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riversedge

(70,182 posts)
1. Actually I read that the Trumps did attend services in FL. But Ivanka & Jarad went sking-
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:48 AM
Apr 2017

in Canada I think.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
4. There were long lines of parishioners having to go through metal detectors at his church.
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:55 AM
Apr 2017

I'm sure they enjoyed spending their Easter standing in the hot sun to be in his orbit.

LAS14

(13,780 posts)
6. It's interesting how much we DUers approve of Obama and Hillary...
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 12:09 PM
Apr 2017

... and Bill, and Jimmy and... and.... attending church, while the same forum produces so vitriol against "Christians," lumping them together with the hate filled non-Christians the media has dubbed evangelical right.

Baitball Blogger

(46,697 posts)
8. As a Christian, I can see the fine details.
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 12:44 PM
Apr 2017

I don't have a problem with Christian worship, for obvious reasons. But I slam my foot down when there is a major disconnect between Christian beliefs that support taking care of the poor and defending the helpless in society and political ideologies that insulate them from these responsibilities.

FakeNoose

(32,613 posts)
9. A good leader would see it as a teaching moment
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 01:45 PM
Apr 2017

... or an opportunity to set a good "Christian" example for others.
I believe the Obama's are a great example of that principle.

If I follow the teachings of Christ then I will display it in the way I treat other people. I will show respect towards others in my business with colleagues, customers and employees. So maybe you don't believe the same thing I do, but it doesn't matter because I will treat you the same as if you did. Calling myself a "Christian" doesn't let me off the hook for anything.

I think Obama gets it, and Trump never will.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
11. In the case of the Obamas, the photo is from 2016...
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 03:40 PM
Apr 2017

Both PBO and Michelle were in Tahiti yesterday. (They've since left there.)

Fatemah2774

(245 posts)
13. How to Know
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 10:01 AM
Apr 2017

Although I am not Christian, I attend interfaith services and one of my favorite chorus refrains which appear to have some relevancy here is...

And They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love....

VOX

(22,976 posts)
14. #45's been self-medicating with chocolate cake.
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 11:26 AM
Apr 2017

Again and again. Probably stuffing his massive orange face every time he watches cable news.

He's also gaining weight by:
1) Stress (boo hoo); he's pumping out cortisol, a stress hormone, which is also associated with intense weight gain (
2) Staying up all hours. Multiple medical tests have shown a correlation between weight gain and lack of a full 7-8 hrs. of sleep per night.

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