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cali

(114,904 posts)
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 10:25 AM Jan 2016

This is why Bill and Hillary are stressing how deeply religious Hillary is

Pew poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton seen as least religious candidates
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/politics/donald-trump-pew-religion-poll-atheists/index.html?eref=rss_latest


Bill Clinton: To understand Hillary, look to her faith


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Bill Clinton: To understand Hillary, look to her faith
By Dan Merica, CNN
Updated 8:19 AM ET, Thu January 28, 2016
Ignoring Trump, Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary

Ignoring Trump, Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary 02:25
Mason City, Iowa (CNN)Bill Clinton told an audience in Mason City on Wednesday night that if you really want to understand Hillary Clinton, his wife and Democratic presidential candidate, then you should look first at her Methodist faith.

The comment comes as Clinton has started to talk about her faith more openly on the campaign trail, something she does not do much of.

"In the Methodist church, the founder John Wesley, said we live under a simple obligation to do all the good we can, in whatever ways we can, to all the people we can, for as long as we can," said the former president while stumping for his wife. "She lived by that."

Bill Clinton went on to describe how faith shaped Hillary Clinton's life, especially the experiences facilitated by Done Jones, her young minister in Park Ridge, Illinois. Jones took Clinton to meet Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1962, something Bill Clinton called a "seminal" moment in his wife's life.

King's "favorite hymn was a classic old spiritual called 'If I Can Help Somebody' and I won't bore you will all the voices but the last line is If I can help someone as I travel on, then my living would not be in vain," Bill Clinton said. "That is what she has lived by."

He added, "It took my breath away when I realized 45 years ago that is really what motivates her."

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"It is very important to me. I am a person of faith. I am Christian. I am a Methodist," Clinton said, adding later that she believes "there are many different ways of exercising your faith, but I do believe that in many areas judgment should be left to God."

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/politics/bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-faith/index.html

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This is why Bill and Hillary are stressing how deeply religious Hillary is (Original Post) cali Jan 2016 OP
gag CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #1
"judgement should be left to god" lsewpershad Jan 2016 #33
I'd much rather have a president that isn't religious over one that wears it falsely. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #2
+1. I believed Jimmy Carter when he spoke about his faith. Others, not so much. winter is coming Jan 2016 #22
There is nothing they won't exploit. Punkingal Jan 2016 #3
Let's see - money greed, lying 840high Jan 2016 #43
Did she forget the parts of the Bible that discuss daybranch Jan 2016 #4
Hillary's Panderligious? cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #5
... winter is coming Jan 2016 #23
That's funny, but what is scary is that she might be a fundie. nt artislife Jan 2016 #35
For all that talk of doing good and letting God be the judge she still managed to use her faith as a Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #6
Hearing about her alleged faith only reminds me of her "sacred bond between man and woman" bull shit Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2016 #8
same for me. nt m-lekktor Jan 2016 #18
yep frylock Jan 2016 #20
She rarely, if ever, mentioned her faith CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #31
I think she goes to church on Wall St. CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #7
Her faith is The Fellowship/The Family. They who worship power & think Hitler was a great leader peacebird Jan 2016 #9
The intent here might also be to indirectly call attention to Broward Jan 2016 #10
You got to it before I did. First think I thought about. Religiopandering. libdem4life Jan 2016 #25
Wait! Bernie's J-E-W-I-S-H? TheBlackAdder Jan 2016 #26
Yes, that's what Bill is doing. thereismore Jan 2016 #34
I sure hope not. That would be pretty low... CTyankee Jan 2016 #44
Bill Clinton gyroscope Jan 2016 #11
Yes, she's deeply religious. malthaussen Jan 2016 #12
Money for the Daily Double, Alec. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #21
This probably has nothing to do with the recent #sandersisanatheist Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #13
Hilariously transparent. floriduck Jan 2016 #14
LOL gyroscope Jan 2016 #15
Hillary and religion? farleftlib Jan 2016 #16
He also said to go into a closet and pray...not bray it out to the world. libdem4life Jan 2016 #28
Hillary has always been a person of great faith. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #17
Faith in God or Mammon? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #27
Her faith that led her to think you and I weren't humans worthy of dignity. DemocraticWing Jan 2016 #40
Oh please! hrmjustin Jan 2016 #42
Brace yourself for more jeebus quotes. frylock Jan 2016 #19
#lloydblankfeinsabuela is doing God's work Fumesucker Jan 2016 #24
weren't they yellng about how that dastard Sanders had gone to *Liberty University*? MisterP Jan 2016 #29
There was a huge part of the Bible explaining how we're supposed Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #30
Bubba is that you? thereismore Jan 2016 #32
Wait. I thought she was a realist? bunnies Jan 2016 #36
i was reading the other thread elana i am Jan 2016 #37
From what I understand Mike__M Jan 2016 #38
You're off script Buzz cook Jan 2016 #39
She'll be speaking in toungues by West Virginia DemocraticWing Jan 2016 #41
haha - she just might. 840high Jan 2016 #45

