This year's campaign contained ample evidence of distrust and very little resistance to this discrimination
By Allie Shah
Sifting through the mountain of campaign literature stuffed into my mailbox this fall, only one piece stood out. It was a flier urging me to vote for Barack Obama, but instead of describing his qualifications and vision, it offered answers to "legitimate questions" I may have had about Obama's religion.
Questions such as "Is he a Muslim?" and "Why is his middle name Hussein?" topped the list. Rest assured, the flier seemed to suggest as it informed me that Obama is in fact a Christian, that he regularly attends church and that he was named after his father. Read more ...
By Allie Shah
Sifting through the mountain of campaign literature stuffed into my mailbox this fall, only one piece stood out. It was a flier urging me to vote for Barack Obama, but instead of describing his qualifications and vision, it offered answers to "legitimate questions" I may have had about Obama's religion.
Questions such as "Is he a Muslim?" and "Why is his middle name Hussein?" topped the list. Rest assured, the flier seemed to suggest as it informed me that Obama is in fact a Christian, that he regularly attends church and that he was named after his father. Read more ...
Source: Star Tribune
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