I think Senator Obama is right to resign from his church. A church, in my opinion, is a house of worship where people go to commune with God. If it is turned into a political or comedy stage then it defeats its purpose. If it is not peace and salvation that one gets from a visit to a church then there is no point in being a member.

The first time Rev. Wright's statements were broadcast my reaction was dismay and disgust. I agree he was expressing the anguish of his community and exposing the hypocrisy of the American political system but I did not think then, and I don't think now, that a church is the place for such outbursts. The spiritual sanctity of a church must be respected by all, even the priest.

We in the United States believe that religion and politics should not mix and yet my grandfather, Mohandas Gandhi, believed otherwise. He said we cannot remove religion from any aspect of human life, least of all politics. For Gandhi religion was the foundation of morality and ethics. How can we put aside morals and ethics from any aspect of our lives? Of course, Gandhi's point of view must be understood in its proper perspective.