Why Obama Stands With His Church

[RamboLiberal]

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The walkout in the City of Brotherly Love occurred in 1787 -- a year that marks the beginning of America's independent black church, a theological movement born out of racism.

This history comes to mind as I listen to conservative commentators, chief among them MSNBC's Pat Buchanan, brand as "racist" the slogan adopted by Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago: "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian."

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Buchanan and his ilk look at Trinity's slogan with horror. They label the church's theological values "Afro-centric" and "racially exclusive." Trinity is beyond the pale of Christianity, at least their version of it.

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Truth is, folks like Buchanan don't really care that America's Christian congregations don't look like salt and pepper on Sunday mornings. The reality of blacks and whites worshiping apart doesn't disturb them.

If anything, Buchanan thinks African Americans are ingrates -- that we should be satisfied with our station in life.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/21/AR2008032102539.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

[keep_it_real]

1. Interesting history on the black church that white America created.

Through and by segregation.

[bhikkhu]

2. I Watched some more of Reverend Wright's sermons on youtube

He speaks the truth. It is from a perspective different from mine, but it is the good truth. Look at his history, his education, his acts - this is one of the good guys, and one of the churches this country can be proud of.

My two cents.