Yes, I had read the article and fail to see the concern.
As usual, Rev. Wright states his case point blank-He's concerned with serving God by way of church sermons and community service to the disadvantaged while Barack's interested in serving the public at large with all it's strata, by way of the legislature and executive office.
This divergence between the religious and political sphere means Wright is accountable to God and the members of his church community while Barack is accountable to the electorate, fellow legislators and his political party of choice.
Each makes choices and decisions about how to work best in their respective spheres....each faces unique constraints in expressing sentiments that may make some among whom they serve and represent uncomfortable.
That is my understanding of what the Rev. had to say.
To be clear,
Rev. Wright is his OWN man and as a revered community elder and pastor he life's work and mission was God's work and God's word.He DOES NOT need permission from Barack/this campaign or anyone else under the sun when defending his record against slander.If he chooses to speak to Bill Moyers or anyone else in the media, SO BE IT.He's entitiled to all the freedoms and rights afforded everyone else....and it is worth noting that unlike many who just talked the talk, he walked the walk as he does happen to have defended those rights and freedoms as a US Marine.Recall that Rev. Wright led one of the greatest churches in Chicago from a few members to a force to be reckoned with in the community with members in their thousands (over 8,000).Recall that those looped 1-3mins snippets of Wright were intended to damage the man and malign his record of 36 years in the ministry preching countless sermons on love of God and brotherhood of man, tireless community service for the poor, scholarships for needy students, intervention programs for youth at risk to gangs and assistance to those infected with HIV/AIDS.That is what I call Chrisianity in action as opposed to constant sermons on the fires of hell vs eternal life (those are tiresome).Recall that Rev. Wright is the same man who served his county as a US Marine in the line of fire and even received a presidential commendation from LBJ for his assistance as a military medic at the president's medical procedure.Recall that Rev. Wright is brilliant with 4 aquired degrees, 1 PhD and several honourary academic degrees....for an academic light weight you will need to look elsewhere.Recall that Rev. Wright's hard hitting sermons when seen, read and heard in their entirety many concluded that while he is vehement and forceful, he speaks the truth. It is time for an open forum on race, religion and their intersection and I think this is an opportunity for us to engage in candid self examination of both.
Comments are closed for this post.
