Obama and the Church

I’ve been following all the rot about Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright lately.  I must admit, that I find it hard to dismiss the fact that Obama named this hate-monger as his “mentor” and that he has been attending Wright’s church for 20 years.  I especially find it hard to dismiss it since Obama first claimed to have never heard Wright say the things that he has been criticised for only to flip-flop a couple of days later and say that he did hear him say such things but didn’t agree with them.

Of course, once the eye of the media began to focus on the things going on at this “church”, they conveniently sanitized their web site.

All of that aside for a moment… am I the only one wondering how come this church’s non-profit status hasn’t been challenged?  I was under the impression that it was against the law for a non-profit to preach politics from the pulpit?  I heard Wright raking the Clintons over the coals in one tirade.  And, then read an article that claims that “African-American political life is centered around churches…”

Excuse me?  I’ve read of conservative churches that get threatened over non-profit status if the pastor so much as whispers the suggestion that one candidate is better than another.

I really don’t give a rat’s ass what Obama’s mentor says or believes.  He is a hate-mongering fruit-cake.  The real story here is the political activism that is apparently rampant in black churches.  Let’s hear more about that.

Honestly, I think the stipulation that non-profits can’t get involved in politics is bullshit.  But, either enforce it evenly – or not at all.