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By: Obama’s Church Fights Back « Midwest Skies and West Coast Dreams

Obama’s Church Fights Back « Midwest Skies and West Coast Dreams — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:48:40 +0000

[...] Obama’s Church Fights Back The church attended by Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, which came under fire this week when former minister Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s comments about Sept. 11 and the government’s involvement with AIDS were made public on news channels and YouTube, fought back Sunday on the cable news shows. [...]

By: Andrew J.

Andrew J. — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:38:07 +0000

I agree with R. Fred Theiss Jr. Although I am a huge conservative, I do not believe that it is right for everyone to criticize Obama. There are probably many beliefs of my pastor that I don’t know about. Even though I do not agree with anything Barack says, I think standing up for him is the right thing to do. He shouldn’t be held responsible for his idiotic priest’s beliefs.

By: alphonse & pamela davis

alphonse & pamela davis — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:51:49 +0000

Amen our brother, you hit the nail on the head. We really do have to pray for America as we are living in the last days. May the Peace of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be with you today and ever more. Amen, Amen, Let all of God’s Chidren say Amen!

A& P Davis of MA

By: Alphonse Davis

Alphonse Davis — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:44:19 +0000

Hello Trinity United Church Members and Members of The National Unitied Church:

We have just finished reading the statement that Triniity United Church posted in the news paper and felt that we have to make a comment. Our comment is in regards to the lack of concern for what Pastor Wrights’ comments have done to Senator Obama’s campaign for the presidency. Since he is and has been a member of your church for 20 years, we would really think that the church would make a stament on Senator Obama’s behalf. It seemed that Rev. Wright was supporting him in his message that is now being used against him by the media.

Our question to all members of the church is : Do you want Senator Obama to win or loose? if you do want him to win, why don’t the church let the media know how you really feel about your member and stop letting them destroy and degrade him. We thought better of your church but we guess you would prefer to just try to protect Rev. Wright and leave Senator Obama out in the cold or ratrher leave him for the wolves to devour. We would really like to get a response. We have called and left several messages for someone to call us in regards to the issues surrounding Rev. Wright’s sermon and it’s connection to Senator Obama and no one has ever took the time to return our call (it as been about 2 weeks) It would really be great for Rev. Wrigh to make a statement to the media on behalf of Senator Obama and note his feelings about how the media and Whites and others are preceiving him (Rev. Wright) and how they are taking the sermons and teachings of your church and linking all of this to the way that Senator Obama will act if he s nominated for president of the USA.
We think it would also be a great idea to note how the White members of your church feel about the srmon that Rev. Wright did and how they feel about the media’s that Rev. Wright and Trinity Church and Senator Obama is getting. We thank you in advance for your time and consideration of your request for help for Senator Obama.

Sincerely,
Alphonse & Pamela Davis

By: buster

buster — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:55:05 +0000

The man’s comments are such an outrageous lie that they don’t deserve comment except for the fact that there are people who believe them. The terrible consequence is that the people who believe these lies are subjecting themselves to slavery. Jesus said, “the truth shall make you free.” All people are in one of two conditions either slavery or freedom. Anyone who believes a lie is putting himself into slavery.
A prophet of God does not lie. J. Wright, Jr. is not a prophet of God.
The larger problem is that this theme runs through the dogma of this church. Since the Obamas were there for so many years, they would have to be affected by it. In my opinion this makes Obama unfit for office. Any office

By: Lollie E. Radford

Lollie E. Radford — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:04:07 +0000

It is not unusual to have our fellow countrymen not “see” Afrocan-Americans, as a whole. We have always been supported and educated regarding social issues, in our churches. To think - where else would the ‘Civil Rights’ movement been initiated? Most assuredly, it was divinely inspired to begin to construct and improve the “ills” of our nation..
We are all too aware - daily - that racism is “alive and well”, in this country. However, we continue to pay respect and honor our country. It is indeed “our” country, as our forefathers were instrumental in providing (free) labor.
I personally, do not place the blame of all social ills, on my countrymen for their forefathers social, civil and moral negligence. However, the issue of race MUST be continuously addressed.
I do not “hate white prople”, was never encouraged to do so by parents, church or schools. What is hateful, is to see our country spend billions of dollars abroad to cure social problems and than blatantly neglect the findings and suggestions, of programs to begin to cure our own social problems.
As a members of a Pilgrim Congregational United Church or Christ, Houston, Texas (41 years) Pastor Wright is truly a valued leader and spokesman for us. Our country need always to be reminded of our social ills and to remain on a positive pathway of improving - for ALL AMERICANS.
Most of us feel a genuine sense of pride - when the flag is pledged, the National Anthem played and homage to the many who paid the ultimate sacrifice, for our freedom. I have taught my children and students to do so.
We need a leader who can now re-direct our country, restore our international image and who possesses integrity - above reproach. The founding fathers were God fearing and based the Constitution on moral convictions. Let us return - or we may all well perish.

