Rev. Wright Defends Sermons, Rattles Critics at NAACP Dinner
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the embattled pastor of presidential candidate Barack Obama, called his sermons ‘descriptive’ rather than ‘divisive’ during his keynote address at the NAACP freedom fund dinner in Detroit.
“I’m not here for political reasons,” Wright said. “I’m not a politician. I know that fact will surprise many of you because many in the corporate-owned media made it seem like I am running for the Oval Office. I am not running for the Oval Office. I’ve been running for Jesus a long, long time, and I’m not tired yet.”
Wright is set to speak Monday to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., at approximately 9 a.m. ET at an event that is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. Watch FOXNews.com to see Wright speak.
Wright on Sunday received a standing ovation from the attendees at the $150-a-plate fundraiser billed as America’s largest sit-down dinner.
He also defended Obama and lashed out at the news media for running excerpts of his heated sermons, media pundits and those who have tried to connect him to Islam because of his full name — Barack Hussein Obama.
“Please run and tell my stuck up stupid friends that Arabic is a language, not a religion,” said Wright. “It’s not a religion stop trying to scare people like you are giving him a religious name.”
Wright received a standing ovation from the 4,000 worshippers at Friendship-West Baptist Church, The Dallas Morning News reported on its Web site.
Wright also was the subject of political dispute on the campaign trail, as Republican John McCain criticized some of Wrights earlier remarks that have recently surfaced, and Obama taking a swipe at McCain.
McCain has been fighting the North Carolina GOP over an ad set to air Monday that links Obama and Wright, saying the ad is unfair. But on Sunday, McCain made the most confident steps so far on the subject, criticizing Wright over comments he made comparing Marines to Roman soldiers who killed Jesus, and comparing Al Qaeda flags to the American flag.
Of the Roman comparison, McCain said, “It’s beyond belief. And then of course saying that Al Qaeda and the American flag were the same flags. So I can understand, I can understand why people are upset about this. I can understand why Americans, when viewing these kinds of comments, are angry and upset.”
Obama campaign spokesman Hari Sevugnan said McCain had “broken his word to the American people” in his criticism of Wright, according to a statement from the campaign.
“By sinking to a level that he specifically said he’d avoid, John McCain has broken his word to the American people and rendered hollow his promise of a respectful campaign. With each passing day, John McCain acts more and more like someone who’s spent twenty-six years learning the divisive, distracting tactics of Washington. That’s not the change that the American people are looking for,” Sevugnan said.
During the first of two Sunday sermons Wright delivered, he wove a gospel message with commentary about social justice. He told the congregation to lean on God and stand up for themselves.
He gave a 45-minute sermon on Sunday that included a reference to his “public crucifixion” for past comments from the pulpit.
Security was tight, and no media cameras were allowed inside the church, the Morning News.
Later, Wright was to follow in the footsteps of Obama, President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton with a scheduled address to the Detroit NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund dinner Sunday evening.
Local leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said interest was strong in the event because of the address by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. They said 10,000 people were expected to attend the $150-a-plate event.
Wright became an issue in the presidential race in March after the circulation of videos of old sermons in which he accused the U.S. government of racism and accused it of flooding black neighborhoods with drugs.
In a sermon days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Wright said “America’s chickens are coming home to roost” after it dropped atomic bombs on Japan and “supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans.”
The videos, circulated widely on television and the Internet, knocked Sen. Obama’s campaign off-stride. The Illinois Democrat distanced himself from the comments of Wright, whom he has known for 20 years.
Wright, who is leaving Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, claimed that the videos were old snippets that were taken out of context.
In an interview aired Friday on PBS, Wright said publicizing portions of old sermons was unfair and “made me the target of hatred.” He said he had received death threats.
Wright preached earlier this month at a Virginia church and was scheduled to speak Monday at the National Press Club in Washington. He was invited to Friendship-West to honor the Rev. Freddie Haynes, the church’s senior pastor.
“We’re going to hear the whole sermon,” Haynes had promised his congregation. “Not just the clips in order to feed a right-wing agenda.”
