Ethics

The Worldnutdaily's Curious Obsession

By Ed Brayton

Of all the things Obama said in his inaugural address, guess what the Worldnutdaily chose to focus on? The fact that he said that Muslims are actually part of this country. Horrors! Aaron Klein, the utter nutball who serves as their Jerusalem correspondent, has this article that tries to make it sound like Obama said something that would be controversial to any thinking person.

Echoing his previous declaration that the U.S. is "no longer a Christian nation," President Barack Obama today in his inaugural address affirmed America is a nation of many faiths that includes Muslims and "nonbelievers."

"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers," Obama stated during his speech before a crowd estimated by security officials at about 1.8 million.

He continued: "We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).