he doesn't want to fan Muslim rumors? Basically Obama will be avoiding going to the Golden Temple during his trip to India because to enter you have to wear the traditional head covering which resembles a turban. He doesn't want a photo of him wearing a turban to go viral.
This is interesting because A) Sikhs aren't Muslim and B) it would seem like the perfect opportunity for Obama to point out that most of the people calling him a Muslim are basically ignorant of other world religions besides Christianity (translation: they don't know what the hell they're talking about)
What do you think of Obama's decision to cancel his trip to the Golden Temple in India?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101020/pl_yblog_upshot/white-house-cancels-obama-trip-to-sikh-temple-over-muslim-rumor-concerns
In any other political climate, a U.S. president's visit to a historic Sikh temple and major Indian tourist attraction would be about as noncontroversial as a foreign state visit could get. The Sikhs, after all, practice a studiously inclusive, noncontroversial faith that shuns violent conflict of all kind.
However, President Barack Obama recently called off plans to stop at the Sikh Golden Temple at Amritsar when he visits India early next month.
This is interesting because A) Sikhs aren't Muslim and B) it would seem like the perfect opportunity for Obama to point out that most of the people calling him a Muslim are basically ignorant of other world religions besides Christianity (translation: they don't know what the hell they're talking about)
What do you think of Obama's decision to cancel his trip to the Golden Temple in India?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101020/pl_yblog_upshot/white-house-cancels-obama-trip-to-sikh-temple-over-muslim-rumor-concerns
In any other political climate, a U.S. president's visit to a historic Sikh temple and major Indian tourist attraction would be about as noncontroversial as a foreign state visit could get. The Sikhs, after all, practice a studiously inclusive, noncontroversial faith that shuns violent conflict of all kind.
However, President Barack Obama recently called off plans to stop at the Sikh Golden Temple at Amritsar when he visits India early next month.