>>OK, maybe it goes way back. But I can tell you you won't find many black churches on the South Side of Chicago that aren't "black centric." What would you expect him to be, an Episcopalian?
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>Actually, given his background, yes. And as Juan Williams has pointed out black liberation theology is *not* mainstream in black churches any more than Christian Identity is mainstream in white churches.
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>Obama is too smart to believe that nonsense - and a lot smarter than his followers who have somehow convinced themselves he is not capable of political cynicism in joining a particular church to enhance his street cred.
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What do you mean about his background? Obama did not grow up wealthy. He did attend Ivy League schools -- on merit.

Maybe you have a point about why he joined the church. I honestly don't know. It was a long time ago and I haven't read anything about it.