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Pastor's quote on Obama

just-want-peace

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Those are the people I've met plenty of and plenty of them go to First Baptist Church of Jacksonville.
Hard to believe this mentality stays at Mac's church! Maybe they are the bulk of the "non-attending" members; or in the "non-resident" category!:confused:

Then again, maybe they just doodle or read comics during his sermons!:thumbs:
 

Timsings

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. . .It would be interesting to see how often other presidents went to church. I remember Harry Truman was quite a regular attendee at a Baptist church in D.C.

Of course, now if a president goes to church all kinds of hoops have to be jumped through for security reasons. If I were president I would have worship services either in the White House or at Camp David. How about you?

I don't think anyone has mentioned President Carter who used to teach SS about once a month while he was president. I knew the regular teacher for the class. He and his family were members of our church in Nashville when I was growing up. His son and I played football together in HS.

Another reason that the Obamas, or any president for that matter, might avoid attending church is the distraction it causes for other church members that could be detrimental to their worship. In any case, the preacher here went overboard in his comments. Mentioning the president and his family being there is one thing, but it would be mentioning the obvious.

I think that one part of this is that the parents are trying to keep things as normal as they can for their young children. I can't imagine how difficult this must be in their situation. I have to wonder whether things would be better if they went more often. It might seem more normal for the church members if they had to deal with the "hoopla" more often. And the presence of the president would seem to "require" comments from the pulpit.

Tim Reynolds
 
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