Good point, Kate. I was kind of baffled by the overall lack of talk about religion. Isn’t that as much a part of the divisive faultlines here as race? It’s not just that Wright says “God Damn America” it’s that he adds “that’s in the bible.” I would normally consider it impolitic to explain the specifics of one’s beliefs in a political context, but in this case the two are directly intertwined. Wright’s statements were made as as a pastor sermonizing and that makes them religious comments as much as political ones. And I’m sure many people were looking for him to explain the religious context as well, and I’m not sure he did that.