Obama Resigns Church Membership

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-18-2005
Obama Resigns Church Membership
15
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 7:31pm
Obama Resigns Church Membership in Chicago
by FOXNews.com

Saturday, May 31, 2008
Border




Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. are parting ways, as Obama resigns his membership at the Trinity United Church of Christ. (AP Photo)







Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have resigned their membership at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, FOX News has confirmed, after controversies stemming from the congregation created a persistent distraction for Obama’s campaign.


The criticism started with the sermons of his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., but Obama’s pastor problems were compounded this week by the Rev. Michael Pfleger, whose videotaped guest sermon at the church Sunday showed him taunting Hillary Clinton and saying she felt she was “entitled” to the presidency because she’s white.


Obama said he was deeply disappointed by the remarks and Pfleger apologized, but Clinton’s campaign still demanded Obama specifically reject the latest remarks.


By resigning his membership, Obama is taking the most definitive stand to date against the church.


He already has roundly condemned Wright.


Videos of Wright’s sermons, in which he claimed the U.S. government created HIV to exterminate black people and said “God damn America,” threatened to derail Obama’s campaign when they first surfaced in March.

Pages

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-18-2005
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 7:33pm
Yea
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-16-2005
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 8:07pm
I find it ironic that he resigns now, given that he has given them over 90% of all charitable contributions from their income in the last decade :)


iVillage Member
Registered: 01-02-2008
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 8:18pm

I am really torn on this.

On one hand, I think it's really sad. On all accounts.

On the other hand, I think he did the right thing because I really believe that the teachings of that church are divisive and I believe Obama when he says he wants to unite our country.

And on the freakish third hand (lol), I feel sort of a combination of 1) too little too late and 2) what? it takes the possibility of losing the Presidency for you to "do the right thing" ???

It's a mess...and in the long run, it really doesn't affect my position on the man or the candidate.

rhonda-1.gif picture by fouripleys

Photobucket
Community Leader
Registered: 09-14-1997
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 10:35pm

I had more respect for him before he resigned.


Another politician who will do anything to get elected.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-02-2008
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 10:41pm
On that, we seem to agree.

rhonda-1.gif picture by fouripleys

Photobucket
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-08-2006
Sat, 05-31-2008 - 10:45pm

I don't have less respect for Barack Obama for this. I left the Catholic Church for their actions against women

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-27-2008
Sun, 06-01-2008 - 12:25am

Link please.


Rose

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-16-2005
Sun, 06-01-2008 - 5:36am

There were many articles about this when the tax returns first came out, I can't find the exact one that stated his numbers.


Community Leader
Registered: 09-14-1997
Sun, 06-01-2008 - 7:31am
The personal decision to leave

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 06-01-2008 - 8:43am
I agree!!

Pages