Original sentence: A number of other candidates in the 2008 race encountered similar scrutiny of religious advisors, though generally with less publicity, leading some to suspect that the criticism of Wright was fueled by racist sentiments.Additionally his "spiritual guide", Rod Parsley, has called for the destruction of Islam.An article by Cenk Uygur cites several similar incidents for comparison, arguing that candidates do not face similar scrutiny for associations with white evangelicals.He has accepted an endorsement by Reverend John Hagee, who has been noted for anti-Catholic and anti-Muslim statements , later saying accepting was "probably a mistake", but also that he was still glad to receive the endorsement.In a sermon similar to the one's by Wright, Hagee said of Hurricane Katrina: "I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that
Edited sentence: A number of other candidates in the 2008 race encountered similar scrutiny of religious advisors, though generally with less publicity, leading liberal commentators to allege that the criticism of Wright was fueled by racist sentiments.An article by liberal writer Cenk Uygur cites several similar incidents for comparison, arguing that candidates do not face similar scrutiny for associations with white evangelicals.He accepted an endorsement by Reverend John Hagee, who has been noted for anti-Catholic and anti-Muslim statements, but condemned Haggee's controversial comments and said that it was "probably a mistake" to accept Haggee's endorsement