Rev. Wright
I finally had the opportunity to listen to Obama's speech today. It was great and thought provoking. It's unfortunate that a few clips of sermons from over a 20 year time period can ruin a campaign. It's so hypocritical too. I've yet to hear people talk about the ridiculous things we hear from pastors on the conservative right (Pat Robinson, Jerry Falwell.....). I guess it's okay if pastors criticize non-christians or non-whites. Once someone criticizes white Americans, all hell breaks loose. As if one is without fault... I feel sad about this. I think there is some truth to the things said by Rev. Wright. Black people have been making those accusations about our government for as long as I can remember. I think white America got a rare glimpse into the black community and just felt very uncomfortable. Growing up in a black church, I clearly remember sermons like that as a child. What people fail to realize is that in addition to the angry sermons, love was always taught. In church, I was always taught to love everyone no matter what. We were always taught to pray for the enemy and that God was love. That's the environment that Martin Luther King Jr. came out of. MLK criticized the US government many times. I guess if he was running for office today, he would lose.
posted by CherylRenee @ 5:58 PM
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