Obama's religion.

[Drunken Irishman]

There is now an e-mail spreading across the internet stating Obama belongs to an anti-white African Church. This is wrong. No one has provided any evidence to suggest that whites are not allowed in Obama's church, the Trinity United Church of Christ. What their mission statement says is really no different than many religions in American today.

Take for instance the Greek Orthodox Church. We have a pretty large Greek population in Salt Lake City and the Greek Orthodox Church caters to their needs. Every year they have a major Greek festival and there is no denying the connection they have with Greece, since that is a major aspect of their culture.

Growing up, my mother belonged to Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, a predominately Irish Catholic Church that catered to mostly Irish Americans. Even today the church holds fundraisers and events for people in Ireland. Does that make them bigoted to other cultures? No, it just means they are more inclusive to their own, since most of the parish happens to have Irish ancestry.

To show that this really isn't a "black" or "white" issue, here's the mission statement on the Church of Holy Trinity of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, a Polish Church.

With great optimism we look forward to fulfilling our promises as we celebrate the rich traditions of our Polish heritage. We pray for the Lord's guidance in our journey.

http://www.holytrinity-phoenixville.net/main.html

Now how is that any different than what Obama's church teaches? Is it because they happen to be black? Well substitute black for Irish, Italian, Polish or Greek and you wouldn't have a problem, would you?