WHY WORSHIP A RIVAL?:

Lack of attendance at a Christmas service shows Barack Obama's church dilemma: President-elect does not like to disrupt other churches with security detail and has yet to pick a new home church (John McCormick, December 26, 2008, Chicago Tribune)

Barack Obama has long stressed the importance of religion in his life.

But as his fellow Christians around the world attended Christmas services on Wednesday and Thursday, the president-elect and his family remained sequestered at their vacation compound on the windward coast of Oahu.

His lack of attendance at formal religious services showcased a dilemma faced by Obama, who is between churches and often expresses concern about bringing the disruption of his security detail into the lives of others.

Still, he has not attended a public church service since before being elected, a departure from the actions of his two immediate predecessors.

After all, Christ only came on a donkey, the One rides a unicorn....

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 30, 2008 8:13 AM