iOS app Android app More   Barack Obama's church-related
quandary is just the latest example of American politicians'
perilous dance with religion. In a presidential campaign infused
like never before with the candidates' efforts to sell their
religious beliefs as best-fitting an illusory mainstream, Obama
hasn't quite pulled it off, although he is in a far better
position after his historic speech in Philadelphia.  Obama's
experience should provide another strong indictment of the
perverted use of religion in American politics, but the focus
has been much narrower, trained on this one pastor and this one
church. This is a great shame, although it's hard to deny that
Obama should have seen this coming. It's also hard not to fault
Obama's need for a religious advisory committee advising his
campaign, and for providing a political role to Wright (most of
the other campaigns, including Clinton's have gone the same
route.) What is wrong with just going to church and not talking
about it? Or just not going to chur