Barack Obama and the Farrakhan-Trinity United Church of Christ..Would You Have Walked Out?
What Excuse Can There Be?
Let us look at our daily lives for the simple answer. As a Christian, I wish to attend a local church. Like Sen. Obama, I consider this a very important decision both for myself and for my family. I will visit a church and listen to the messages being preached by the pastor or minister, as well as inquire about the churches beliefs and causes. I can tell you without any hesitation that if I attended a church that preached racism in any form, I would stand up and walk out the door. Additionally, if I were to attend a church that supported someone such as Louis Farrakhan, I would stop going for the same reasons.
Sen. Obama not only attended Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ for well over a decade, but continued to attend even after Louis Farrakhan was awarded the churches highest honor. Well into Sen. Obama's attempt to secure the Presidency, he is now attempting to break all ties with Louis Farrakhan and Trinity United Church of Christ. Does this solve the problem? I say no way. Stepping away now only calls Sen. Obama's motivations into question. It is clear that Obama is doing so for purely political reasons. Year after year Obama sat and listened to the messages. He watched his church award Louis Farrakhan, knowing full well what it was he was supporting. And he did nothing to distance himself. This tells me everything I need to know as a voter. Some small part of Senator Obama agrees with what he was hearing, or he would have stood up and walked out the door. How can we possibly ignore this transgression?
As President of the United States, Senator Obama would be representing our country to the world. Our global reputation is at an all-time low as it is, and the last thing we need is a man without principles in the Oval Office. Senator Obama may be a very good man on every other front, but I want a candidate that would've walked out. Senator Obama's continuous support year after year in spite of the messages and affiliations do not lie.
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- Obama stayed despite the racial affiliations and messages.
- I would have walked out, as would most Americans.
- Bigotry is ugly in any form.
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A concerned citizen
I am deeply disturbed by this election. With so much at stake and so little choice I find myself deeply troubled. I was a big supporter of Obama until the race issues came up. My Mother was half Japanese, a native born American, who was treated horribly during WWII. There were still neighborhoods that we did not feel comfortable living in in the early 1960's. I have zero tolerance for racism. Not saying "no" is in essence saying "yes".
are you just stupid or what? He has lied , thrown his beloved pastor under the bus so he would be electable, and he is a disgrace to this country. this is what is wrong with the youth of today, talk to much and no research has been done. check out all about his family and his brother roy. but I guess anything he does is o.k. well I'll just mark this up to another stupid remark . the man you admire so much would throw you under the bus if he thought it would get him elected.
America, history, and slavery--Why are people patriotic with a country that did this? That's a better question.
Quote continues: "stereotypes that made me cringe. These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love." Trinity became his family. To disown the church and the reverend because they don't always see eye to eye is no more different than disowning a family member who sees things differently than you. Now if you didn't agree with what a family member said about someone of another culture, would you completely remove yourself from their presence for whatever or would you agree to disagree on that particular topic and look past it? (Note: Rev. Wright STILL has never said anything racist. Facts, yes. Racist, no. Farrakkhan, whole other story. But Trinity does stand for helping Black people progress in a society hell bent on them failing. Farrakkhan is NOT having it. That's why he was honored. For helping the progression, not for calling White folks devils.
You said he's trying to break all ties with Trinity? Not true. Here's a quote from his speech: "I confess that if all that I knew of Reverend Wright were the snippets of those sermons that have run in an endless loop on the television and You Tube, or if Trinity United Church of Christ conformed to the caricatures being peddled by some commentators, there is no doubt that I would react in much the same way But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man." As stated in my article, there is more to Trinity than snippets of sermons over the years. Barack also stated: "I CAN NO MORE disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereo
...is every bit as angry as he should be. However, passing that message on is counterproductive to trying to eliminate racism altogether, however, no more different than flag-waving Americans who want other Americans to hate Middle Eastern people due to Bush's make-believe war tactics. And as for walking out of a church that preaches racism, I totally agree. Only thing is that Rev. Wright and Barack Obama aren't racist. Farrakkhan is. They're not. Obama has been there 20 years, and in his speech, he stated that he would NOT disown his church or Rev. Wright. He did take a stand...a stand to say that his church is like his family.
Hey Rodney, now you know since you stopped by my page, I wanted to check out what's going on on yours, and although we've discussed this, for those who don't know, nothing Reverend Wright said in ANY of his sermons was against white people. Majority of the UCC is White and there are plenty of members of Trinity who are White. If Rev. Wright preached racism in his church, I couldn't see them just hanging out there letting people dog them out. However, as stated previously, I've been to Rev. Wright's church, and he definitely wants Black folks to uplift themselves spiritually, economically, and to help be a leader in educating them on the importance of marriage, abstinence, HIV/AIDS, is a leader in educating men in prison to become more positive, and the list goes on. A sound bite is nowhere near how the church really is. I've been there various times. As for Farakkhan, we had that talk. You already know I feel that because Farrakkhan lived through segregation and constant racism, he is
Wow, I'm so glad someone has stood up and said what needed to be pointed out.
I totally agree with you about attending a church for many reasons including the sermon and leadership of the pastor. It is all connected. I am baffled that Obama continues to support his friend of the family. It is pretty outrageous. Great article.