But who did he claim to be his pastor while he was President, and while he was running . . . if he claimed anyone? His past would not necessarily represent his present.
Also, pastors do not always represent ones in their congregations. Was he with that pastor, because of parental influence . . . including possibly leftover influence, from how they effected him while he was a kid? Or, did he himself make statements which match with what Reverend Wright was saying?
I do not remember ever seeing or hearing anything racist or divisive, by President Obama himself. And what others did and said during his terms does not necessarily represent him.
I don't mean I approved of him; but I need to not bear false witness by saying he claimed and/or meant what he did not.
There are divisions under the lordship of Jesus. And there are people who blame God, even, for what Satanic people do. But Jesus is not the one who is causing the divisions. Plus, people are using what Jesus says or does not say, in order to have their divisions.
So, I would go by what President Obama says, and what he means . . . not at all how people might use it and misrepresent it.
People said Barack was a Muslim with an agenda to take over the nation of the United States, for Islam. Ones guaranteed he would power play to stay in office. But, among other things, if he was okay with gay stuff, no way was he a Muslim according to Shari'a Law. So, my opinion is there has been false witness concerning him, whether he was worthy to lead a country or not.
And, of course, even if race relations are better under Donald, this does not automatically mean he is responsible for this; because many people are not going along with Donald, and are not following his example of how he relates and communicates. Ones could be getting provoked by his example, how they need not to become and relate and communicate; I mean, ones could be using him as an object lesson to drive them to do otherwise.
Donald claimed that Barack had no American birth certificate. I think I actually witnessed video footage of Donald making that claim > he was not asking if Barack had a birth certificate, but he directly stated that Barack did not . . . if I remember correctly; and he did not present evidence. But after Barack's certificate was presented, I never read or heard of Donald admitting he had born false witness.
But even if Donald's claim against Barack could have been considered divisive, this does not mean Americans who uphold the Constitution went along with that or let that effect their perception of Barack. Because we who uphold the Constitution presume accused people innocent until proven guilty. Did Donald uphold the United States Constitution, by making that claim about Barack? I recall him making that a statement, not a question to be investigated. Also > I understand that it already had been the responsibility of the Secret Service . . . or was it the F.B.I.? . . . to check if there was certification that Barack was born American. But Donald, I recall, simply made a claim that Barack was not born American.
But anyone who knows the Constitution and how candidates are vetted would not have accepted that statement, if we applied what we guaranteed our allegiance to uphold. So, no one has divided us who uphold the U.S. Constitution.
So, who are you saying have let themselves be fooled? And by what statements, please?
If someone says not to evaluate Donald by his past, by the way . . . would this not also go for Barack?
I now would say . . . do not let my or your ways be decided by a human politician. If I can be divided because of a wrong leader . . . whose fault is this????
