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Obama Pastors' Sermons May Violate Tax Laws
wsj ^ | March 10, 2008 | SUZANNE SATALINE

Posted on 03/13/2008 11:42:15 AM PDT by george76

On Christmas morning, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. compared presidential candidate Barack Obama's impoverished childhood to Jesus Christ's.

"Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people," he then trumpeted. "Hillary [Clinton] can never know that."

Mr. Wright ...was standing at the pulpit before the mostly African-American congregation of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, where Sen. Obama has worshiped for more than 20 years.

Mr. Wright, who will be ending his 36-year tenure as the church's senior pastor in June, has previously been criticized for comments deriding President George Bush and lauding Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam...

Trinity's national parent, the United Church of Christ, recently disclosed that it's being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for a speech Sen. Obama gave to 10,000 people at a church conference in June in Hartford, Conn., in which he mentioned his candidacy and parts of his platform, namely health-care reform.

Some of the sermons mentioned Sen. Clinton or her husband in unflattering ways.

During that Christmas morning sermon, Mr. Wright declared that Hillary Clinton "ain't had to work twice as hard just to get accepted by the rich white folk who run everything or to get a passing grade when you know you are smarter than that 'C' student sitting in the White House."

On Jan. 13, Mr. Wright told the Trinity congregation that some people say, "'Hillary is married to Bill and Bill [has] been good to us.'" Mr. Wright continued, "No, he ain't!"

Sen. Clinton's campaign didn't respond to requests for comment.

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To: george76; madison10; Manfred the Wonder Dawg; A2J; Lee N. Field; ears_to_hear; GOPPachyderm; ...

Hooray for Suzanne, another good artice. I remember her GREAT article about how Purpose Driven divides churches, and now she’s taking on more Christian libs!


21 posted on 03/13/2008 4:19:41 PM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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To: dblshot

Suzanne isn’t part of the Clinton machine I’m pretty sure. Obama has enough wrong with him that it doesn’t take the Clintoons to point it out for us to notice.


22 posted on 03/13/2008 4:21:09 PM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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To: Upstate NY Guy
There is some intense hatred toward white people, and America in general, going on in that church.

It's not just that church either. The whole denomination is apostate. United Church of Christ.

There are quite a few following right behind them. The ELCA, the Evangelical Covenant...not to mention the mainline churches which are pretty much useless now...

23 posted on 03/13/2008 4:24:31 PM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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To: Terriergal

Suzanne is my buddy.


24 posted on 03/13/2008 4:25:08 PM PDT by TommyDale (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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To: Terriergal

Such reports are dearly needed. A colleague of mine at work (she’s what used be called “a black American”) sent BHO $50 today (her confirmation was sent to her work email, which she printed out on the shared printer near my cubical).

Many are deceived or flat out unconcerned about the survival of our Constitution. We must not give up!


25 posted on 03/13/2008 4:53:28 PM PDT by Manfred the Wonder Dawg (Test ALL things, hold to that which is True.)
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To: Manfred the Wonder Dawg
(her confirmation was sent to her work email, which she printed out on the shared printer near my cubical).

Turn her in to HR. Personal use of company blah blah blah.

26 posted on 03/13/2008 5:05:44 PM PDT by Lee N. Field ("the Galatian heresy -- present threat or historic curiosity?")
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To: Lee N. Field

It would be wicked fun to turn her in to personnel, but we are permitted limited personal use of company equipment. She obviously needs an education.


27 posted on 03/13/2008 7:56:18 PM PDT by Manfred the Wonder Dawg (Test ALL things, hold to that which is True.)
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