Barack Obama—Is he Christian Enough?

We’re in the Fault Lines session, and are talking about race—the question was posed “Is Barack Obama black enough?” as a presidential candidate, and how that question can mean lots of different things to different people based on their fault lines. It got me to thinking about the Washington Post A1 story this week about Obama’s ties to Islam. This story drew lots of criticism, from even within the Washington Post staff, and it seems to be a clear example of people’s fault lines getting in the way of their reporting....

What does everyone else think? David, did you see any backlash in your newsroom over this? Is this an example of fault lines?

Other coverage:
WaPo Obama Muslim Story Under Fire
Emails Spread Obama Muslim Rumors

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