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Wright's sermons fueled by complex mix of culture, religion
Chicago Tribune ^ | March 28, 2008 | Manya A. Brachear

Posted on 03/29/2008 5:41:54 PM PDT by george76

On the Sunday in 2003 when Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. shouted "God damn America" from the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ, he defined damnation as God's way of holding humanity accountable for its actions.

Obama has denounced Wright's most provocative remarks, but in a speech on race last week he defended Wright as a person and refused to disown him as his pastor.

Sunday after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Wright preached...the "brutally honest" last verses of Psalm 137, which he said "spotlight the insanity of the cycle of violence."

The sound bite taken from the sermon is something Wright on that day termed a "faith footnote," in which he used the phrase "chickens are coming home to roost" ...

Malcolm X expressed the same sentiment after the John F. Kennedy assassination...

In January, shortly after former President Bill Clinton referred to Obama's campaign as a fairy tale, Wright told his flock: "Bill did us, just like he did Monica Lewinsky. He was riding dirty."

Rev. Winfred Neely, associate professor of pastoral studies at Moody Bible Institute, said that while churches should offer social critique, Wright's presentation is too ethnocentric.

"I don't think some of the critiques were offered in love for people," Neely said. "I think they were born of his own personal anger . . . and not necessarily a critique coming out of a heartbroken pain over the fact that God is being dishonored by what is going on in society and culture."

Marty said he thinks Wright crosses a line when he equates American power with white power.

He also believes that both Wright's praise of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Wright's stated belief that HIV and AIDS were created to destroy the black community damage his credibility.

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1 posted on 03/29/2008 5:41:55 PM PDT by george76
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“Complex.” The favorite liberal word for obfuscating the obvious.

Or, “Hey. It’s not a matter of black and white, or good and evil, or right and wrong. It’s shades of gray. It’s too complex for you dummies to understand.”


2 posted on 03/29/2008 6:07:30 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero
complex mix of culture, religion

Yep, a favorite obfuscation, like you say. Too bad the defining characteristic of his schtick was omitted -- that would be marxism. It's not even nuanced. His whole diatribe with Hannity was over his (Wright's) intimate knowledge of his aberrant, liberation "theology" and Sean's ignorance of it. Hannity should have said, "Sorry. I haven't got time to read America-hating, communist books."

3 posted on 03/29/2008 6:14:56 PM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great...(until it happens to YOU).)
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To: Cicero

What are you going to believe? What you hear? This is very dangerous. You really should wait for the nuances and complexities of these circumstances to be explained. Only then, will you think correctly about these sensitive and complex issues. Given sufficient explanation, learning to hate your country, and yourself, will follow in due time.


4 posted on 03/29/2008 6:15:33 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: george76
He also believes that both Wright's praise of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Wright's stated belief that HIV and AIDS were created to destroy the black community damage his credibility.

NO! Who wadda thunk? Well the MSM will rehabilitate him.

5 posted on 03/29/2008 6:16:17 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Migraine

Wright got his words from Satan himself. There is no question about that.


6 posted on 03/29/2008 6:18:12 PM PDT by tessalu
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To: george76

Wright’s sermons are damnable heresies from the pit of hell.


7 posted on 03/29/2008 6:18:32 PM PDT by DarthVader (Liberal Democrats are the party of EVIL whose time of judgement has come.)
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To: george76
Wright's sermons fueled by complex mix of culture, religion

The liberal apologias begin.

The "complex mix of culture, religion" explains that it wasn't really Rev. Wright's fault. It was whitey's fault.

8 posted on 03/29/2008 6:28:15 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: george76

BS is complex too. Depends on what the bull eats. But it’s still BS.


9 posted on 03/29/2008 6:28:35 PM PDT by FixitGuy (By their fruits shall ye know them!)
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To: george76

There is no excuse for his rantings. NONE!


10 posted on 03/29/2008 6:30:21 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: Cicero

““Complex.” T”he favorite liberal word for obfuscating the obvious.”

Another favorite is “nuanced”


11 posted on 03/29/2008 6:32:49 PM PDT by Shermy
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Liberalism runs on pure envy..
Expose the envey and they have no ammunition.. no fuel..
12 posted on 03/29/2008 6:39:38 PM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: george76
Wright's sermons fueled by complex mix of culture, religion hate.

Fixed.

13 posted on 03/29/2008 6:40:11 PM PDT by chs68
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To: george76

Complex. you see? No, you don’t? You’re a typical white person!


14 posted on 03/29/2008 6:40:29 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("I am like...Dude......do you really....like want the Sex?")
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To: Cicero

complex? Whatever happened to nuanced?


15 posted on 03/29/2008 6:40:29 PM PDT by xp38
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To: george76

James 3:13 - 18

Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.


16 posted on 03/29/2008 6:42:32 PM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: Cicero; Beckwith; F15Eagle; SunkenCiv; M. Espinola; Fred Nerks; USF; LucyT
We talked about how refreshing it would be for someone who knew about Islam to be in the Oval Office.

Your own question to me was, Didn’t I think it would be incredible to have somebody in the Oval Office who not only knew about Muslims, but had living and breathing Muslims in his own family?

I told you how important it would be to have a man who not only knew the difference between Shiites and Sunnis prior to 9/11/01 in the Oval Office, but also how important it would be to have a man who knew what Sufism was...

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17 posted on 03/29/2008 6:47:01 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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” Rev. Winfred Neely, associate professor of pastoral studies at Moody Bible Institute, said that while churches should offer social critique, Wright’s presentation is too ethnocentric.”

Obviously Wright’s ethnocentric presentation speaks to black liberation theology: a (not complex) mix (some might say bastardization) of “black” culture and religion’.


18 posted on 03/29/2008 6:51:36 PM PDT by STE=Q ("These are the times that try men's souls." -- Thomas Paine)
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To: Migraine

And as all Marxists, he stirs up the poor and ignorant in order to gain power and $.

Nice house he is going to live in. I wonder how much of it was paid for indirectly by white taxpayers?


19 posted on 03/29/2008 6:57:17 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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Of course the Obama campaign is not the only ones airbrushing their website due to the sudden scrutiny of Reverend Doctor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. and his flock.

As we noted back in January of 2007, the pastor’s church used to explain themselves thusly (via the Internet Wayback Machine):

 

20 posted on 03/29/2008 6:58:31 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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