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To: JeffA who wrote (108277)	4/10/2009 5:53:47 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541556

I would leave a church if the minister preached like 'bam's preacher did for all those years he chose to sit and listen. Some folks choose not to leave and let their family listen to that tripe. Judgement call I guess. Isn't it a wonder for our President and his family to be such wonderful people in spite of what their preacher said. On the flip side there are jailbirds who come from good families, have gone to churches where we do not hear hate or anger from the pulpit, but they end up in jail none the same. Bernie Madoff, should ring a bell.

To: JeffA who wrote (108277)	4/10/2009 11:04:01 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541556

<<<I am from the midwest, I am from a protestant church and I have NOT ever been exposed to one word that would represent hate coming from any of the ministers of my church or any church I have attended. >>> I am from the east coast and I have to agree with you in that I have never been exposed to any hate coming from any of the clergy from churches I have attended. However, the amount of hate coming from people who attend church on a regular basis is amazing to me. Most people who attend church know they are not supposed to hate but RW radio has given them a vocabulary and a set of twisted logic that allow them to hate without feeling guilty. They no longer hate "niggers", "spics", "queers" etc. They only hate terrorists, preferential treatment, illegal aliens, entitlement seekers, irresponsible borrowers, unwed mothers, etc. In other words, there is a whole set of code words and phrases that RW fear mongers have developed to make it okay to hate. They make it sound like it is your patriotic duty to hate certain groups of people. It is all very insidious.