Obama’s three-city gospel concert series and the lack of outrage by theocracy alarmists!

Over the weekend Barack Obama participated in a series of gospel concerts across the state of South Carolina in what has been billed as an attempt to "recapture some of that old-time religious fervor"

From the The Washington Post :

As a man not only of God but of politics, the Rev. Joe Darby is an outspoken observer of the campaign scene. Reclining in his cluttered office at Morris Brown AME Church here, he witnesses the union between the pulpit and the polls.

"Politics does come down to some degree of emotion . . . ," says Darby, one of this state's most prominent African American preachers, whose church is a magnet for Democratic presidential hopefuls. "The Democratic Party is just catching up to that. It's been nauseatingly safe in recent years."

As if from Darby's mouth to Sen. Barack Obama's ears, the Democratic presidential candidate from Illinois -- hoping his campaign can recapture some of that old-time religious fervor -- launched a three-city gospel concert series over the weekend across the state, in North Charleston, Greenwood and Columbia. Although Obama did not attend the "Embrace the Change" series in person (instead campaigning in Iowa), he was here in spirit, appearing by video screen and sending out his surrogates, such as pastor Hezekiah Walker and singer Beverly Crawford.

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The events themselves seem to straddle a strange line between political pep rally and old-school revival. At the first two concerts, Obama appears by video offering his regrets for his non-attendance and thanking those who've come. At the Greenwood event, a video is shown that begins with Obama's convention speech in 2004 and then retells his life story. In North Charleston, a video display of a speech given by Michelle Obama in Iowa gives rise to calls of "You go, girl!"

My question is where is the outrage? Where are the cries of "Separation of church and State"? Where have all the theocracy alarmists that attack any conservative politician or clergymen who talks politics in church? Where are all of these guys ?

The fact is this double standard has always existed. Liberals are rarely called to answer for any of this by the MSM or by Department of Justice (who seem content to bury their heads in the sand in these cases). For the record I have absolutely no problem with Barack Obama or any other Democrat taking their message to church as long as the same rules apply to everyone.

The Idea that when a Democrat politician stumps at a church, it’s “minority outreach.” and when a Republican politician stumps at a church, it’s a theocratic outrage has got to end!

Cross posted from The Minority Report