Fiery message only brings more division

The President attended Easter services this Sunday. But it was the church minister who captured the spotlight when he seized the high-profile opportunity to share his views on the state of politics during the sermon.

The minister - with the Obama family front and center - said "captains of the religious right want to put blacks back to the back of the bus, women back in the kitchen and immigrants back on their side of the border."

Those on the political right - we conservatives - should reject outright this shameful and highly judgmental message.

But in the movement of division - authored by this President - the Easter message struck all the familiar chords.

The broad brush of divisional politics assumes that most voters lack intelligent understanding.

And thus, all it takes to cement your message are some quick sound bites that confirm our darkest fears.

Which "captains of the religious right" want the warped venom spewed in this Easter "message"?

We now have a new man of the cloth to join the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the Rev. Louis Farrakhan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton as the voices of restraint.

Some seem to ignore the rantings of the "captains of the religious left" because it does not fit their narrative.

Our greatest danger may not deal with civil rights, women's rights or immigration policy. Heck, it may even top the economy as our worst enemy.

Our greatest danger may be in the harm brought by dividing Americans into separate camps in conflict with one another.

Policy and legislation can address most of our concerns.

But a nation divided cannot be healed with legislation.

If the goal of this administration is to pit one segment against another, they have succeeded.

But what has been gained by fiery rhetoric that does nothing but stoke the flames of division?