I guess I don’t believe Obama is really a Christian to begin with.

I also don’t really think this tarnishes his campaign. People who are against him will surely try to use it, but it’s weak.

It can surely harm his campaign.I thought these kind of things can only happen i the subcontinent.Its quite strange to see such a thing in the American Campaign.

Hm I definitely think that stuff is pretty outrageous. I kind of wonder whether we can believe that Obama has even been going to the church at all! Maybe he was sleeping through the messages over the years. Whatever the case, it’s probably just a flare up that could harm him depending on his reaction to it.

So I wonder, now that you’ve seen this, does it make a difference?

To answer your question…No, not if you have at least half a brain. A person doesn’t have to agree with everything his/her preacher says. In fact, there will be many differences of opinion between preachers and parishioners. That being said, I am afraid that many people across the U.S. will think that Obama is on board with everything that his preacher says.

Before the primaries, Ron Paul was asked about his religion and he had this to say:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CW4otVz8DdU

I have to agree wholeheartedly about this too. One thing that always bothered ME as a christian when I was in high school was that the kids in the high school youth groups were so two faced. They could go drinking one night and dress up and act good for church the next day.

It was almost as if the importance of showing everyone HOW christian you were trumped the importance of truly following through on your words.

Anytime anyone brings up the word “God” or talks about their faith when running for office, I get a shiver down my spine.

They know it, and I know it - they made it a POINT to talk about their religion to shore up voters who will vote solely based off of “how christian this candidate is” and that reasoning disgusts me to no end.

One thing my dad always told me when I was young was that you could spot the true believers from the fake believers by simply looking around.

The fake believers are talking while the true believers are somewhere else DOING.

Personally, I’d like to see candidates less concerned about crazy pastors and more concerned about a dropping dollar, going back to the great depression when large banks buy up smaller banks en masse and regain ultimate control over the banking system, etc.

I don’t care what the massaged “Consumer Pricing Index” says… my bread and bananas are almost double what they were last year. Just as my milk is.

There is nothing else to focus on when it comes to the point where middle class Americans are forced to live off of processed foods like Mac and Cheese because meats, fruits, and bread are now too expensive to eat.

I want my president to keep his religion in his church and UNTELEVISED. His duties at work do not require his religion to get involved, just as my duties at work do not require me to bring MY relgion with me.

Focus on what needs focusing on. =/

Religion seems to play a huge part in the US campaigns but is barely an issue for us in the UK. Hopefully this wont affect Obama’s chances though.

Obama is a bandwagon phenomina that has had little real scrutiny throughout the primary campaign. It is good to examine all the precursurs to who Obama is and whom he has revered in his life. not good news here.

It’s sad, but, the ‘extremeness’ of the first video, while definitely funny - is very close to the reality of what my house will be filled with tomorrow. Yikes. People who say crazy shit, like - “Katrina was the best thing to ever happen to New Orleans. You know, get rid of all that bad element down there.” Dear God!!

Both extremes are quite unnerving, for sure, but, I think I’d be more comfortable in Obama’s church than with some of my in-laws!

I agree with Mistergin, that these politicians need to keep their religion out of their jobs! Let me tell you, though, how shocked I’ve been to learn how blurry that line between church and state is here in the south, often being nonexistent. It’s been an enlightening and nauseating experience, that’s for sure!

I hope these videos will not hurt the brilliant candidate… What this pastor said is just super stupid ..

- Adi

i like the obama give speech he is energetic but i dont thing racist comment should be made

Obama’s greatest strength right now is that he is not Hillary. The Dems have sent up some very unappealing candidates but I don’t recall an “anybody but Kerry” or “anybody but Gore” attitudes like the “anybody but Hillary” attitudes I hear expressed.

Any ways, them fellars from Read state update are right funny even to this California Yankee. Jackie 08!

Yeah, it’s such a shame too because it’s essentially the commercialization of something that should be pristine and pure. The minute religion is even touched on, is the minute it’s being used for personal gain which goes against what religion is meant to be in the first place.

But it shouldn’t be a surprise that politicians will whore out anything they possibly can if it gets them an extra delegate :/