Race and the race

For Obama, Race Remains Elephant in the Room

Seems few want to talk about it... understandably. But let's be honest, racism still exists in America even though some will try to use examples such as Tiger Woods, Oprah, and even Obama himself to disprove that notion. I just wonder how profound an effect it will have when voters go to the polls. Will lower and middle-class whites go against their own self-interests and cast their vote for McCain just because he happens to be running against a black (half, I guess) man? Will racism put John McCain over the top so that his continuation of the policies of the last 8 years can continue to wreak havoc on our nation? Cause let's be honest, as much as McCain uses the words "change", "reform", and "maverick", the reality is his positions and plans for this country don't differ much from what we have and had under Bush II.

I just pray that for once people can put their bigotry aside for a second and do what's right for this nation.



And one of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?" Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' "The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (NAS, Mark 12:28-31)

Notice how it says "your neighbors", not "only your white neighbors".