The remark about his white grandmother, trying to justify Wright's rantings and his 20 years of apparent ignorance of his church's beliefs, advanced the conversation about race-no. Political expedience-yes.

Posted at May 19, 2008 12:24 AM in response to Special Discussion on Race in America

Most Americans consider human life to be sacred. So when a few "radical" Muslims crash planes into buildings or blow themselves up in a crowd, Muslims expect Americans to make the distinction between the few and the billion others. Of course those acts are meant to target the U.S. government's policies. Fully justifiable,right?

Posted at May 18, 2008 11:47 PM in response to US Military Official in Baghdad Kisses Quran as Part of Apology for US Soldier Using Quran for Target Practice