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Obama releases tax returns and guess what was there?
pjalive21
St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
27,500 dollars donated to his Trinity Church...oh yeah the one that he wasnt consciously listening to the past 20 years
so does this answer anything to anyone?
oh yeah and out of the 1.5 million he has recently made he has donated less than 1% to charity something he recently has preached to the rest of us to do...
so when you say you believe in "change" you meant the pennies in your pocket, right Obama?
do as i say, not as i do right? gotta love politicians
so does this answer anything to anyone?
oh yeah and out of the 1.5 million he has recently made he has donated less than 1% to charity something he recently has preached to the rest of us to do...
so when you say you believe in "change" you meant the pennies in your pocket, right Obama?
do as i say, not as i do right? gotta love politicians
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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
You really shouldn't be giving money to those dirty, twisted perverts, cutback.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Haha...
Really though $20k to his church is:
a) charitable (I don't know if this is included in the 1%, and obviously 20k more won't raise that percentage, which is a bummer... I would have loved to have seen a lot more in that area)
b) definitely not just supporting anti-white rhetoric and whatever else nonsense might be implied. Churches do a lot of good in their communities, regardless of their leader's political leanings (I know this is a broad statement, probably debatable, but on the whole I believe is correct)
"Sometimes I think I'd be better off dead. No, wait, not me, you." -Deep Toughts, Jack Handy
Who would do such a horrible thing like vote for that?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
Still waiting to see hers...
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I cannot wait to see Hilary's tax returns. Now that should be entertaining.
It all gets trickles down into the hands of warmongers and others that cheat and steal. Especially TV evangelists.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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So all church donations are personal contributions to the pastor, now?
possibly in this instance...dont know what the intent was when he signed the check and only Obama knows and from the more and more that is coming out everyday on the situation......?
as far as Hilary, yeah that would be an interesting tax return..haha
Nothing's coming out "on the situation". Nothing except a couple of hysterically camp neo-Nazis on Fox News.
Have you ever thought the reason why he only has donated 1% is because he is running his campaign? i mean you never know.
Also who cares if he donated 20K to his Church. i'm anti-religion, but churchs in general do good deeds no matter who their religious leader is. Every religion has leaders the has said or done terrible things, but it does not mean we should condemn the followers and the whole religion. i.e. catholics-WWII, Jews-Israeli Front, it happens.
Los Angeles, July 10, 2006
Bridge School Benefit, October 21, 2006
Bridge School Benefit, October 22, 2006
Lollapalooza, August 5th, 2007
eV., Los Angeles April 12, 2008
eV., San Diego April 15, 2008
Given to Fly___..
I'm sorry but that is just stupid. Not all money given to a church or a religious organization "trickles down into the hands of warmongers..."
What an ignorant comment. I work for a non-profit Christian organization and not a dime of the money that is donated to our area is given to those nasty Republicans.
As for Obama, it's typical. Always preaching, but never practicing. Seems to be SOP for wealthy liberals, so I'm not surprised.
I've said this maybe 100 times on this message board already, but ... who the hell stays in a church if the preacher is spouting shit you find to be horrendously wrong? Much less donates $27 K.
Seriously, I've known people who have left churches because he won't end in time to catch the noon football games ... guys start spouting stuff that makes me cringe, I'm fucking out of there.
My only conclusion through all this stuff is that Obama must believe this stuff, too. That might not make a difference to many of you, and cool on that. But if I reject what Rev. Wright says (and I do) then I have to reject B.O. as well.
for the least they could possibly do
Not the point. The point is... He supposedly "barely" went to this church. Or, if he did, he disagreed with almost everything the pastor espoused.
And yet, he's giving this guy's church more than most of his constituents make in a year?
You don't see the questions raised in that? You think Obama is being honest here? Really? And if everything is on the up and up, why be untruthful about your relationship with the church?
Obama is skeevy ... just like everyone else, apparently. If we're not voting for "change" maybe we should at least vote for someone who knows what the fuck they are doing ... which would be either of the other two candidates.
for the least they could possibly do
If he donated 27,500 to that church alone, he donated nearly 2%. At $1.5M, he only needs to donate 15,000 to reach the 1% mark.
from my window to yours
he must hate america and freedom...
Your point is about as sharp as a cupcake.
And let's not pretend this is some sort of shocking deal breaker for you here. You'd never have voted for him anyway.
Our church is currently raising money, as part of what is called the "Justice and Mercy Initiative", specifically to build a "Hope Center" in Serenje, Zambia. One of the primary resons for the Hope Center is to confront the AIDS epidemic ravishing Africa. This is just one of many humanitarian efforts our church takes a hand on approach to both internationally and domestically. Personally, i recall a particularly tight time when my wife and i couldn't make the mortgage payment. The church took care of it. Cheaters and thieves indeed. :rolleyes:
Know what you're talking about before talking about it.
Yeah, that was a moronic comment... I don't go to church really at all, but went on Easter when we were home visiting my family (who is very involved with their church). There were some very admirable (county food bank, "Newborns in Need", Meals on Wheels, a local autism school, and national/international charities like Habitat for Humanity, Heifer International Project).
For a small church, they really do a lot in terms of helping others. I can only imagine the help that a huge church can do.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln