I don't know if people remember that the KKK burn many black churches and Kill many blacks, these blacks happens to be our grandparents. Lets don't forget that we still face racism even till this day In America. What Jeremiah A. Wright Jr was saying is just the truth, and sometimes the truth hurt and is painful even for many blacks who remember these sad days in America, maybe was a good thing that this video came out. It may open up some type dialog between black and whites.
The reality is this one, its hard to forget the past specially when people have done terrible thing to your ancestors. Look at Middle East for Example Palestinian have never forgiven the Israelis or the Sunnis the Shia.
This is why I believe Obama can Unite all Americans, because we can't continue this way.
I do Believe that the Bush administration have done some harm to race relations in this country.
I'm really glad that Bush term is almost over. we will be able to start a new chapter in American History

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached the Christian tenet, “love thy neighbor as thyself.”

before I even start reading the spin that Hillary haters are going to put on this I'll just post that quote from the article and make a comment or two.
1. The UCC is not an African American Church. It is a Church. It is a Protestant Christian denomination and it was founded in the whitest part of the country, New England, in the 1700's I believe. (Read Johathon Edwards if you want to know more about the views of early UCC) Having attended a UCC seminary I have a tiny bit of understanding about it.

That being said the UCC is probably the most liberal denomination within the Protestant umbrella of Christianity. In seminary other denominations would joke that UCC's were Unitarians Considering Christ. (all in good fun) There are many who don't even think UCC is Christian, not enough sinning condemnation being done maybe. They are now open and affirming and have a history of social justice even if sometimes misplaced as in the early days with Native Americans.

So, to call the UCC an African American church is not accurate. The AME is an African American denomination though anyone can attend and join, it is inclusive though far more conservative than the UCC.

The second point is that since HuffPo has been "on the air" I have read incredible amounts of ugliness and hostility towards religion in general and Chrstianity in particular, and Christians specifically. There has been a consistent thread of these attacks at any and every opportunity to vent, in particular from many that I see commenting and supportive of Obama. These are the same people who I have seen damning the media (rightly so) on every occasion as the corporate whores and liars and whatever other creative invective they can come up with.

I find it interesting that there has been very little talk against the media until very recently when Barack started being questioned about this and that. (mildly I might add) I have seen little or no criticism or hatred being spit out about the church, God, or Christians now.
Why is that?

Did the media all of a sudden become credible? Did Christianity become logical and understandable to all of those who were so vociferous in their condemnation?

This kind of hypocrisy is what splits the party, what is divisive, what will lose us the election.

My suggestion is to look at ourselves if we lose. Not the Rethugs, Not Rev. Wright , Not Obama, and Not Hillary Clinton.

"Let it start with me." is a great suggestion for becoming a change agent and for taking responsibility for one's own actions and attitudes for good or ill.

I find it disturbing how many people are signing up to be agents of change yet continue hateful rhetoric. Stop the scapegoating and start changing what you can. Let it begin with me. or you.

I read a blip that suggested they may investigate this church for tax fraud due to the poltical nature. I'd say the Church's statement pretty much says it all.

Nobody seems to be too concerned in that group about the remarks he made.

How come there's so much cacophony from the trolls on this Reverend Wright thing? Are you just as upset about McCain and Rev. Hagee?

I'm glad the church is pushing back against MSM. I only hope that Obama doesn't throw his church under the bus for this. He should continue what he's been saying, but remain a member of the church.

Read a piece at the Chicago Sun-Times called "The Wright Move". It tells about Obama sitting in the Pews of the Church while Rev Wright gave his sermon called "The Audacity of Hope". Obama was listening to Rev. Wright tell about looking at a painting of someone on the mountain top, looking down into the valley below and all the terrible things he was seeing, Greedy white people, the bombing of Hiroshima, the bad State and national gov'ts, all the stuff you saw him talk about in the videos. All of Rev Wright's sermons are the same, complaining about the country and white people.

I am as outraged anddisgusted with the way this country has been thrown off track for the last 40 yrs as the Rev.
Unfortunatley there is a great disparity between what is America and Who are Americans.
The corps ahve stolen our identiy and our symbols and have bastardized them throughout the World.
They should not be allowed to fly our flag outside their headquarters unless they adhere to our Principles and ethics. otherwise they can fly the flags of the countries who are their Sponsors (UAE/ China).
they are Not US- they are wolves in sheeps clothing.

I like Reverend Wright. He makes me think.

The only problem I have with the Rev is that he is too religious for my taste. But, the others are not much better. The only thing I hold against him is that he took a perfectly sane man called Obama and "helped" him find Christ. What a waste!

I kind of like what the Reverend says. I didn't quite understand what he said about AIDS, but the rest of it is actually fact-based, if not entirely factual. And I loved the line about Hillary not ever being called a "ni**er" - a very true, and a very powerful statement. I also liked his "Goddamn America" line. It sort of wakes you up and makes you think. It is like burning the flag to shock people into thinking.

People who are bothered by it are no different than those Muslim nuts who were bent out of shape over cartoons of their prophet. No difference.

For some, patriotism starts and ends at putting a "Bless the Troops" bumper sticker or just saying how great America is. True patriots take action to make America better. And the first step toward making America better is an acknowledgement that there are problems in America and with America.

What is so wrong about what he said about 9/11? Of course it was partly a result of what America has done in the past. After all, al Qaeda is an offshoot of the Mujahedin in Afghanistan that U.S. supported. Osama bin Laden used to be our ally and his operation was partly funded by the CIA. These are facts. We helped create al Qaeda.

It is also a fact that a lot of rage against the U.S. is because of our policies in the Middle East, made particularly acute by the first Gulf War and stationing of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. Our continued unconditional support of Israel to the detriment and suffering of Palestinians is another reason.

Of course the whole thing is connected. Reverend Wright is right. And this current Iraq war is bound to create more animosity around the world against us. And this will result in more 9/11 type attacks. It is inevitable.

And unless we talk about these things and take action to fix things, our children will pay the price. Patriotism is to leave a better America for our children, not just sit around and say how great we are.

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"Remembering Another Jeremiah"
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/16/remembering-another-jeremiah/

Just heard Richard Stengler from Time on Chris Matthews say that Edwards is going to endorse Clinton before N.Carolina.

Don't be ashamed you didn't say them the Rev did. The Rev is speaking from his perspective not yours or for that matter Sen Obama.

Senators Obama is black and white,his preacher is black--his wife is black and so are his church members---theses are facts and if the media or any person stated these things they would be called racist--well call it want you want but remember it is the truth!!

Give me black liberation theology any day if the alternative is the insane, rabid crap coming out of Republican churches.

I am black and I am ashamed to hear these horrible things. But one question I have to that church is this: what happens to the part of the gospel that said "love your ennemy".
The problem with us is we spend to much time complaining or whining about the past. Yeah! bad things have happened but let's look forward.
Personally, I don't see a white man as the source of my own problem. I have to take responsibility of my own life.
The pastor is wrong. It is wrong to hate his own country no matter. If you don't agree with the policies that is fine but don't hate your country that gave you so much.

It is very unlikely that Sen. Obama has had no knowledge of what the Pastor was preaching in the past several decades. As a voter/cictizen I want to be treated as an adult and not a as child who takes all the 'fairy-tale twist and turns' without thinking.
Please, don't do this Mr. Obama! It's not suitable (to say the least!) for a man with charisma and ambition who has targeted the position of the President of the U.S.