Obama-Christian By Choice

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Originally Posted by Twisp

He was first elected to public office in 1996, so instead of 20 years, he was told 10 years in advance to become a Christian to advance his political career. That makes about as much sense. lol

So it was around 20 years

We know, having read some accounts that part of it had to do with gaining street cred with his work as a community organizer among churches. It only makes sense, and he was advised by a pastor to pick church if he wanted to be truly effective.

And there's a second theory which Scheiber points to as well:
Obama, as the product of a racially-mixed marriage, in which the black father was almost entirely absent, had spent his whole life groping for an authentic identity. Wright offered Obama both the father and the identity he never had.
In fact, I'd guess it was a combination of both - but there's more, and here's where it gets interesting. Scheiber quotes a passage from David Mendell's Obama biography that is revealing. First about Wright:
Wright earned bachelor's and master's degrees in sacred music from Howard University and initially pursued a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago Divinity School before interrupting his studies to minister full-time. His intellectualism and black militancy put him at odds with some Baptist ministers around Chicago, with whom he often sparred publicly, and he finally accepted a position at Trinity. ...
So the aspect of black militancy, as we've seen it reflected in Wright's words and, as he's admitted, is based in James Cone's "black liberation theology". This was well known from the beginning. It is nothing new, but certainly something rarely talked about in the MSM. Very few, if any, news outlets bring this topic up even while Wright continually touts the connection with Cone's theology.

So Comes Black Liberation theology fit obama's political agenda.
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?entry=8426

He didn't show up at Trinity as a 'worshipper'. As mentioned, he showed up there initially to gain street cred to help him with his job. But he also chose a church that most comfortably fit his political beliefs before he ever began his religious journey. And that church based its theology on black militancy.

Trinity is a black church that strongly supports homosexuality which is not common for black churches.