Legal Commentary

Is President Obama's Denomination Relevant?

By Big Tent Democrat

Think Progress:

When Roll Call asked Tom Ganley, a Republican running for a House seat from Ohio, for his thoughts on the matter, Ganley proclaimed that he doesn’t “have a position on whether he’s a Muslim.” Ganley quickly tried to walk back his comments, but only barely:

“During an interview earlier today, I was asked a question about President Obama’s religion that I felt irrelevant to the story being written about my campaign for Congress,” he said. “I do not believe President Obama’s religion has any impact on the need for jobs in Ohio’s 13th district. According to the White House, our President is a Christian and I have no reason to believe otherwise.”

(Emphasis supplied.) Again, we all see the game the GOP is playing here, but isn't it true that President Obama's denomination SHOULD BE irrelevant? Why isn't it? I refer you to my previous post on the subject.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 20, 2010 (boomark / email).