Fact or Farm Waste? May 2, 2008
Posted by reformedville in : Church/State, culture, Ethnicity , trackbackAs I have pointed out this week, you can’t always trust a sound bite to be entirely accurate and that there are both similarities and differences in between Rev. Dr. Wright and Manning. I read this article yesterday and will share some excerpts here. For the entire article click here
The Real Reason Why Rev Wright Dissed Obama (excerpted)
‘Newt Gingrich said on ABC’s Good Morning America that Rev.Wright “went out of his way to weaken Obama…I think Reverend Wright has a greater interest in his self-importance”. Indeed Rev Wright is deliberately damaging Barack Obama-but for a more cynical reason than ego preservation’
… Rev. Wright’s real purpose — keeping the pledge payments flowing and collection plates full. Wright’s root agenda,… has been to capitalize on the misfortunes of others, to stoke both race and class resentment, offer a platform and voice pipe for the permanently aggrieved all to fill his own coffers. Rev Wright has amassed the equivalent of a small fortune not by finding solutions but by recycling a permanent state of self-inflicted misery, despair and bitterness. His appeals to the perpetually aggrieved have been rewarded by their willingness to part with their treasure to hear their complaints, some imaginary the remainder of their own making, resonate from the pulpit and center stage at Trinity Church.
As a grievance monger, instead of problem solver, Wright never promises — and would never promise — actual solutions. Why would he? Solutions would dry up the money pipe. Why would the permanently aggrieved willingly part with their treasure to hear that their complaints have been fixed? They wouldn’t. How could the politics of indignation be sustained when one of their own became the president of the United States? It couldn’t.
Rev Jeremiah Wright’s worst nightmare would be Barack Obama as president.
Do you Agree or Disagree with Mr. Hunt’s premise?
“It is customary and appropriate in many Christian denominations, including the United Church of Christ, for local churches to offer housing provisions for retiring clergy, especially in cases where pastors have served long-term pastorates,”
according to the democratic underground:
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Wright’s church (Trinity United Church for Christ) has built ex pastor Jeremiah Wright a mansion worth $1 million dollars in the Tinsley Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
Trinity United Church of Christ is building Barack Obama’s controversial former pastor a million-dollar Tinley Park home complete with an elevator, whirlpool, butler’s pantry, circular driveway and four-car garage, building plans show.
A wikipedia search turned out the following demographics data from Tinsley Park:
As of the 2000 census<4>, there were 48,401 people, 17,478 households, and 12,793 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,236.9 people per square mile (1,250.0/km²). There were 18,037 housing units at an average density of 1,206.2/sq mi (465.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.16% White, 1.92% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.13% of the population.
Comments»
no comments yet - be the first?