By: Wes Brown

Wes Brown — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:30:44 +0000

All the church is trying to do is bully the media.Anyne with with half a brain
knows the church is racist .Trying to cast this hate as anything else boggles
the mind.

By: Margo Traeumer

Margo Traeumer — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:15:25 +0000

The Trinity Church shows why improvements in race relations are not acknowledged. The replacement pastor is no less inflammatory that Rev. Wright.

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:29:30 +0000

No one is making a racial comment what people are upset about is the sermons about GDAmerica that we brought 911 on our self the aids virus came from people dirty needles, your church can say what it wants but when you have a person that wants to be president of this country ,then Americans have a right to voice our concerns ,Now, Obama never have a flag near him until fox news made this story public, now he even closes his speech with God Bless America

By: David Crowe

David Crowe — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:03:11 +0000

If any church in America should be burnt down it’s that one and make sure the preacher wright is in it when it’s lit. NO GOOD HYPOCRIT.

By: ChuckB

ChuckB — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:02:49 +0000

This is not an issue of race as far as I’m concerned. It’s an issue of judgment and character. Every defender of Rev. Wright has used the lame “out of context” excuse. I am at a loss on how context can change a hateful message to a loving one, or an unpatriotic message to a patriotic one or a racist message to a unified one. The man stood in front of God and his congregation and told blatant lies. How can lies become truths by changing context. Rev. Wright will have to pay for his deeds when he meets his maker. But for the meantime, he’ll get to spend his retirement years by the pool at his 10,400SF home in a gated golf community while the people he was purporting to defend continue to live in poverty. Pretty sweet deal for a lying, racist, hypocrite. He should be saying God Bless America, not God Damn America.

By: Errol Smythe

Errol Smythe — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:30:49 +0000

With so much anger,confusion,distrust,perplexity,anxiety,mudslinging and slinging back politics,maybe it is time that everyone stop pointing fingers at everyone else and LOOK INTO THE MIRROR OF GOD’S WORD and more specifically read and meditate on the words of the LORD JESUS that says in MATTHEW 5:44 -48 :
“…But I say unto you,Love you enemies,bless them that curse you,do good to them that hate you,and pray for them that despitefully use you,and persecute you, That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and just .
For if ye love them which love you,what reward have ye?do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only ,what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans do so?
Be ye therefore perfect,even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect…”
May practicing Christians, true believers of the WORD OF GOD from Genesis to Revelation pray for America that all this hatred, malica ,bitterness, confusion and depression,wickedness and demonic powers BE REBUKED IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF THE LORD JESUS.AMEN AND AMEN.
May God Bless America. Amen and Amen. And may God give the people of America the wisdom to make the right choice when they vote. Amen and Amen. Errol Smythe.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:16:19 +0000

Hilary said if that fool was her pastor, she would have left that church for what he said. Well, if I’d been married to her husband, I’d have left him for what he did with Monica and other women. In other words, different strokes for different folks.

why is a candidate responsible for what his pastor said? where’s all the backlash for what McCain’s Minister - Rev. JOhn Hagee - said about the Catholic church. He called it the great whor% of Babylon and “a cult.” He also blamed it for the Holocaust and predicts its imminent demise. Then he linked Hurricane Katrina to the gay rights movement. Sen. McCain’s response: “I don’t have to agree with everyone who endorses my candidacy,” he said. “They are supporting my candidacy. I am not endorsing some of their positions.”

By: BenQ

BenQ — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:51:12 +0000

I went to work today and disavowed all of my black co-workers because of what this Rev. Wright said. I told them there was no way they didn’t agree with him because they too were black and all black people stick together, through thick or thin. Black first, American second.
Right……
Get your racist heads out of your KKK hoods you idotic people! Grow up and get over your latent problems with race and you others stop denying you were ever a racist. 99% of all adult whites in America were racists until the 60’s. And Obama was correct when he alluded to his grandmother having a typical white reaction to blacks. Blacks have it too, but it’s more typical among whites and it was more prevalent when he was young.

By: Snake Oil?

Snake Oil? — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:43:29 +0000

What a nut we have running for the Presidency, blasting his big mouth off every time on anything? Now he’s stirring in voters’ fears about Iraq, with gasoline prices …. tell them when he gets in they will pay dollar a day for gasoline?

