at risk - both in the public''s mind and with regard to even the tax exempt status of the congregation.
Mr. Obama is correct in resigning from this congregation and Trinity should elect a Board that is more conscientious in preserving its good name, good spiritual assets, and goodwill.
I`ll be Glad when All Candidates say, in Debates `I`m Implementing the Seperation of Church & State Rule` ...
My Religion is the Constitution.
My Religion, is to the (Republic) For which It Stands.
My Religions are the Senate, Congress, The State, This Nation and Its People.
You Hypocrites can Have Your Religion, I have Enough on My Plate, as You can See.
John McCain has Hagee & Parsley to Denounce, and You give McCain the Pass & Accept Every Excuse, but when its Obama...You all just Pile On.
Seperation of Chuch & State...For ALL Candidates.
They should not Attend Church...Anywhere.
Because the Pastor-Preacher can say Anything Controversial, at Any Time and this can Only Hurt the Politician, who may or may not have been in the Church, when the Pastor- Preacher says what he says.
All Politicians should use this Election as a sign...Seperate, Church & State...Permamently.
PS: Politicians don`t Attend Church Religously or Devoutly..Anyway
Just Like YOU...HYPOCRITES.
I`d Love to See Your Church and its Members.