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"How could Obama have just sat there while Reverend Wright spouted (at best) goofy comments about the US? Many whites feel that Obama should have stood up, spoke up against Wright, and marched out of the church. The responses of Obama&amp;#x27;s black sympathizers roughly amount to: &amp;amp;quot;You just don&amp;#x27;t understand black churches.&amp;amp;quot; I think Obama sat there like I sat there through politically themed mosque sermons, as many American Muslims did and sometimes continue to do, even after the tragic attacks of 9/11. I think many ethnic communities, whether South Asian Muslims or African-Americans, like the drama of a controversial, political sermon but disagree with the content. Protesting a sermon would not only be rude and unnecessary as most of us are going to forget the content but, furthermore, is a &amp;amp;quot;white&amp;amp;quot; approach to the problem. I generally don&amp;#x27;t take imams seriously enough to protest them. I basically expect Muslim ministers to say goofy things (as I am sure Obama did of Wright). Of course, if the sermon crossed a certain line, I would take action, but most Muslim ministers are not sleeper cells or inspiring any. Because of white criticism of Muslim ministers&amp;#x27; comments after 9/11, many American Muslims now hold their imams accountable, resulting in imams&amp;#x27; being fired for their political talk. But a lot of the Muslim world is still going to sit there, possibly nod, laugh, or applaud, and most likely forget about everything said once they go home&amp;amp;#8212;arguably the Obama style of worship. Do you think the Obama style of worship is wrong? Or should Obama, American Muslims, and world Muslims protest sermons that criticize America? Should all of us then, even Catholics who &amp;amp;quot;live in sin&amp;amp;quot; and practice birth control, protest everything we disagree with or fail to practice? You tell me. &amp;amp;#8212;Asma"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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