Well, now, you've nailed the most important point in all of this controversy (I wouldn't waste my time reading his book but I'm glad you've found this nugget from some excerpt). He embraces Black Liberation Theology -- and he's spent 20 years in the pews where this has been the fundamental philosophy of these haters. Is America ready to elect as president someone imbued with this philosophy, with this belief system? He's left his church but I'm sure he hasn't left his beliefs. And you can see that belief system in his wife, Michelle.
To borrow and tranform a phrase, it's his character, stupid! It's his belief system. Black Liberation Theology.
Now that’s simply not fair. He left the church, put the minister aside and stated none of this deals with the issues we need to talk about. We must not ever discuss any of the past or it becomes obvious we are nothing more than racists. The past is the past so we should learn to concentrate on the changes that need to be made for the future. (sarc off)