Michele Bachmann officially leaves her church

[nmbluesky]

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has long been a darling of conservative evangelicals, but shortly before announcing her White House bid, she officially quit a church she’d belonged to for years.

Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, and her husband, Marcus, withdrew their membership from Salem Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minnesota, last month, according to church officials.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/15/michele-bachmann-officially-leaves-her-church/?hpt=hp_t2
GOP have no problem about Michelle's quitting church. however, GOP always have problem with Obama's...
GOP are sick and idiot people

[Drale]

1. I thought once you joined Scientology you where in it for life.

:rofl:

[The Magistrate]

2. Did She say, Sir, When She Rejected The Doctrine The Pope Is The Anti-Christ?

[Peacetrain]

3. Is it an ELCA lutheran church.. they are more liberal than missouri synod

Now is that not a scary thought, or visa versa.. not sure which..but what a strange thing to do ;)

[Faygo Kid]

5. Not in the least. They are in a breakaway, right-wing synod.

Obsessed with people being gay.

[LiberalFighter]

6. WELS

[Peacetrain]

12. ohhhhh... there are so many synods.. Wisconsin is pretty conservative

itself isn't it?..

I know at our local Missouri synod..they will not let you take communion if you are not Missouri Synod.

I edited.. just checked that church homepage and it is wels..

[jwirr]

13. The communion thing is theological conservatism and not political.

However, I left the MoSyn for the ELCA which us NOT a conservative church body. WELS is between the two. No wonder she left if it was an ELCA church - definitely not conservative enough for her and her anti-gay hubby. I am thinking that the church is better for her absence.

[Brother Buzz]

9. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is still in the process of developing a social statement

directly related to homosexuality, yet they do call all Christians to respect all people, regardless of sexual orientation. The church will allow for the ordination of homosexuals to be ministers, but they are expected to abstain from homosexual sexual relationships.

I wonder if might be if the line drawn in the sand as it tends to undermine the Bachmann's bombastic position

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. She wasn't ELCA, which is relatively liberal.

She belonged to the Wisconsin Synod (WELS), which represents the lunatic fringe of Lutheran theology.

[Brother Buzz]

15. Check

:thumbsup:

[Blue Owl]

4. ATHIEST! HEATHEN! PHILISTINE! SATAN WORSHIPPER!

Too bad it wasn't a Democrat or we'd be treated to these kind of M$M reactions.

[LiberalFighter]

7. So she went from Lutheran to non-denominational

She must be establishing more cred for her base.

[krispos42]

8. Why was she in church on a Friday?

Muslims go to mosque on Friday but not Christians.



Heyyyyyy...

She's a terrorist!

[noel711]

10. Wisconsin Evangelical LUtheran Synod

One of the most conservative of the LUtheran bodies in the USA.

Not only are women denied ordination to public ministry,
they are not allowed to serve on the governing body (church council)
nor are women allowed to teach in the church, except for small children.

They take literally the Bible, and no one is allowed to take the
Holy Communion except those who are members and agree with their
'pure doctrine.'

And if she's walking out on that, dollars to donuts she's
hooking up with something much more conservative...go figure.

She would be shocked, shocked I say, if she sat in the pews
in my congregation.. and heard what I have to say.

I can't figure out these theologically conservative,
bible literalists who deny women full personhood in the
faith community.. yet they see themselves in political leadership?
A teeny bit hypocritical?

[jwirr]

14. Not just a tiny bit. Totally.

[southernyankeebelle]

16. If bitch thinks she isn't going to be asked about her church hating catholics she will be

in for a big surprise. She will be asked and just like Obama her religion will be brought up.

[larwdem]

18. yes

Thats why she left her church. I am sure its a nut bag church. she still belonged to it for years. But I'm sure the so called liberal media will give her a fucking pass.

[Generic Brad]

17. Did God finally have enough of her B.S.?

I know I have.