FOX News’ Mosheh Oinounou and Bonney Kapp and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Rather than airing Obama’s dirty laundry, let’s talk about Hillary’s first job right out of law school-working for a law firm that represented Black Panthers, and police officer murders.
Rev. Wright repeatedly says that the videos are only snippets taken out of context, I think the “snippets” clearly show what kind of person he is, and his hatred of the USA.
Obama, you don’t ever run for President when you have this skeleton (Rev. Wright) in your closet for 20 years. Now, your pastor’s black theology and the church and your pastor’s life are at risk because of your lack of judgment and inexperience. When you seek your white house or your own glory, others will suffer for your lack of judgment and inexperience.
Besides your life is definitely at risk.
Rev. Wright has used Jesus and God in the exact way we were warned by Jesus in the Bible. It’s called Deception. He has fouled men’s minds with his visciousness. How many young, vulnerable children and young people has he poisoned from his position of power? He said every single word. He deserves what he gets.
What is to be expected from the proud but to equate his falts with the righteousness of Jesus. A pharissee that will not admit he has a hate filled heart but instead indicates that he too is beinig crucified for his goodness.
When you have no defense turn to the absurd. Repent Rev. Wright, turn from your hatred and be forgiven you white washed tomb.
“Public crucifixion”? No.
Accountability? Yes.
Paul Griffin
REV. WRIGHT AND HIS FOLLOWERS ARE RACISTS… AND THERE IS NO WAY AROUND THE FACT THAT OBAMA “WAS UNAWARE” OF THIS FACT AFTER ATTENTING HIS TUTALAGE FOR 20 YEARS.
For a minister of the Christian gospel to compare criticizim of his political rants from the pulpit
to the crucifixtion of his savior seems a bit hypocritical, over the top and self serving.
Is the Reverend comparing his minor travails with what Jesus Christ went though? That is sacrilege!
Great, now Rev. Wright is talking “crucifiction”, making an association with
a REAL crucifiction 2000 years ago.
His hipocrisy knows no bounds!
Even tho the good Rev Wright speaks of his “public crucifixion” . Looks like he has risen again. Seems he and Obama are vying for messiah status.
It is regrettable that this slime bucket can make hay while the sun-shines, & come out shining like the Star Of Bethlehem. All this evolving from the just & due judgements of good honest people that took great offense for the degrading, vile statements he made from the Pulpit of God. If he can even think he is being “Crucified” as the Lord was, who was sinless, (& he is far from that)…then he can stretch his imagination about as far as he can stretch the sympathies of a gullible congregation. So sad. He is not doing Sen Obama any favor’s. For sure.
Martin Luther King Jr spoke against vietnam war and he was hated. The Church has alway had a platform to speak against that which is wrong. Our political agenda should be kept out of the Church. Both parties should be ashame for going so low.
So, let me understand this now … the good Rev. Wright, along with Jesus Christ …. has now also been crucified! …. please … give me a break …… let’s get back to issues that are, or certainly should be, of voter concern; economy, dollar in free fall, middle east, american soldier casualties in ineffective military action, totally irresponsible congress and presidency … and so on !
Wright and his followers can say what they want, but his message is racist and hate-filled. He isn’t looking for a solution. He is looking for revenge. His ministry needs be investigated and lose it’s tax exempt status.
I made a comment, and it not been posted. I made another comment on Obama on Fox News Sunday, and it was posted right away.
How dare he use the analogy of a public crucifixion!?
The facts speak for themselves. He was caught preaching poison and Obama was caught listening.
As a Christian…my God teaches love not hate.
Rev. Wacky doodle should have stopped after his interview with the Wet Noodle on Public BS.
I’m amazed at the lack of comment about Rev Wrights misuse of Dr. Condoleezza Rice’s name. Was it a slip of the tongue to call her Condoskeeza? Was it out of context? I think he knows exactly what he is doing. Giving as much entertainment as he can so he can retire to a nice rich white neighborhood!
I don’t care if you listen to the whole sermons (which I have) or not, how can the racist, hate-filled, anti-American remarks ever be justified?