lsewpershad

(2,620 posts)
33. "judgement should be left to god"
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:03 PM
Jan 2016

is this because her judgement is being questioned? Did she wait on god to decide to support invading Iraq? may god told her that was the right "judgement" [decision].

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
22. +1. I believed Jimmy Carter when he spoke about his faith. Others, not so much.
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 03:50 PM
Jan 2016

And I really don't care what religious beliefs a candidate has, as long as they're clear on the church/state dividing line.

daybranch

(1,309 posts)
4. Did she forget the parts of the Bible that discuss
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 10:38 AM
Jan 2016

throwing the money changers out of the temple and that you can only work for one master. We know she works for the money changers.
As a Christian, I think the biggest problem with Christians is not being Christian. Go Bernie!

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
6. For all that talk of doing good and letting God be the judge she still managed to use her faith as a
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 10:50 AM
Jan 2016

weapon against the civil rights of LGBT people for years and years and years. Plenty of harm done by the judging they did not leave to God. Plenty.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
31. She rarely, if ever, mentioned her faith
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:01 PM
Jan 2016

Now that "faith" has been poll tested, the Clintons are out with their religion on their sleeve.

This looks disingenuous.

 

gyroscope

(1,443 posts)
11. Bill Clinton
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 11:07 AM
Jan 2016

the quintessential used car salesman.

Hard to imagine this guy could actually be back in the White House. Dear god.



 

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)
13. This probably has nothing to do with the recent #sandersisanatheist
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 11:22 AM
Jan 2016

Right? Right? They wouldn't do that would they?

 

floriduck

(2,262 posts)
14. Hilariously transparent.
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 11:30 AM
Jan 2016

I can't believe people are so gullible to believe there is any sincerity to Billy boy having his breath taken away by anything not in a blue dress.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
28. He also said to go into a closet and pray...not bray it out to the world.
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 03:56 PM
Jan 2016

The the rich man not making it through the Eye of the Needle...He wasn't enthralled by wealth and power. The original Hippie!!

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)
40. Her faith that led her to think you and I weren't humans worthy of dignity.
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:16 PM
Jan 2016

Is this really what you guys want her to run on?

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
24. #lloydblankfeinsabuela is doing God's work
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 03:54 PM
Jan 2016
http://www.businessinsider.com/lloyd-blankfein-says-he-is-doing-gods-work-2009-11

Is Lloyd Blankfein trying to provoke the enemies of Goldman Sachs?

That was the first question that sprung to mind when we found the chief executive of Goldman smiling at us from the top of a very long profile of the firm that begins with the headline "I'm doing 'God's Work.' Meet Mr. Goldman Sachs.

“We’re very important,” Blankfein is quoted as saying in The Times of London. “We help companies to grow by helping them to raise capital. Companies that grow create wealth. This, in turn, allows people to have jobs that create more growth and more wealth. It’s a virtuous cycle.”

He goes on to admit to being the focus of public outrage--"I know I could slit my wrists and people would cheer"--but then blows the attempt to reconciliation by saying he is "doing God's work."


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MisterP

(23,730 posts)
29. weren't they yellng about how that dastard Sanders had gone to *Liberty University*?
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 03:59 PM
Jan 2016

she'll talk about "life" to one audience and pretend to be in FEMEN for the next

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
30. There was a huge part of the Bible explaining how we're supposed
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:00 PM
Jan 2016

To help the rich by exploiting the poor. How have we gotten so far away from that message?

elana i am

(814 posts)
37. i was reading the other thread
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:10 PM
Jan 2016

about sanders not mentioning that clinton met with AA leaders right before sucking up to the wall street crooks and thinking that was odious (what clinton did, not sanders!), then i read this thread.

yeah. i don't believe a word either of them say about anything anymore.

Buzz cook

(2,472 posts)
39. You're off script
Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:14 PM
Jan 2016

Hillary is really a secret rightwing religious conservative controlled by "The Family".

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