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16 July 2004
16 July 2004A Washington Post article on Kerry's faith starts with what should be a bombshell. The candidate is not only religious, but religiously-obsessed -- and yet, he only shares his passion with black churches. The Post tags this devotion as strategy, but ignores its inherent racism. Imagine, for instance, if it was reported that Kerry loves to dance, but only when he's around black people. The Post would probably try to interview Baryshnikov. When it comes to Kerry, religion, and black churches, they don't seem to be able to find any theologians, black Protestants, or ordinary believers of any variety to talk to. Instead, the article is simply a meeting in print of usual suspects, Washington "bigs" who know as much about religion as they do soccer -- or, at least, soccer moms. With one exception -- Amy Sullivan, whose Revealer essay is featured above. And Sullivan takes pains on her own blog to explain why and how the Post got her wrong.
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