I am looking forward to the explanation that would justify this to me. A good example is the one where he says Bill Clinton did the blacks like he did Monica Lewinsky…”ridin’ dirty” .
Unless “riding dirty” and the corresponding gyrating adn humping movements were in reference to bull riding or something of that nature, I don’t see how you can calrify this any further to me to mean anything different than what it is.
Perhaps in my ignorance, that you say you will fix for me, I didn’t REALLY see the disrespecting of a person, an ex-President of our United States no less, and the reference of getting screwed (the riding part) in the butt (the dirty part) is acceptable in a church, in front of children and sold in DVDs to the public. (Note: I have a funny feeling if I was doing that in public, I would be arrested for lewd behavior.) Disrepecting anyone is not a characteristic I would want to be taught to my children. The disrepecting of a President to me is also uncalled for and unpatriotic and Anti-American. The fact that it was directed towards an influential figure whom I’m sure was a role model for some children, concerns me as well.
Today Obama said on his FoxNews interview that we shouldn’t judge him for the “distraction” of Reverend Wright but how he raises his children. Did he really mean that? If so, then that is exactly how I am judging him. Children shouldn’t have to be subjected to this hate filled ranting and the Obama’s chose to have their own children attend this church with their “Mentor”.
I just listened to the sermon given by Pastor Wright. It sounded to me like he was absolutely gushing forth the truth. We simply can’t have that! You would think Obama would have learned from this before he dared to broach the truth in Pennsylvania a few weeks ago. What was he thinking? Obama should learn that he will never get elected with the truth anywhere near him. We do not want it. We can not have it. There would be anarchy. Crucified? You bet! Complete with a crown of thorns and a spear through his chest. By the way, has anybody checked the price of gas lately? I need to fill up so I can get to the bank and negotiate a Countrywide home equity loan that I can use along with my stimulus check to buy a new SUV.
Reverend Wright WAS publically crucified - by his own words. And rightly so.
Listen to the full sermon tapes. it’s even worse than the clips.
How can a supposed ‘man of God’, continue to lie about his own words?
It is interesting how the Rev. Wright can criticise the country from his pulpit… and that is ok; however, when he receives criticism he catagorizes it as ‘Public Crucifiction’. Looks like he is playing the ‘victim’ card for all it is worth and his admirers are loving it.
As a black man, I have listened to all of Dr. Wrights uncut sermons of 2003. There is no doubt in my mind that unfortunately he is a racist.
If Wright doesn’t want to be publicly crucified, then I suggest that he shouldn’t have done so to other people and this country in his sermons. You reap what you sow, Rev.
It doesn’t matter what other content of his “sermon” was not heard. His words about the US, AIDS and 9/11 are disgraceful, shameful and full of hatred! How do you say this is a “soundbite” from a sermon and was taken out of context. Nothing said before or after these statements can justify these remarks. This is not a sermon but a political point of view.I have heard enough!!
I listen to the Rev. Fri. night and I saw a very nice caring person His life has been to help the poor and deprived .He loves God very much and I am sure God loves him
Unclear whether Mr. Wright or his followers are more dumb. He made all those negative comments to eleict hatred and soley to solidify his position at the church. Those comments were his words in his own captured voice coming back to haunt him. He is a biggoted buffoon looking to rip apart America. His continued comments will only serve to push voters away from a once promising minority candidate. A shame and shame on Mr. Wright ( Reverends do not preach death and destruction to the US and to those who happen to be white ) for blocking the path to equality for all citizens.
Mr. Wright (hardly a reverend) is elevating himself to the level of Christ, by likening himself to being crucified? BLASPHEMY!
I have been going to church for many years and always have been influenced by what my pastor says about God and the world we live in. I find Obama’s statement hard to believe, that he hasn’t heard these things before from his pastor. I have been taught in church that I can do all things through Christ that gives me strength. I hope and pray that Rev. Wrights message of hate is not the message of the black leadership to their congregation overall. If I would hear all the time, that the government and white people are out to get me I would be filled with hate also. Definitely not a Christ centered message.
