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Yo_Mama

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13. He did actually go to services in Florida - but that is not the point of the OP.
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 01:03 PM
Apr 2017

The point of the OP is that we shouldn't - no one should - be focusing on churchgoing habits of politicians. It's unhealthy. It does not belong to our republic.

Everyone talking about this mistruth is:

1) Making the left/Dems/progressives look stupid and desperate/weak, because he did go, which anyone who knows how to google would realize:
http://pagesix.com/2017/04/17/donald-trump-the-main-attraction-at-easter-service/

and 2) fostering the idea in the general public that a politician's faith/lack of faith somehow has to do with his/her qualifications for office.

I never, ever want to see again that horrible "faith panel" from Hillary Clinton's first run. It should be the cardinal rule in this nation that religion is off the books and out of politics. They do not properly mix. This is not a beast we want to feed.

But of course, people like you who are willing to jump on a bandwagon like this are building the idea that Trump's appearing at a service is somehow an important issue, and performing the triple somersault feat of ALSO giving those who agree with Trump's politics have another talking point about how deluded and hypocritical the left is.

To most people, truth does matter. The OP's position doesn't give anyone anything to beat us over the head with, does it? It's rational, it's principled, and it's coherent with the Democratic stance on politics and religion.

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I agree. There's a danger that we'll catch a ride on the religious bandwagon. randome Apr 2017 #1
+100! No danger here, but I will point out that 45 HAS Hortensis Apr 2017 #15
He had his wife recite the Lord's Prayer at a rally and caters to the evangelical nuts. bettyellen Apr 2017 #2
Yes, it is. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #3
I wish I'd written that. Thank you. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #17
It's trump's fucking hypocracy that makes it an issue gopiscrap Apr 2017 #4
People need to get their facts straight before they post. demmiblue Apr 2017 #5
Agreed 100% BigDemVoter Apr 2017 #6
that's what would make it a news event: the hypocracy gopiscrap Apr 2017 #9
He did actually go to services in Florida - but that is not the point of the OP. Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #13
In truth, I couldn't care less if he attended services or not. Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #7
Have you told the religious right that you've had a religious awakening? Did your daughter Squinch Apr 2017 #8
a million visits to church MFM008 Apr 2017 #10
Church or not shouldn't matter but facts do so... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #11
Unless we WANT a theocracy. It's not healthy to even talk about where/when politicians go to church. Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #12
I prefer the separation of church & state... MedusaX Apr 2017 #14
I think you forgot the part during the campaign where he insisted his favorite book was "the Bible!" Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #16
I think that President Obama ... GeorgeGist Apr 2017 #18
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