Obama's pastor says criticism of his sermons is attack on the black church

Tuesday 29th April, 05:17 AM JST

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adaydream at 03:12 PM JST - 29th April

No this isn't about the black church. I knew several black preachers as I was growing up. None of them was like him.

Pastor Leroy Pleasant would have blasted him as old time preacher. But we're in new times.
SezWho2 at 03:40 PM JST - 29th April

adaydream,

I'm white, so I haven't attended that many "black churches". But I can say that in all 3 churches that I did attend, the style of sermonizing was very similar to Wright's and the relationship between the congregation and the preacher were similar to what I have seen of Wright's church. I can also say that the issue of race was always present. Although anger about racial issues was palpable, I never felt that anyone was hate-mongering nor that anyone was concealing hatred, for no one would have had reason to be on good behavior on my account.

So, although I think it's something of a misnomer, I think that the ballyhoo against Wright is, in part, an attack on the black church. The problem, I think, is that there is not really a black church in the sense that there is a Roman Church, an Anglican Church, or an Eastern Orthodox Church. What there is seems to me to be a Christian church informed by the black experience.

In that respect I think that the furor surrounding Wright is, at least in part, an expression of discomfort with the black experience. I think that some people may even take this to extremes and seek to invalidate the black experience. It seems to me that a lot of people are willfully confusing anger with hatred.
adaydream at 12:28 AM JST - 30th April

SezWho2, I understand your post.

My problem is, I've given up rights, promotions, transfers and hirings because of racism and quotas.

I try very hard to be open minded, non-racist, open to all peoples and their ideas as long as they don't tread on anyone else.

These old ideas that the Rev Jeremiah Wright preached about, and I'm not sure he preaches any difference now, but they are the old days. They are the days of separation and racism, not the ideas of today. Those ideas continue devisiviness and hate. We push and push for equality everywhere else; then I would expect the the church should be preaching love for all. Is there a better place to talk love and togetherness.

I guess I'd rather the Rev just disappear into the past. But his continued appearances is more about making himself a voice for the black community and making some fame for himself.
WhiteHawk at 02:12 AM JST - 30th April

I agree with adaydream on this one. I've heard of black churches where there was preaching similar to Wright's, but the ones I've attended didn't do that.

And the music was great!
unscrejects at 08:17 PM JST - 1st May

The only reason blacks never went postal through all the abuse is their church/churches an'wannabe churches. Cut this guy and god really help you. Rewind to Tyler Texas and picture the blacks that drove into ton armed to make Blackwater merceneries green with envy. Black anger is a ticking pyrotec.