Barack Obama's Controversial Pastor Puts Church In Hot Water

[Jennos20]

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. preaches that he follows the righteous path, but when it comes to the federal tax law, his Trinity United Church of Christ may have crossed the line.
Wright praised Obama from the pulpit on Jan. 13 in what was billed as his final sermon at the Chicago church.
"There is a man here who can take this country in a new direction," Wright said during his sermon, according to recordings obtained by FOX News.


It was not the first time Wright appeared to endorse Obama, who was baptized at Trinity United, has been an active member of the church for two decades and receives spiritual mentorship from Wright.
The title of Obama's second book, "The Audacity of Hope," was taken from a sermon by Wright. During a Christmas sermon, Wright tried to compare Obama's upbringing to Jesus at the hands of the Romans. "Barack knows what it means living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people," Wright said. "Hillary would never know that. "There is a man here who can take this country in a new direction." Hillary ain't never been called a nigger. Hillary has never had a people defined as a non-person."

In his Jan. 13 sermon, Wright said:"Hillary is married to Bill, and Bill has been good to us. No he ain't! Bill did us, just like he did Monica Lewinsky. He was riding dirty." FOX News purchased the video recordings of Wright's sermons from the church.


This is Obama's pastor? Sounds a bit racist to me.


<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337308,00.html>

[ZombieHorde]

1. I'm a little slow...

Which part is racist?

[GeorgeGist]

2. delusionist to me

[JoFerret]

3. On the basis of this...

I would say he sounds like a most divisive and distasteful fellow.

(Better this comes out now than in October)

[uponit7771]

4. Which part was racist or untrue? Thank you in advance...

[NorthernSpy]

5. everytime the GOP goes there, we'll pull out McCain's Rev Hagee...

... and his "whore of Babylon" rantings re the Catholic Church.


:boring:

[jackson_dem]

7. That isn't a wash

There are more whites than Catholics and many whites are Catholic. It will be a net loss for us. How about nominating Hillary? She hasn't been mentored by a racist whose church she attended. With Hill we can use hagee.

[rug]

11. She wasn't mentored by Lieberman either.

He has a grand history of crossing the aisle to work with Republicans.

[Mooney]

12. Yes, because god knows HRC has no negatives

that can be used against her effectively in the general election.

[jackson_dem]

6. Yet Obama continued to attend this guy's church and he remained his "mentor"

Forget Ferraro and Power. Wright will severely damage Obama in the general. He should have left his church long ago if he objected to Wright's racism.

[wolfgirl]

8. Didn't ya notice

that this minister's LAST sermon was Jan. 13th?

In any event, I detest any minister that uses hateful language or preaches division & intolerance. However, I listen to Sen. Obama and hear the polar opposite of this minister's views.

[blogslut]

9. How is it racist?

What does the pastor say that you define as racist?

[ellacott]

14. They can't define it

people like to throw that word out.

[Eurobabe]

10. Please don't link to FAUX news.

:hi: C'ya!

[Hepburn]

13. Huh?

I am not seeing your point that any thing racist is involved.

[Maribelle]

15. From the Chicago Tribune ...

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/religion_theseeker/2008/03/wright-and-wall.html

[JoFerret]

16. Sex - he seems obsessed with sex

All the GOP favorite themes in this poisonous stew: sex, race, 9/11 and "patriotism.

If the r/w can destroy a bona fide war hero they will have a picnic with this material.

And if it goes away soon - IT WILL BE BACK in the fall.

Get ready.

[JoFerret]

17. Sex - he seems obsessed with sex

All the GOP favorite themes in this poisonous stew: sex, race, 9/11 and "patriotism.

If the r/w can destroy a bona fide war hero they will have a picnic with this material.

And if it goes away soon - IT WILL BE BACK in the fall.

Get ready.

[BeyondGeography]

18. It's Thursday, so we can have a whole new round of threads on Obama's now-retired pastor

C'mon, folks, what are you waiting for?

[cooolandrew]

19. More hot waater here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3qOi_l1RGY

[JH19059]

20. I've attended Trinty

I must speak now. I've floated thru this forum for awhile now and never posted so here goes. As a person who's actually ATTENDED Trinity United Church of Christ I feel obligated to speak. First I have met Barack numerous times through many church functions before and after he became an elected official. I have set next to the man in the congregation. Barack does not have one racist bone in his body. Barack respects people of all races. Trinity contrary to popular belief does not spew hatered. Trinity is a wonderful church. Made up of God fearing, respecting people of the community. Now I disagree with Rev Wright on his sermons that have been posted and trust me those type of sermons are not a part of the church doctrine. He went off on tha tagent. Does that make me, Barack and oh Yes Oprah racists because he, The Rev Wright, made comments not represented by myself, Barack and Oprah? He is great on the spiritual and theological side but as with all people in life we do disagree.

[Scurrilous]

21. Welcome to DU.

:thumbsup: