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AirBaud (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:01 AM Original message |
Is it President Obama's religious values that form the basis for his opposition to gay marriage? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. it shouldn't be, because he belongs to a church that is pro-gay marriage |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Which church? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Well, his religion is UCC, which is pro-gay marriage. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. He's quit that church. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well, as far as I know, he's UCC, which is pro-gay marriage |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Has he stated the he is UCC? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Well, he belonged to a UCC church for a long time |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. And he quit that church |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Yeah, because of Wright |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Was'nt Wright already retired as pastor, at the time? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Wright retired in February, Obama regigned from the church in May: |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. However, UCC is a group of churches, like Lutheranism is. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Or he could be a Christian unafilliated with any denomination |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I'm sure he'll join another church |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. He didn't quit because |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. He threw his own church under the bus |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Actually, did you not listen |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Yes. I know |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Do you not believe that the |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Taken in context |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. "I disagree with what he said" |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I'm NOT a Clinton supporter |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Where did I say you WERE |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Similar "screeds" have been voiced in black churches |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
37. UCC is not just one "church" building. There are a whole lot of them/us |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. I rather suspect it is more his political values |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. What forms ex-President Clinton's opposition to gay marriage? or 90% of all politicians |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. In the Mid-90s, he was for Gay Marriage, now he's not, also I'd like to see where... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
9. He's reaching across the aisle |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. that's rightward reacharound |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
12. What exactly did he say? |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Press Release on Iowa decision. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. Nice of him to chime in. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. Thanks for the quote. |
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AirBaud (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I saw the statement at this link |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
15. No, its politics |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
16. He doesn't seem to really give a crap about gay rights at all |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
20. No. Probably his political timidity-slash-pragmatism. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. You're right . . . . and Obama is wrong on this . . . . |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Which is better.... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. You question isn't really clear . . . |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. His rationale for opposing marriage equality is so flimsy... |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
42. No, politics is... |
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