Does it bother you that Obama hasn't attended church since the election? (Poll on AOL.com)

[Apollo11]

Right now the numbers are 51% say no, but 49% say yes.

71% say that it IS important for a U.S. President to regularly attend church!

So much for freedom of worship (which has to include the freedom NOT to worship) and separation of church and state!

Whether you are Christian, agnostic, atheist, Satanist or whatever - please go and vote "HELL, NO!" to both these questions!

http://news.aol.com/main/obama-presidency/article/obama-skips-church-for-gym/258627

[glowing]

1. He doesn't have a church at the moment.. He's moving to D.C.

I think it'll be ok.. While he's busy trying to save the nation, I'm sure God will forgive him for working and resting a bit.

[Apollo11]

2. Are you also sure that God exists?

As far as I am concerned, the existence of a Supreme Being comes into the category of "known unknowns" - things that we know we don't know.

But hey - who needs reason? :shrug:

[billybob537]

3. NO but the fundies are in full panic mode!

[pokercat999]

4. Actually I'm a little relived and I hope he never attends again. nt

[Lilith Velkor]

33. Yup.

What you said.

[GodlessBiker]

5. 51% think that it is not very important for presidents to regularly attend church.

[Apollo11]

8. But only 29% say it's not important

I don't see much difference between "very important" and "somewhat important".

Any reasonable person can see that it's not important at all.

[GodlessBiker]

12. Yeah, it's "somewhat important" for the prez to work out 3x a week. Lots of stupid things...

are "somewhat important," but no one gives a crap if you don't do them.

[Apollo11]

14. Either it is important or it's not

I guess "somewhat important" is for people who can't decide.

[GodlessBiker]

17. If everything has the same level of importance, how do you decide what to do every day?

[4lbs]

6. Let me see... he's trying to help poor and destitute people, those who are struggling,provide health

care to those who need it the most, bring troops home from an unpopular war and end fighting in Iraq, etc.

I think he's carrying out Christ's main, true, principles right there.

Although, yeah, maybe he should attend church because otherwise, he might not be "Christian" enough. :sarcasm:

[bunnies]

7. I'd be happiest if he never went to church again.

But thats just me.

[Apollo11]

10. AMEN to that!

;-)

[thenam]

20. Hell yeah.

How about there not be a president using church as a photo op? There are more important things to deal with, phantoms in the sky can wait.

[ITsec]

9. Someone needs to show me where it says in the Constitution that the Prez MUST attend church...

Good grief.

Don't the churchies and fundies have more important things to worry about?

[still_one]

11. What bothers me is mass media mergers like time/warner/cnn/aol, and their R/W agenda

Well guess what MSM, YOU LOST THE ELECTION, and most likely the fairness doctrine will be reintroduced in Congress

You can stick that up you place where the sun don't shine AOL

keep asking inane questions when the whole economy is collapsing due to YOUR agenda

[daninthemoon]

13. done

No 51% 144,355
Yes 49% 139,125

Note on Poll Results
Total Votes: 283,480

Is it important for a U.S. president to regularly attend church?
Yes, very 49% 135,285
No 29% 82,457
Yes, somewhat 22% 59,658

Note on Poll Results
Total Votes: 277,400

[cboy4]

15. I'm furious he hasn't been to church

NOT.

[LittleApple81]

16. Why are American Christians so nuts about religion? They cannot understand Muslim fundies but

are perfectly happy about their own fundamentalism.

By the way, there was not a Hell no! choice, which I wanted to use.

[rucky]

18. Does Bush attend church every Sunday?

I really don't know, because I really haven't cared enough to find out.

[LibDemAlways]

23. No. Chimp rarely shows up except for a once in a great while

photo op - and the media whores have never made an issue of it.

[Jennicut]

19. Why would he go to church and disrupt eveyone there?

Besides, he we attend one in D.C. I bet.

[sellitman]

21. AOL polls are hopelessly to the right of Dick Cheney.

I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about them.

Only Newsmax is more skewed to the right.

Just my .02

[SemiCharmedQuark]

32. This is true. AOL showed McCain ahead of Obama in ILLINOIS

[LibDemAlways]

22. Chimp rarely attends church. Why is this suddenly an

issue? Jeez, these media whores don't miss a beat, do they?

[rvablue]

24. BUSH NEVER JOINED A CHURCH!! Just another double standard brought to you by the MSM...link

Bush USED religion, his "religion" in particular, to get him elected.

Fundamentalists and evangelicals thought he was the embodiment of the second coming or something.

Fact is, he rarely attended services OVER AN EIGHT YEAR PERIOD, and NEVER joined a congregation in Washington.

The Clintons went to church EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY.

Don't care either way. Frankly, I think it is inconvenient and disruptive for the regular parishoners....but whatever the Obama's decide is fine with me.

Below is a link to Media Matters proving that Bush hardly ever went to church, the Clintons went all of the time and that RW and the "Christian base" obviously don't care about hard, cold facts.


http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019?f=h_latest

[Irishonly]

25. Boosh never went to church

Did it bother the fundies? NO I am very tired of stupid polls.

[kestrel91316]

26. Not in the least. I have no interest in his spiritual life.

We elected him President, not Pope.

[POAS]

27. There are ways to serve faith other than

attending a service.

Witness:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7930181&mesg_id=7930181

[SIMPLYB1980]

28. I would bet that most people who say yes some what,

are people who really mean no, but have to keep up "appearances".

[polichick]

29. I'd like to see him shake that religious habit completely!

[GoneOffShore]

30. Voted NO and posted the following

There is no religious requirement or test for being elected to any office in this country and that is how it should be. We need to build the wall of separation between church and state higher than it is. I would be happier with an ethical atheist as President than anyone who wants to impose their theocratic structure on this country.

When one takes the oath of office, one is not even required to swear on any "holy book".


"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."


That's the full text. Nothing about "So help me God" and certainly nothing about placing one's hand on a book. I'm reminded of a legislator in Maryland sometime in the last eight years who said - and I'm paraphrasing - You placed your hand on the bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.

Every body clear on that now? Good. Now stop the nonsense. Go outside and look at the trees. You'll find far more inspiration there than you'll ever find in any "Religulous" observance'

[JimWis]

31. Done. When and where he goes to church is his choice. Not

only is it none of my business, it doesn't matter to me.

[kiva]

34. Done and done. My favorite comment on the thread:

"OF COURSE THE ATHESIST DOES NOT GO TO CHURCH HE'S A MU-SLIM!!"

[AndrewP]

35. Hell no I'm not bothered.

[Sparkly]

36. "Obama Skips Church for Gym" -- that headline bothers me!!!

Because I think it's intended to sound negative to some people. Personally, I couldn't care less whether he goes to church or not.

[Apollo11]

37. At his age, most guys skip gym for couch

So at least he is looking after his health.

[Dawgs]

38. After how the media treated him for being a good christian?

Fuck no.

[WinkyDink]

39. Why, I'm SURE he's prayed five times daily facing Mecca!