Obama Will Skip Visit To Golen Temple In India

[babylonsister]

I think it's sad this is even an issue.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/10/20/obama_will_skip_visit_over_headgear.html

October 20, 2010

Obama Will Skip Visit Over Headgear


"On an upcoming trip to India, President Obama will skip visiting one of the country's most sacred shrines out of fear that wearing the requisite headgear might make him appear Muslim," Jake Tapper reports.

New York Times: "The United States has ruled out a Golden Temple visit, according to an American official involved in planning. Temple officials said that American advance teams had gone to Amritsar, the holy city that is the site of the temple, to discuss a possible visit. But the plan appears to have foundered on the thorny question of how Mr. Obama would cover his head, as Sikh tradition requires, while visiting the temple."

[msongs]

1. a US prez oughta stay out of any churches when on foreign visits nt

[Cassandra]

2. He wasn't required to wear a turban.

a bandana sort of thing was all that was necessary.