The Promise of a Moral America

Speaking of progressive Baptist academics, I just saw (I am a couple of weeks late to this) that Michael Westmoreland-White seems to be an Obamian. He needs to talk to Texas in Africa referenced in the post below. In his excellent blog, Levellers, Michael concludes a very comprehensive post about his preference for Obama, by writing:

The bottom line is that I believe Obama is the president we need at this time. He won’t be perfect or a savior–no politician is.  But with progressive social movements to keep pushing him–and with his visionary ability to reach beyond narrow constituencies, I think electing Obama can give us back the promise of a moral America. I don’t want to be a Christian nationalist.  But I would like to be a Christian who is not deeply ashamed of my country.  An Obama presidency, I believe, offers that opportunity

Giving us back the promise of a moral America. Nice thought and let's hope that Obama can at least try a little to make it so.