Posted on 03/15/2008 12:29:04 PM PDT by pissant
When Sen. Barack Obama joined Trinity United Church of Christ 20 years ago, little did he know that the church’s charismatic pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., would become a flashpoint in a Democratic presidential primary.
Wright, an activist pastor who brought the South Side church from a 85-member congregation to an 8,000-member mega-church, has been under constant attack on Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes” as a “cult” and “separatist” church.
In an interview, Obama told the Chicago Sun-Times that, despite the controversy swirling around Wright over racial comments he made from the pulpit about Sen. Hillary Clinton, he is not abandoning his church.
“We are still members of the church,” Obama said.
At the same time, Obama strongly condemned the racially explosive language attributed to Wright.
“The particular statements that have been pulled out of Rev. Wright’s sermons are ones that I profoundly disagree with,” Obama said, adding that he has never been at Trinity when Wright made similar remarks.
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“I have felt frustrated by how the church has been characterized and by the suggestion that this is somehow a separatist church and by other statements made on these talk shows,” he said.
“Anybody who has been to the church knows this is a terrific, welcoming church,” Obama noted. Trinity “is a wonderful faith community that has done very positive things in the community and also in my life.”
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Unless you are white.
Osama is every bit as vile as his “pastor”.
If the majority of people in this country were black,then Obama would be preaching this crap right alongside the rev Wright.
...whites need not apply.
If the majority of people in this country were black,then Obama would be preaching this crap right alongside the rev Wright.
So who is next to take over the church and what has he/she stated in his “sermons”
just not as honest
Now we know where his wife gets her views of America from!!!
And it you believe that Hussain has a bridge in NYC to sell you. Cheap!
Just remember, Jesus was a black man persecuted by the white Romans.
Is it integrated?
So now Hussein and his Drive By toadies are playing the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy card, LOL!
Or blacks such as Colin, Clarence and “Condamnneesha”
And the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the Jews wear.
The Sun-Times is a leftist rag sheet. The Tribune is hardly better.
Personally, it’s Obama’s long term attendance at a racist, hate-mongering “church” that troubles me.
The new pastor I’m suuuuure does not subscribe to Pastor Jeremiah’s beliefs.
Didn’t Jesus also warn us that the CIA was gonna put HIV in the crack cocaine?
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Yep, mean old FOX is pickin on Obama's church.
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