I cannot see how this man “Reverand Wright” would even be considered to be a christian; calling this a public crucifixion seeing that there is not a drop of blood spilled, if he is comparing this to the crucifixion of the Cross of Christ. He must have a different savior, seeing how hate and venom in his speaches show who he is all about. This congregation that is so supportive of him is just as scarry as Obama himself. This is called indoctrination and the supporters of such speach are quit capible of pushing the adgenda of hate they have been indoctrinated with. The bad thing is what rights will be taken away from true Christians that speak about love becausing of the rantings of this lunatic you call a Reverand. I cannot see how we would through this man and his behaviour in the same hate as Christian, Jesus said we would know they are christians by their Love, I think something is missing here.
Oh Sure!
OH PLEASE. I do not care WHAT context you put it in… there is NO other way to interpret, “G** D*** America!”. Obama and his sick minister remind me of a line from, “Gone With the Wind”, “Oh what a cool liar you are”. I guess Obama really did learn from him, because he does the exact same thing. Coolly just state that reality isn’t so. And people eat it up. Amazing. IQs have really gone down, haven’t they?
“Just looks to me like Rev. Wright’s chickens are coming home to roost”
Watch the full video of one of Wright’s sermons and then make up your minds.
Good for Rev. Wright. I accept his comments about Public Self Crucifixion, and accept his apologies. I do not expect this to happen. But is a spiritual effort to corrent his words of the past. I would hope those that dislike BO because of his relationship consider these as a effort to ease the accusations and feelings that Rev. Wrights are those as BO’S. Thank you Rev. Wright.
Why don’t all News reporters read Rev Wrighrs sermons and they would see the truth that Rev. Wright had pointed out. His complete sermons are on line for everyone to see. I think that the news reporters should be ashamed by taking just bits out of his speech and makeing them seem like something that is not right.
Amanda
I’ve heard “the” sermon. Two things bothered me….the racism-based hatred radiating from this man and the boisterous and supportive reaction from his congregation. It made me think there’s no way the racial divide will ever end.
I don’t want to hear another black say discrimination because they are the ones that are doing it. enough is enough black americans. move on and leave slavery behind.
Don’t ask for comments if you are going cherry pick them. I just made a comment one of the first one’s. Why are you not showing it ??? Can’t take the heat I suppose !!! Well you shoud show it because I am not the only one wondering about Fox news and Ambassador Peck !!
This “reverend” Wright is such an embarrassment to Christians everywhere that the more he speaks, the more damage and humiliation he brings to himself and the Christian community. I have met and known “Reverends” and Pastors….this man is no “reverend”.
This guy is just amazing, i can honestly think of no context under which stating things like, “America’s chickens are coming home to roost” in regards to the 9/11 attacks is acceptable. To accuse the government of flooding black neighborhoods with drugs is full on conspiracy theorism, plain and simple. As someone who speaks to a large group of people who not only look to him for support, but spiritual guidance, he should think twice before he makes such ridiculous and unfounded statements. I find it somewhat amusing that he acts surprised that he would be publically lambasted for making the statements he has. As i said before, amazing…
According to Rev. Wright’s sermon after 9/11 regarding “America’s chickens are coming home to roost..”, where during that same exact sermon did he cite he had heard that from regarding 9/11. I’ll help you, FOX News. Please play the snippets in context.
No matter how you slice it, this man is a hate filled racist pretending to be a minister. I can only imagine if a white protestant or catholic priest made similar comments, Al Sharpless and Jess Jerkson would have been all over it. Jerimiah, you are an anti-american bigot and you need to wear the shoe since you proved it fits.
i AM AFRAID FOR OUR COUNTRY IF OBAMA SHOULD WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE!!!! I AM A REGESTERED DEMOCRAT BUT IF HE WINS I WLL VOTE FOR JOHN MCCAIN COME NOVEMBER!!!!
I haven’t been able to find any comments about Rev Wrights motives in making those comments in his sermons. Oviously he was trying to make certain points, but I don’t know what those points are/were.
We’ve all seen shock tactics used during talks and a speechs and you can usually decide what the motive is. Most of the news coverage has focussed on the shock and awe and peoples reactions.
The question still remains, what was he trying to accomplish with his sermons?
Just some thoughts.
