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This is no doubt, sure to haunt Barack Obama.

The inflammatory statements by Presidential candidate Barack Obama's former pastor are raising questions, eyebrows, concerns, debate, support and/or condemnation.

For example, Reverend Jeremiah Wright suggested the United States brought on the Sept. 11th attacks. "We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more
than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye," In a 2003 sermon, he said blacks should condemn the United States. "The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.

Obama has responded calling the statements appearing on television and the
Internet "completely unacceptable and inexcusable." The Rev. Jeremiah Wright had stepped down from the campaign's African American Religious Leadership Committee.
Obama told one network that he would not repudiate Wright as a man, describing him as "like an uncle" who says something that he disagrees with and must speak out against.

Americans want answers. The pundits are sure to speak out this weekend.   Those defending Wright say he should be judged by his lifetime of ministry and that criticizing policy is not hatred of America.     I believe it was David Gergen who said something along the lines of the Reverend's remarks being a greater reflection of anger in America on some major issues.

Question regarding candidate Obama... how are we to be judged by the company we keep?
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christianbearsly read my blog view my photos
Mar 14, 2008 | 11:50 PM

Christine,

As an Evangelical Christian man, I have to agree with Barack Obama.

Apostle Paul wrote in Titus 3:1-2 that "Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men". So Obama's pastor was wrong to speak that way. Don't get me wrong, some government agencies could be better - well - a lot better but we need to "understand" what's going on both sides. I think Obama's pastor have been watching FOX news too much, HA HA.

And about your question on "how are we to be judged by the company we keep?". That's SO easy to answer too. Psalm 1:1-2 says this: "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wickedor stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night".

Christian
http://www.cbcdesigns.net/

Jay_Kumar read my blog
Mar 17, 2008 | 10:11 AM

Before we judge Rev. Wright... let's take a look at these two documentaries, WHY WE FIGHT and AMERICAN DRUG WAR:

Lots of clips to see here - WHY WE FIGHT:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/main.html


AMERICAN DRUG WAR
http://www.americandrugwar.com/

AMERICAN DRUG WAR shows how money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government. More importantly, it shows what can be done about it. This is not some 'pro-drug' stoner film, but a collection of expert testimonials from the ground troops on the front lines of the drug war, the ones who are fighting it and the ones who are living it.

DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Mar 17, 2008 | 8:29 PM

Who's judging Rev. Wright? I'm just taking him at his words...

Jay_Kumar read my blog
Mar 17, 2008 | 9:22 PM

Have you seen those documentaries DfDeportation?

DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Mar 17, 2008 | 9:51 PM

I don't think so....not yet anyway. I plan to though...

Jay_Kumar read my blog
Mar 18, 2008 | 11:16 AM

"...When Senator Obama's preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association. But when my late father -- Religious Right leader Francis Schaeffer -- denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush, Sr.

Every Sunday thousands of right wing white preachers (following in my father's footsteps) rail against America's sins from tens of thousands of pulpits. They tell us that America is complicit in the "murder of the unborn," has become "Sodom" by coddling gays, and that our public schools are sinful places full of evolutionists and sex educators hell-bent on corrupting children. They say, as my dad often did, that we are, "under the judgment of God." They call America evil and warn of immanent destruction. By comparison Obama's minister's shouted "controversial" comments were mild. All he said was that God should damn America for our racism and violence and that no one had ever used the N-word about Hillary Clinton.

Dad and I were amongst the founders of the Religious right. In the 1970s and 1980s, while Dad and I crisscrossed America denouncing our nation's sins instead of getting in trouble we became darlings of the Republican Party. (This was while I was my father's sidekick before I dropped out of the evangelical movement altogether.) We were rewarded for our "stand" by people such as Congressman Jack Kemp, the Fords, Reagan and the Bush family. The top Republican leadership depended on preachers and agitators like us to energize their rank and

Jay_Kumar read my blog
Mar 18, 2008 | 11:17 AM

The top Republican leadership depended on preachers and agitators like us to energize their rank and file. No one called us un-American."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-mi
nister-committe_b_91774.html

DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Mar 18, 2008 | 4:48 PM

I've been in a few churches and synagogues in my lifetime, and I have never heard ANYTHING within a thousand miles of what Jeremiah Wright spews from the pulpit.....never.

statueman read my blog view my photos
Mar 18, 2008 | 7:03 PM

Jay_Kumar

Please Please Please start another blog! Priceless man... priceless.

craftyguy read my blog
Mar 18, 2008 | 11:10 PM

jay _Kumar..is a coward and hates our troops and the job they are doing..every blog he writes is against American soldiers and if you write to the contrary he blocks it out..

Jay_Kumar read my blog
Mar 19, 2008 | 8:39 AM

Craftguy - I love our troops, and have family that served in Iraq. That's why I'm trying to understand the War in human terms, not as some action movie fantasy.

You need to do the same.

Jay_Kumar read my blog
Mar 19, 2008 | 9:25 AM

A video summary of the past 5 years in Iraq...

http://iraq.reuters.com/

mystere read my blog view my photos
Mar 21, 2008 | 1:10 AM

Come on guys, let's show Christine some respect in her blog! Stay on the topic...it's a great topic! As far as what Pastor Wright has said, it can act like a poisonous snake bite in a political campaign...his words are spreading like the venom in the bite. Obama has plenty of work cut out for him, if he is going to stay alive in the campaign. I'm not going to say much about what I personally think of those 2 men; I don't have a very positive opinion on either of them, and this blog is not the place for me to say what I think. All I'll say is let the words speak for themselves. Christine, this is one great topic, and something serious to think about for leadership's sake.

"Mr. E" from Cypress

RobinZodiac read my blog view my photos
Mar 22, 2008 | 2:53 PM

Rev. Wright should stick to the love of Jesus and why he died on the cross. Happy Easter!!

I believe the preacher was out of line and should be judged for his opinion being related to Obama. I don't like the ā€œNā€ word, especially said by an African American spiritual leader and I think it was classless.

I have always liked Colin Powell, because he has never mentioned his color. I understand that Obama's mother is white, and religion is usually the mother's faith. What does she have to say?

South Africa is not near as racists as the States. I believe our society is bruised and beaten up by the mental torture of impressions of assassinations plastered in our minds and History books.

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