Senator Obama, have you ever heard of OPEC? Seems to me you have not; I hear you shouting your big mouth off about the gasoline price.

Well son, lem’me tell you then. Them is kind of a Union, unnerstand? Big Fellows got together long before the War, very long ago, way back before you were born, and formed this Union of Oil Producing Export Countries, called OPEC. Them fellows determine the oil price, and they try their utter best to determine supply as well.

Son, if you want to pick that 3 am phone up and call them, you can check it out, see. And I suggest you ask them about the Iraq War at the same time. You may find out a whole darn lot of them want America to stay in there permanently to help them against Iraq, you see they don’t always get along with each other …. old Saddam was not on good terms with all of them, kind of not everyone’s friendly neighbor, see.

Then son, when you have done that tell us how you suggest we end this war. Way I heard you said all our soldiers gotta be back here by end March next year. Are you gonna pick up the 3 am phone to call General Petraeus and say: “Lookie here General, this Waw is ovuh, heah, get them soldiers home on the double, heah, THIS IS AN ORDER GENERAL?”

I could tell you a lot more about oil prices and supply/demand and oil profits/export earnings, all kind of things, but we leave that for another day. You need the time to prepare another stupid speech.

You are really, double really, nuts/wacky/big mouth/empty shell. My oh my, iffin you by chance get this nomination, them Reps and American Business will chew you up, son, and spit out the hollow bones.

Maybe I should close with a little more advice: them Voters you think are all sheep and you think them sheep will follow you blind. They won’t do that no longer, Son, soon’s they realize what a Liar you are, they will get rid of you. Poor Baby? Duh!

By: Marie Jon

Marie Jon — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:37:53 +0000

All Christian denominations do just as much for people in their surrounding communities. To suggest that the “Trinity Church of Christ” is somehow unique, is totally absurd. However, what Christian churches do very well, is to heal the broken hearted with the “full gospel.” They do not administer a “stumbling block” called “Black Liberation Theology.”

Founder: http://www.DrawingClose.org

By: Limey

Limey — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:10:01 +0000

It is amazing to me that people got all this information out of a 30 second clip of this sermon. by Rev Wright. There were twenty years of sermons given by the Rev. Wright that Barack Obama listened to, what about those? I never watch Fox news, I feel that they are the most divise channel on the network. They are so blatantly Republican and do not give much of an alternative view. What happened about open minds and hearts? We are so ready to condemn people and we seem to want to pounce on any flimsy thing to vilify someone. We should all filter out the information we hear, take the good and reject the bad otherwise this country will never change. We have too much faith in our politicians, just because they put spin on things, don’t automaticaly beleive them, do research look for the facts and please make up your own mind, not just listen to what the networks tell you because they have their own agenda.

By: JCSA

JCSA — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:33:03 +0000

Here’s a foreast in the making … which they can’t see the foreast from the trees:

From Wright’s church:

This is an attack on the legacy of the African American Church which led and continues to lead the fight for human rights in America and around the world,” he said, adding “The African American Church community continues to face bomb threats, death threats, and their ministers’ characters are assassinated because they teach and preach prophetic social concerns for social justice. Sunday is still the most segregated hour in America.”

Ha, ha

Why does America (U S A), assist all African nations in their hour of need, where is the so
“church” better yet … other African Nations?????

Who’s threating .. any names?

I know no white or any other persons other than black could never walk along in a black area after dark, who’s racist?

Again, more B___ S ___, from the same old leaders in the black community, I guess they beleive all blacks are on CRACK, so they believe they can controll the black race and play the race card anytime the subject gets heated!

JCSA

By: Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:06:24 +0000

As impressive as Senator Obama’s recent speech was, it raises many questions regarding his conduct as it relates to his involvement with Rev. Wright. (1) What does it say about Sen. Obama that he reversed his earlier assertion that he was not present for his pastor’s radical sermons? (2) Since we now know that he was present, why did he choose to remain in the church and continue to expose himself and his family to such toxic beliefs? (3) Why did the senator not challenge Rev. Wright on these appalling statements? (4) What does this say about his discernment and willingness to create change in this divisive forum? (5) And, finally, if Senator Obama lacks the moral courage to confront wrongdoing in his own church, how can we expect him to act differently as president?

By: roni

roni — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:58:08 +0000

I am tired unto death about the card, my ancesters were slaves-give me a break! Why doesn’t anyone say in response-your ancesters were selling their own children in africa long before the slaves!