Obama Pastor Gets $1 Million Retirement Home From Church

Sounds like he was just paid off to keep quiet.

I wonder if that million dollars could not have been put to better use in the community he has served and whose views he has articulated over the years? He, not unlike so many other of these people of the cloth, have benefited financially off the backs of the poor for centuries. I am not singling out just one pastor but so many, including my own Catholic church, who live a lifestyle of sheer indulgence while preaching (or screaming from the top of their lungs) that in order to be saved just send money. There is a contradiction here in terms of how much is spent on luxuries by these shepards which I guess boils down to fleecing the flock in the end.

I can can count on the fingers of one hand the preachers that made any sense to me.

Wright is one of them.

Is this still news?

get over it
Patriotism, a blanket for white resentment
http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/01/patriotism-a-blanket-for-white-resentment/

Good for him! Its well deserved for being a servant of God and community. I'd expect he should get more after the Media witch hunt.

Last I looked, tons of white evangelists made tons of money getting over on their audiences...

Swaggart, Baker, Robertson, and on and on...the price of salvation is high.

Why does this matter? I'm was Catholic and the church pays for all the houses for the priests in my church. There is a huge house right next to the church were one lives in. There is not a thing wrong with this.

I'm thrilled, delighted, moved...so many have offered support to Rev. Wright on this blog. No doubt he's going through his own type of spiritual awakening right now as he processes the impact of those infamous videos that have been talked about/analyzed/criticized ad infinitem... Perhaps the uproar may have evem nudged him to shift his thinking a little. Certainly I've been through many of those times myself...when, after getting feedback realized...oops. Maybe I need to adjust my choice of words, adjust my perspective.
Regardless, however, after reading through the Trinity site, reading up on his background (stellar education)...and reading up on what this man accomplished in one of the most impoverished areas of the country...wow. The fact remains, in contrast with those thirty seconds of play on youtube, he has said wondrous things in other sermons, and has done wondrous things for many, many people (whites, Latinos and yes, even gays).
To all of those who are wishing him well via the comments you're leaving on this site: thank you.
Humanity seems to be evolving in a big way.
P.S. I'm not convinced the substance of what he had to say was all that off-the-wall.

Good for him! He deserves a very nice crib.
I am a Catholic but I am leaving soon to join the United Church of Christ.
Thank you Rev. Wright for opening my eyes.

And your point is....what? We really don't want to get into comparing the riches of the leaders of our super churches here in the good ole USofA, do we?

Ever been to Maryland (PG or Montgomery County). I have several friends who are living in 600K+ homes. One couple just moved into their 1mil dollar home this year, so the price of the Rev Wright's home is not that big of a deal to me.

I read comments defending The Rev. Wright and I can only conclude they are Obama supporters. It does matter what this man has said and may continue to say. Everything I thought of Obama is gone now in large part because of his association with this hateful man. If Hillary Clinton sat in Wright's church for twenty years and listened to his speeches of anti-white, anti American anti-gay and worst pf all his comments about 9/11/01 being America's fault, you better believe it matters. It goes to the heart of judgement and as a parent having your children listen to this will perpetuate hate and prejudice. I would no more vote for Obama then I would vote for McCain. Those who turn a blind eye on this man are justifying his hatred.

I think whatever this church does for him is strictly their business. If you're not contributing money or attending the church what difference does it make to you. Why is the media following him around anyway?

If Wright wasn't Obama's Pastor, we wouldn't even know, or care, about this.

For such a news I have just this answer. TOUCH THE SCREEN ...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZireaUCK4

The referenced church property being loaned to Rev Wright is insignificant (four bedrooms?) compared to the vast, sprawling acreage and complex owned by Kenneth Copeland here in Texas. I saw a photo of his place taken from a small plane, and just couldn't believe it. Not a dime paid in taxes, yet this bozo lives like a prince on acres and acres of prime Texas property.

This sheds a new light on the lives and finances of pastors, reverends and church leaders. Did you know that most church leaders only get a nominal stipend for salary but all of their living expenses are paid for by the churches themselves through the donations of the church members. It's a sweet deal as they get to live very comfortable lifestyles while paying minimal taxes. It's not just Reverend Wright who is getting a sweet deal. Think of the mega mansions that are obtained by leaders of the mega churches. Those televangelists don't live in 1 bedroom apartments. That's for sure!

If Wright was the head of a corporation that grew from 87 members to some 6000, you can bet his golden parachute would be waaay more than $1 million.

Sure the church owns it, for a tax dodge for both Wright and Trinity. YOU are paying for it. You are also paying for the HUGE credit line Wright has at his disposal. It is ILLEGAL to use the pulpit to spread political propaganda a la Wright. To have participated in and associated with Wright, Obama had a DUTY to report this activity. He is after all a US SENATOR who sat by and did nothing while this was going on. A whole church full of people CHEERING when these comments are made shows the church to be a hotbed breeding ground for racism and hate.
I didn't care one lick about his color and was a supporter of Baracks until I actually learned some facts about him. Now, no way. To end racism we ALL have to stand up and call people on perpatrating racism through sermons, jokes, whatever. You have to speak up and say " I am offended by your racist comment/joke/sermon" and take a stand. Preaching to children that white people hate blacks and are out to get them and even INVENTED AIDS to kill them (!!!) is racist beyond belief and only serves to fuel the racial divide.

Why in the hell are people looking into Rev. Wright"s retirement home? Most of you were never going to vote for Rev. Wright for President anyway¦oh, darn, I forgot he"s not running for anything!!! With all of this coverage on him, it"s so hard to remember that. Quit following him around and tracking his life like a bunch of stalkers!

For those of you who are hating on this man"s lifestyle, have any of you paid a dime into building his retirement home? Hell no!!! Rev. Wright"s parishioners believe that he"s earned it after 30 years of service! Where do your preachers live? Please tell us all. Rev. Wright headed and brought thousands of new members into his church community over the course of the last 30 years. What do CEOs of most companies get when they leave? A nice retirement package. Instead of you folks hating on a hard working, decent, God-loving and God-fearing man, perhaps you idiots should direct your anger towards CEOs who don"t deserve any sort of departing/retirement package, such as the CEO of Bear Stearns, who cashed in $61.3 million dollars worth of stock this past Tuesday, March 25, 2008, AFTER the federal government colluded with JP Morgan to waste my tax dollars bailing his company out! You people really have your priorities mixed up!!!

Bottom line: Get your own group of adoring and loyal worshipers and maybe you too can retire comfortably.

This is pretty much about nothing.

Church builds its pastor a home, which the church owns and is keeping.

Check out pat roberston house or jerry hagwell or any of the other preachers.

This is what i call a forced story, that really has nothing to do with anything but to bring up thoughts in peoples mind.

Since it has nothing to do with policies or anything political

No matter WHAT dirt comes to light about Obama and his associates, Obamabots