Feed a “right wing agenda”?. How about the comments and sermons feeding a left wing socilaist agenda. How is it that only the conservative right is guilty of having an agenda when a person calls out someone on their comments? There is a 1st ammendment right in this country, but it seems that only liberal, left wing, persons are entitled to it without any conseqneces whatso ever.
Be careful.You don’t want to pick a fight with those who know what they heard. Once you know you are in the right, it’s impossible for others to dissuade you.You are better to let the big dog lie there than to pour it on him.The reverend is spreading it on folks that are not familiar with it out side his sermons.He would be wise and also his flock to shut it down.He can personally hang up his reteric,close his big house retirement door behind him,retire and spend his 10 million $’s thru on line shopping.That would be the greatest move he can make right now for all involved.
Rev. Wright has said that his sermons were taken out of context. How can someone, anyone, take his statement that the government had purposed to cause AIDS among blacks be taken out of context. It is and always will be a racist statement.
Please stay away for a while, while this campaign is going on. I believe you are really
are hurting Obama tremendously by just speaking right now. I do think you are doing it on purpose! Don’t you read the papers, don’t you see the news, they talk about you and how you
have make things worse for him??? Please stay away or keep your mouth shot for a while till this is over. Don’t you say you care about him? He says he care about you.!
Public crucifixion? This man has spewed hatred from the pulpit and now compares himself to Christ. The black community would be better served by not listening to this so called pastor. Move over Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton it appears you have company in your fraternity.
Can we give this up, already? It is sad to think that folks don’t understand that this type of liberation theology is being preached in churches all over the country today. As Rev. Wright’s same messages continue to be trumpeted over the airwaves, it just feeds that idea that some group is continuing to be oppressed even today. I certainly do not agree with Rev. Wright and it bothers me that Obama sat under his leadership, but we all have heard it enough that I’m afraid it is going to make them seem sympathetic soon.
There are enough significant issues that still need to be discussed.
Wright is an example of what it means to be a false prophet and his supporters are examples of what it means to be deceived! This man uses the pulpit to propogate hate. His supporters would not know “truth” if it fell off the ceiling while they were looking up to “Praise the Lord” and hit them in their eyes! Will people ever stop following men who talk big yet have no reasonable intellectual content???
the standing ovation was not that they believe his words were taken out of context, they believe as he does in what he stated in the video.it is a shame a man of god can lie when faced with his own words
Well, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, after a careful reading of your statements and your sermons I still believe you are a bigot. And not only a bigot, but a person who has done and continues to do considerable psychological damage to the nation. You are not a patriot sir – notwithstanding the fact that you are former marine. I have had the great good fortune to know some patriots – marines and otherwise – and you sir do not measure up. Likewise as to being a Reverend, a pastor of the Christian faith, I have known pastors who are worthy of the name. I firmly believe Christ would feel pain at your words and postures, yet he would feel compassion for your errors. I pray that I can one day do the same.
“crucified?” That’s great. Comparing himself to Christ when he’s criticized for unchristian, stupid and racist comments while he lives in a multimillion dollar house. This guy is not a christian.
The edification of the double standard.
So, Wright is cashing in now…. his 30 seconds of fame……
and
As I was sitting in church this morning cluching my gun and feeling extremely bitter, I wonder how many of the 4000 folks at Friendship-West Baptist Church felt the same?
I have seen and heard the entire sermon and I don’t understand how he thinks the sound bites were taken out of context. The essence of Rev. Wright’s sermon is that people confuse government with God. He says that governments lie but never God and then he goes on to point out how governments have lied. He purports to enlighten his congragation as to just how the governments have lied, such an absence of weapons of mass distruction after the government told us that Irag had them. Rev. Wright cites just about every conspiracy theory know to man as some how proof that our government has lied to us. The context of the sermon not only discloses Rev. Wrights hatred towards whites and our nation but illustrates that he is a crackpot as well.
Reverend Wrong marches on,the more
he talk’s the worse it gets. stay with it
Rev.
Obviously Rev. Wright couldn’t leave his black activist attitude behind when he stepped up to the pulpit. His chickens came home to roost!
