I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely - just as I'm sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.
But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country - a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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When are politicians ever going to learn that religion and politics don't mix?
My issue here isn't really with religion, but with the refusal to acknowledge truth. Reverend Wright spoke honestly about reality, and Obama condemned it.
this whole thing is pretty disgusting.
reality? You have facts that AIDS was a conspiracy to wipe out blacks? Some of the stuff he says is the hard cold truth, while other stuff is just straight up demagoguery.
The AIDS comments are the only meaningful ones I know about that aren't based on clear fact. And even those aren't completely baseless.
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