Father Pfleger memorializes Trayvon Martin with wooden statue, hoodie, Skittles at church altar

Daily Caller via WGN ^ | March 26, 2012 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Churches all across the country paid tribute to slain teenager Trayvon Martin on Sunday, some by encouraging their parishioners to wear hoodies.

But Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina’s Parish in Chicago, took things a step further. As seen on WGN’s “News at Nine” on Sunday, Pfleger spoke to his congregation with an unusual prop: Martin’s likeness was slumped at the church altar, complete with a red hoodie, a bag of Skittles and an Arizona Ice Tea.

Pfleger encouraged his congregation to be proactive in their response to the shooting.

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[miss marmelstein]

Somewhat racist caricature on the part of dear ole Father Pfleger.

[LRS]

Good grief. What about after the service? They retire to watch the "die in" segment of Billy Jack?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Do you have a link for that?

[jospehm20]

Pfleger is a pitiful excuse for a human.

[stratman1969]

Fr. Pfleger, the Vanilla Ice of racist black preachers.

[squidward]

What is the background of the other 12 shootings? How many of the people shot were trying to break into a house? Armed or not, you enter a house and put others in fear for their safety you get what you deserve.

[Venturer]

Church’s acroos the nation? WTF.

He wasn’t mentioned at my Church.

If my priest had pulled this crap he woud have been looking at my backside as I walked out the door, and he would have seen the front side right after mass.

[Sacajaweau]

Bunch of sick ..............

We had 1000 people gather on our Main Street yesterday.

Of course, Obama was doing coke at this age...

[Sacajaweau]

Thanks for posting. I’m tired of Tray’s baby pictures.

[Sacajaweau]

Sounds like criminals are getting a surprise.

If Zimmerman didn't call into 9-11, I might have a whole different take on the matter.

[bert]

Have we seen pictures of the babies fathered by Trayvon? I haven’t but bet they are out there on their Gran ma’s table top.

[surroundedbyblue]

What an outrage!

A Maryland priest is suspended & publicly humiliated for denying Holy Communion to an admitted bull dyke Buddhist yet this guy is still a priest!??!?!

[ZX12R]

[aruanan]

Father Pfleger memorializes Trayvon Martin with wooden statue, hoodie, Skittles at church altar

Have we seen pictures of the babies fathered by Trayvon? I haven’t but bet they are out there on their Gran ma’s table top.

A Father Pfleger-equivalent statement. Shame on you for being a similar misery pimp for your own politics.

[bert]

The truth is frequently cruel

[aruanan]

The truth is frequently cruel

Or, in your red-herring case, irrelevant to the matter at hand, even if true, though that's nowhere in evidence. If you can't tell the difference, that's sad. If you can, but you go ahead and do it anyway, that's shameful.

[bert]

It is not shameful to assess and then project based on real probability.

The probability for a Trayvon child or even multiple children by more than one mother is high.

Malia goes to Sidwell to insure she is not in contact with the likes of Trayvon

[SampleMan]

Unfortunately, if true, it is reported that of 13 shootings resulting from the Florida law, 12 of the people shot had no weapon on them when they were shot. Apparently the legal and legislative establishment is disturbed enough that they are going to revisit this law.

The purpose of a defensive firearm is protect a person from assault by bigger stronger thugs, who do not need a weapon to kill you.

[PapaBear3625]

The purpose of a defensive firearm is protect a person from assault by bigger stronger thugs, who do not need a weapon to kill you.

To a mugger, the ideal victim is weak, elderly, female, or otherwise easily overpowered without need of weapons, because assault with a weapon results in more serious charges than using your fists and feet. And as SimpleMan points out, a strong man in his prime can kill a weaker victim with just fists and feet.

[sport]

.....a strong man in his prime can kill a weaker victim with just fists and feet.

Police crime reports give evidence to your statement.