Summary
The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic...
The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to make waves with his own audacity, questioning the common sense of Scripture, objecting to mandatory prayer in schools and clashing with clergy who preach prosperity theology. Wright again bucked convention by announcing plans to retire in May 2008 and tapping Rev. Otis Moss III as his successor. Many black pastors do not surrender their pulpits even when they become too feeble to serve.
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Pastor who backs McCain apologizes for anti-Catholic remarks
Special to The Morning Call| An evangelical pastor backing John McCain tried to put his remarks about the Catholic Church behind him Tuesday, issuing an apology to the head of the Catholic League expressing ''deep regret for any comments Catholics found hurtful.'' In an attempt to...Tags: Illinois, Barack Obama, Roman Catholic, Christianity, John McCain
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Dos pastores
El precandidato presidencial demócrata Barack Obama estuvo bajo fuego por los comentarios incendiarios que hizo su ex pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Se cuestionó entonces cuáles eran los valores del senador quien fue cercano al religioso por décadas. Entre...Tags: Barack Obama, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Foreign Aid, John McCain, Economic Sanctions
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Desmond Tutu: Equality of U.S. blacks an 'illusion'
Tribune reporterSouth African Archbishop Desmond Tutu weighed in on the presidential campaign Tuesday in Chicago, praising America's ability to produce the first viable African-American presidential candidate while describing the nation as haunted by a racial divide that...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups
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Mississippi: Test marketing Obama, down ticket
Spin CycleThe other race to watch tonight is a special election for Congress in Mississippi, pitting Democrat Travis Childers against Republican Greg Davis. A few weeks ago, when Jeremiah Wright's tirades were everywhere, Davis ran the ad below -- attempting to.......Tags: Mississippi, Government, National Government, Political Candidates, Elections
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Evangelicals urged to rethink
What shook the earth last week in Washington wasn't the president, Congress or anything from the campaigns. Rather, it was a remarkable manifesto from a group of more than 100 evangelicals. Their signed declaration, which you can read at www....Tags: Jerry Falwell, Barack Obama, Government, Hillary Clinton, National Government
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Timing's everything
Barack Obama was truly lucky that the video rants of Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. surfaced during the primaries when he was way ahead and still had time for damage control. Can you imagine the damage they could have done to him as the Democratic nominee if...Tags: Barack Obama, Northbrook
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Obama's candidacy shows racial progress, and fault lines
No matter who wins the presidential election, one thing is clear: America is still a nation stuck in the miry clay of race. That's not what some wanted to believe when Sen. Barack Obama launched his historic campaign 15 months ago. He was supposed to...Tags: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Racism, Vermont, Pennsylvania
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W.Va. demographics friendly to Clinton
Highlights from preliminary results of exit polls in the West Virginia Democratic primary on Tuesday. The polls were conducted for The Associated Press and television networks: ___ DEMOGRAPHICS TELL THE STORY: Highly favorable demographics helped...Tags: State Budgets, Mississippi, Virginia, Vermont, Polls
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Televangelist John Hagee apologizes to Catholics
Associated Press WriterJohn Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant...Tags: Barack Obama, Texas, Government, Al Gore, Roman Catholic
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Our black churches
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's theological rhetoric and dogmatic anti-American and anti-government sermons are not the kind of sermons the average African-American family or individual has enjoyed coming from the pulpit or lectern. In our churches we are...Tags: Louis Farrakhan, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Christianity
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