Please do not give Wright any publication. Many people formed a negative opinion of him after his “goodby” sermon and let that stay on the people’s mind. Giving him media recognition is what he wants. There are people that will dwell on his thinking. Let him be and he will dwindle into nothing.
Mr. Wright, Mr. Jesse Jackson, and Mr. Sharpton are 3 peas in a pod. a. Black men that have become rich and famous at the expense of the people they should be helping. b. Blaming whitey for all the problems in the black community. c. Racists.
Suggest all 3 of these money hungry men listen to Bill Cosby and learn a few things.
For 4 generations the govt’s (u.s., state, local) have given billions of dollars of aid to black sections of our country. It does not work.
The biggest difference is-Jesus was innocent. Jesus’ message was one of love, wright’s is one of hate.
Rev. Wright keeps saying that these remarks are just snippets of old sermans. His church is selling these sermans as the best of his sermans. If these are the best of him I will hate to hear his bad ones.
Rev. Wright is a ZERO…Any person in their right mind that would go to hear his sermons certainly does not have the love of JESUS CHRIST in their hearts…GOD HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE OUR GREAT COUNTRY GREAT.
He is definitely Rev. WRONG
Reverend Wright is the one that is being divisive. He is the one emphasizing color. The only colors that I care about are Red, White, and Blue in the Stars and Stripes. I’m tired of hearing White America this and White America that. Everywhere I hear Black History Month, Black Women’s Poetry contest, Black this, Black that. This country deserves better than to focus on ANY race. Reverend Wright, get with the program. You are old, and living in a different century.
Rev. Wright needs to preach positive work & action by Blacks & he will find
that the majority of white people find them to be fully equal & welcome as
associates.
Scott.
there are no sane words to describe this man, his ranting or his words and seeing as I am NOT insane, I won’t bother to try.
There he goes again, playing the Victim Card.
Those of us who are people who THINK of good rather than evil already knew that the
video shown was spliced and diced portions and not all the sermon.
There are times in our lives when if the sunday sermon the minister preaches
was not what we feel and think that some of us might go out on Monday morning
and commit mayhem.
The Pastor Wright was Right & Obama should be our next president.
THIS WOLF NEEDS TO SURRENDER THE RACE CARD. YOU ARE LEADING 4000 to there DEATH. YOUR HEART IS BLACK AND DEAD. MAN-UP AND CONFESS YOUR SINS.
wright will reap what he has sown. discord, hate and racism….
Rev. Wright and his apostle Barak Obama are delusional. They say McCain must endorse their delusions and their anti-American, terrorist rhetoric.
What kind of a candidate who could not get a level 3 security clearance to work for Homeland Security is so close to becoming our Commander in Chief?
Insanity!
Wright underscores the old adage “there’s no fool like an old fool.” His tirades are recorded and their meanings are understood by the majority of Americans: Wright is anti-American and he is a racist. His attempts to cover his tracks are laughable and only brings to light his ignorance and lack of respect for the citizens of this country. If he truly believes his remarks maybe he would be happy living somewhere else. I know a whole lot of people that feel he should be somewhere other than where he is. As for Wright’s student, Obama, well… what can you say. Birds of a feather?
Rev. Wright has some gall linking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to the outcry from the public over his racist anti-American remarks. I don’t see how he can claim he was taken out of context. He said what he said, and there is no way anyone can say he was “misquoted or taken out of context”. And for Obama to listen to this man for 20 years and say the same thing is a typical democrat. Lie, lie, lie. That is all they know.
Obama has to be kidding. This guy’s preacher says our flags are the same. That marines are no better than Roman soliders, and McCain is the one creating division. The only people I hear tearing everyone down, and ripping everyone apart is the Democrats and liberals. I will never vote for a racist white or black, and Obama is a racist, then again so are the Clintons.
Why can’t the Rev. just crawl back under the rock he came out of.
