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To: LindyBill who wrote (245221)	4/10/2008 4:45:12 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793872

No doubt local churches reflect the communities they serve, but the most political thing I have ever witnessed in church is prayer for our troops, although I know tele-evangelists go far beyond that. * * *

To: LindyBill who wrote (245221)	4/10/2008 5:34:39 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793872

I grew up Catholic, and the sermons as I recall them were not political at all. Of course, that was 40-odd years ago. I went to a couple other Unitarian-type churches in my 20's for a while and then stopped going completely. Now my husband and I are raising our 11 year in his faith, Judaism. The rabbi at our temple is anti the war in Iraq, hates Bush, and clearly for Obama. The Purim service made me very uncomfortable, it was so political and so pro-Obama. My SIL said later that that level of political speech was common in temples, that the committee who chooses the rabbi supports it too, and about 3/4 of Jews are Democrats (which I already knew, though my husband, MIL and I agree politically). Be that as it may, I think that Hillary supporters might find this uncomfortable too. The temple membership has been shrinking over the past few years as well. My SIL said that when her eldest (now 16) was just starting to participate in the Purim festival, it was packed. Not exactly crowded this time. Just a coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.