Pluralistic Diversity Matters

September 5, 2010

Author: Anju Bhargava

Source: The Washington Post

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/anju_bhargava/2010/09/pluralistic_diversity_matters.html

In the wake of his weekend rally, Glenn Beck kept up the drumbeat of criticism about President Obama's religion, calling it a "perversion" and saying that America "isn't recognizing his version of Christianity," which Beck characterized as "liberation theology."

Despite critique of Obama's Christianity, a recent poll showed that nearly 20% of Americans believe falsely that the president is Muslim.

Why is there so much attention on Obama's religion? Does it matter what religion the president is?