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Except that he's explicitly Christian, not Muslim.
by ibsulon 18y ago
Except that he's explicitly Christian, not Muslim.
- adrianwaj 18y agoExplicitly a Reverend Wright 'God Damn America' type Christianity, who Obama has since distanced himself, and if so, does that mean Obama is still a Christian, or did that go when he distanced himself from Wright?
- ibsulon 18y agoAs an atheist, I find Jeremiah Wright no fundamentally different than John Hagee, for one example. Pastors say controversial things to rile up a crowd - it's part of their job. Further, his comments are biblically defensible in the context of Jeremiah, Joel and other prophets who decried the treatment of the "widow and the orphan." http://www.newsweek.com/id/135385 http://www.newsweek.com/id/135385 for the underreported Hagee controversy.
- jonas_b 18y agoI liked Colin Powells take on that one: "I'm also troubled by not what senator McCain says, but what members of the party say - and it is permitted to be said - such things as "you know that Obama is a muslim". The correct answer is that he's not a muslim, he's a christian, he's always been a christian. But the reallyright answer is: what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a muslim in this country? The answer is no. That is not America. Is there something wrong with some 7 year old muslim american kid believing he or she can be president?"
- olefoo 18y agoI think it more likely that Americans would elect a Muslim than an atheist. We still have a long ways to go in overcoming our prejudices.
- tdavis 18y agoReally? I thought he was Muslim (not that I follow politics). Him being Christian is just downright boring.