Barack tells US churches battling for Obamas' attendance to 'get in line'!Byline: ANI Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Churches in the capital city of United States are putting their best foot forward in a bid to woo the most sought after Christians in the world today- the Obama family. Ever since Barack Obama won the US Presidential election, all the churches, ranging from Methodist, Baptist, United Church of Christ United Church of Christ, American Protestant denomination formed in 1957 by a merger of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches (see Congregationalism) and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. , Presbyterian, Episcopal, are courting the Obamas to be regulars in their pews on Sunday mornings. In fact, Amy Butler, pastor of Calvary Baptist in Northwest Washington said that when she decided to woo the Obamas, a friend in the local faith community told her to join the line. "He just laughed and told me that I should get in line," The Washington Post quoted her as saying. And her pitch to Obamas has words that say: We're diverse and multigenerational, we're 10 blocks from the White House, the pastor (Butler) is from Hawaii and attended Obama's rival high school, and "the sermons rock!" And similar attempts are being made by all churches in Washington DC as they try to manifest themselves as the ideal place of worship Noun 1. place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer house of God, house of prayer, house of worship bethel - a house of worship (especially one for sailors) for the nation's first African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. president and his family. They are waging a "quiet but intense campaign . . . to put their best foot forward," said Terry Lynch, executive director of the Downtown Cluster of Congregations. In fact, a few churches started their campaign even before Obama won the election. Many presidential historians are taken aback by such excitement amongst churches to woo the President and his family. "I can't recall another situation where there is this kind of interest before the president even takes office in terms of where he is going to go to church, and churches campaigning for his attendance. This is unique in American political history," said Gary Scott Smith, author of "Faith and the Presidency" and a history professor at Grove City College The school emphasizes a humanities core curriculum, which endorses the Judeo-Christian Western tradition and the free market. While loosely associated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), the college is non-denominational and does not require students to sign a statement of faith, though in Pennsylvania. "I don't remember that kind of excitement," said Mary Finch Hoyt, former press secretary for Rosalynn Carter. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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