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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Well, I didn't imply you're racist, so I can't respond to that. As for xenophobic, there's no reason whatsoever that anyone can't be dedicated to something in particular, even if it's something that you don't directly relate to as an American. People who choose to dedicate themselves to environmental concerns aren't doing so because they love trees more than humans. People who concern themselves with ethical treatment of animals (setting the most extreme PETA cases aside) do not do so because they love dogs more than humans. People who are of African ancestry and who then care about African needs (which, btw, is valid regardless of ancestry because it is easily in worse shape than just about any other place on Earth) do not do so (generally speaking) because they don't care about the US or white people. And it makes just about as much sense to criticize Obama based on his church's leader as it does to call John Kerry a child molester because he's Catholic.
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I'm not saying a person or a group cannot be committed to their ancestry or heritage... I think it is a great thing when people are.
I don't believe it is a church's place however. A church is supposed to promote ALL people. Not all do, I understand that. But for a church to promote only a certain race and that church to have a presidential candidate.... one must look, investigate and truly wonder what the candidates intentions truly are.
Again, if a white candidate came from a church promoting only European culture, visioned a non negotiable commitment to Europe, stated David Dukes "truly epitomized greatness", that white candidate would be condsidered a racist.
So why is Obama given a pass here? And if one says "well he's black and it's great to see a black man achieve and it's part f his heritage and blah blah blah..."
That IS still racism. Reverse racism but still evil, foul disgusting racist thinking.
We should vote for a man/woman on their accomplishments, beliefs and merits.... not because of race, not because "it is time we have a black man president". We should vote for him because of what he represents... this church is part of what he represents and I have serious problems with it.
Again, it is not the deciding factor why I won't vote for him, but it is in my mind a legitimate factor.