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Originally Posted by ratbastid
He is. His religion isn't in any way a part of his policy, platform, or campaign. It's being dragged in by people with an agenda to undercut him.
For anyone willing to listen to Obama, he's addressed and settled this. If it's not addressed and settled for you, consider that you're not willing to listen. And that's okay--you don't have to be willing to listen. But at least have the honesty to say, "You know, he's addressed this, and I refuse to believe what he says," rather than continuing to pretend your first flush of reaction to it stands unchallenged.
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I agree with you that anyone who would use his affiliation to such a church would do so as a weapon against him -- but the thing is what it is. The pastor of this church, this Wright guy, did say that that racist slimeball Farrakhan "epitomized greatness", praised "his integrity and honesty" and called him "an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose."
Yes, Obama denounced Farrakhan, and smart move too because it would have done serious damage to be associated with a viper like Farrakhan. I don't think anyone here is saying Obama is racist - I don't think he is - but I think it raises some valid points about a candidate running for president who's attended such a controversial and racially outspoken church for 20 years. Especially a candidate that so many people complain they know so little about.
And this nonsense about people outright calling pan a racist, and that he's delusional for thinking that this church is in anyway extreme or controversial, that references to Africa aren't necessarily addressing blacks, is ridiculous. This Trinity Church most definitely has a racial agenda, it most definitely has a religious agenda, it most defintely is afro-centric, Louis Farrakhan is most definitely a racist, anti-semitic demagogue. Fine, what candidate isn't affiliated with equivalent organizations. I don't think it takes a racist to see what the Trinity Church is all about, and I hope religion stays, as much as possible, out of the official presidential debate.