More on religious double standards

Jarrett

In These Times reader GA chimes in on the Obama/Wright business: I’m thinking how is it that McCain needs to court the religious right, people who think 9/11 was caused by the homosexual agenda and moral relativism, but Obama must distance himself from moral certitude from his church. And it’s all because of what white men might think. Amazing. Exactly.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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