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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:15 PM Original message |
Why are the only kind of churches the candidates are allowed to campain in black churches? |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. White churches have a lot of republicans in them. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You've never been to a Minnesota Lutheran church, obviously. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. I haven't been to a Minnesota Lutheran church lately. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. The Missouri and Wisconsin Synods tend to be way out there. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. There's another small synod in Minnesota and Iowa |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I just think it seems wrong that everyone seems upset that Obama would attend a white church |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. It starts with that 3/5 ths of a person thing in the Constitution |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. maybe in honor of the seperation of church and state they should not campaign in churches nt |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. There's nothing wrong with candidates campaigning in churches |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. It still makes me extremely uncomfortable. It's fine if some don't mind. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. That's not true |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Some White churches are not churches just fundraisers . |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. some, not all. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Because the black church has traditionally been the center of the black community |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I understand the history of it...I'm just wondering |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I don't see any difference at all |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Probably. I just don't think think its right to base a church you can go to on race. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Who is basing a church anyone goes to on race? |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. imo it seems like Hillary only goes to black churches. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. How do you know Obama doesn't go to white churches? |
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loveangelc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Guess what! That's why I said "it seems that way" and Obama seems to go to both. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I don't think that's the case |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Your posts always ring true |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Thank you so much - what a nice thing to say! |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. I don't think candidates should campaign in any church, personally. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Separation of church and state doesn't mean that politicians can't go anywhere near a church |
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