Wright has a lot to learn - he trying to ride the coattails of Barack Obama to get really famous - I do believe all the people in his church must have been very generous to him seeing as how they are all on the poverty level. Where does this money come from? His multi-million dollar home is also very suspicious. He should be ashamed of himself, while people are starving in this country. Evidently he loves material things to the extent that he is willing to just flaunt all his wealth. Is this normal to do this and then condemn the rich?
we bible toting, gun carrying bitter midwesterners are not any more willing to crucify Rev. Wright than we are Jesus. Don’t go around spewing hate and then blaming someone for being offended by your hateful racist comments.
So Cheryl,
What you are trying to say is that neither politician running for the democrat nomination is worthy of being president. I couldn’t agree more!
I think that whatever church that this pastor preaches at and he brings politics into the sermon that church should have its tax free status taken away. No other church would be allowed to do it. So why should he. He is preaching anti-american politics. If it is political, its political
Wright, what right do you have to criticize the marital status of anyone? Have you looked around lately? Your people’s marital status should be condemed just because of all the unmarrieds having children. So I suggest you dont critized anyone until you take it home to your own back yard.
Obama can’t help it if his wife dragged him to church to listen to this garbage. However he could have refused to go, I doubt that she had a collar on him with a chain around his neck. I can see her in the white house now, Oh Lord!!!
When Al Queada said that someday their flag will fly above the capital, is this what they mean?
Maybe the War on Terror isn’t over there?
Tlhe viewing of this Reverends’ sermons is a disgrace. The applause and praise of what this man says is a disgrace. I just keep gong back to what was done to Imus.. If this Reverends remarks were made against blacks by Imus, would he be in this country or would every black organization be wanting hm run out of the country. Yet, this Reverend speaks at locations, gets thousands to attend and the media broadcast this, thus letting millions hear him and his racist manner. This is just getting to be on the ridiculous and extremely unfair. It seems if white people say things against the blacks it is not acceptable, but if a black person says something against the whites and the country…this is OK…. I am so sick of this behavior. I am turning this garbage off… Cannot listen to this Reverend preaching of how there is prejudice against blacks… He does not seem to get, nor do his audience, that he is prejudice. I rather listen to the Fine Living Network than this mans nonsense..
I viewed the video of Rev. Wright’s video which you allude to in your article. It was about the constancy and infallibility of God as opposed to the fallibility and changing of governments. Would you disagree with this ? The counter argument would be that government {anybodies) is infallible and never changes and God is fallible and ever changing. Yes his comments were taken out of context. Good sound bites. I applaud you for running the video of his sermon on your site. Please run it again and run it constantly but in one part not four so everybody is sure to watch the entire sermon.
Thank You,
Paul
Mr. Obama has been caught. Let us now observe where his chicken’s sleep.
I can’t believe a “Christian” pastor would compare some public debate comments in an election year with the devastating cruelty of a crucifixion. He clearly has no idea what Jesus went through on the cross by making this comparison and in doing so clearly demonstrates his ignorance. I think this man is insane, and anyone who associates with his is likewise insane.
Who calls this a sermon? It has nothing to do with the word of God. It’s pure hate-mongering, racist garbage coming from the mouth of the most famous garbage man of the time.
I just can’t believe people of any color would stand up for Rev. Wright. He preaches hatred of
whites and the military and gets away with it. If a prominent white minister so closely associated with John McCain spewed such hatred he would be history by now. And rightfully so!
i have a difficult time trying to understand why rev.wright is upset. the coments he made are the most radical i’ve ever heard in my 77 years. i can’t believe anyone could sit in church and listen to him and not walk out!!
Why hasn’t the Rev. Wright ever considered a simple apology for his raciest remarks which have offended so many? Instead, he focuses solely on justification and making himself a martyr. Yet I’m sure Rev. Wright would be on the front row along with Obama demanding an apology from a white pastor who had made similiar remarks. And let’s not forget how Obama called for the firing of Don Imus for ONE remark which would hardly compare to those of Rev. Wright.
Is this the way blacks really are? Is this really what they want? How do they expect white Americans to respond to this?
I’ve heard Mr Wright’s entire speech that started this whole matter and I have NEVER heard a preacher curse from the pulpit REGARDLESS of the point he is trying to make. Mr Wright’s sermons use the bible for his own racist viewp