"Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.’s character is being assassinated"

And so those whose purpose it is to lay claim to victimization fulfill their lower calling:

The church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) fought back Sunday against mounting criticism of its pastor, accusing the media of character assassination and “crucifixion.”

Otis Moss II, the current pastor of Trinity United Church, used his pulpit to defend his congregation and its past minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., from a wave of controversy stemming from inflammatory statements made by Wright.

"We have listened and watched as the wonderful work of our church has been vilified this week," he told about 3,000 congregants on Palm Sunday morning. "This week should be special for us because I guess we know a little something about crucifixion."

The church also released a statement that began: “Nearly three weeks before the 40th commemorative anniversary of the murder of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.’s character is being assassinated in the public sphere because he has preached a social gospel on behalf of oppressed women, children and men in America and around the globe.”

Trinity United, an 8,000-member church on the South side of Chicago, came under intense scrutiny over the past week for statements made by Wright that harshly criticized American society as racist and blamed U.S. leaders for the Sept. 11 attacks.

Moss delivered a fiery sermon Sunday, defending the African-American church’s right to speak out about social issues. He stressed Trinity's work in its still-impoverished community, mentioning the church's scholarship programs, drug counseling, SAT prep classes, and missions to Africa.

"Our very sanity is connected to the church. If it hadn't been for the church we would have lost our minds in the insanity of racism," he said, in a sermon titled, "Why the Black Church Won't Shut Up."

Although Moss never mentioned Obama explicitly, he alluded to his most famous parishioner in a prayer asking God to "do something amazing in this country" and "break down walls that are centuries old."

Neither Wright or Obama were present Sunday.

Moss’s sermon also echoed the inclusiveness theme that runs though Obama's stump speeches, highlighting how the church welcomes worshipers of every color, creed, and sexual orientation.

In the statement released to reporters, Moss said called criticism of Wright and the church an “attack on the legacy of the African American Church which led and continues to lead the fight for human rights in America and around the world.”

The truth of the matter is that criticism of Jeremiah Wright in the last few days is less an attack and much more a defense against the hatred that spews from this race-baiter's mouth.  A pox on the man and a pox on the hate-filled things he has to say. 

Here's hoping some will wake-up and understand the possibilities that come from leaving behind a hate-monger.

Period.

And speaking of leaving behind a hate-monger, via HotAir comes the news that Obama is doing just that.

Comments

[TC]

More here: http://acropolisreview.com/2008/03/barack-obama-condemns-reverend-jeremiah.html

[Vigilante]

Thanks for publishing this and thanks for the link!

[xtnyoda]

So, with Obama's condemning of Rev. Wright's call to have God Damn America...does that mean that Obama is joining in on assassinating Rev. Wright's character? And, according to Rev. Moss, an "attack" on Rev. Wright is evidently an "attack on the legacy of the African American Church"...does that mean that according to Rev. Moss, that he now considers Senator Obama attacking his church's legacy?

The Sunday after 9/11 the world mourned with the US...most all the world...even most of the Muslim world. But in Rev. Moss's church's pulpit a man stood and called on God to Damn America? The twin towers were still burning in a wretched pile of putrid death and slaughter...twisted metal and carnage. People were still desperately looking for missing loved ones on that Sunday. And a man stood in a pulpit in America and called on God to Damn America...

There are no words for this offense.

[Morgan K Freeberg]

I would encourage anybody who is intellectually curious and still somehow inclined to continue trying to polish this turd, presuming there's anyone anywhere who can qualify for both of those, to try the following thought experiment.

Deny EVERYONE involved in this little drama, the privilege of claiming victim status. In any way. For any reason. Across the board.

Seems to me you've just deprived Obama's "church" of every defense it has available.

But meanwhile, Senator Obama is still either a craven liar or an astonishing dimwit.

[koyan]

I'm an african american female and I support what Pastor Wright Jr. said. Are you blind? Or just plain ignorant? We did nuke and kill thousands and thousands of people in Japan. We are not saying that we agree with the loss of our american people. There was every race that was lost in the 9/11 attack. But how dare you attack this man of God because of a stupid statement about damning America. This is a man of God. Of God. This country isn't going to allow him or any of us into heaven. Remember what you say about one of God's servants because he will not forget.

I am Native American.The churches that I have went to that is mostly white do not stand there and preach about racism.We preach about God words and sing praises to God.It seems (alot of them on tv)that the African American preachers preach alot about white this white that.It seems like their is more racism form African Americans than any other race.We do not sit around wasting our time talking about other races ( African American,Chinese,Mexican and etc.....).We are not racist.

[Stephanie White]

Rev. Wright is stupid, egotistical and narcissistic. For all of his proclaims of loving Black people, he is sabotoging the historical opportunity for an African American man to be selected as the democratic nominee, and subsequently, elected president of the United States. Shame on Wright.