Farrakhan and Obama’s pastor attend judge’s funeral
CHICAGO (AP) Prominent religious leaders including Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright have attended funeral services in Chicago for a former judge and longtime civil rights attorney.
Officials at Trinity United Church of Christ say R. Eugene Pincham was remembered as a devoted husband, dedicated father and advocate for the poor.
Wright, the minister of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, delivered the eulogy at the South Side church where he’s head pastor, but will retire June 1.
Wright and the church have faced scrutiny after short video clips of his more fiery remarks surfaced online.
The funeral services were closed to reporters.
Officials say the megachurch’s 2,500-seats were filled with mourners.
Pincham died earlier this month following a long illness. He was 82.