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Black pastors speak out on Wright's statements

The Rev. Sedgwick Easley of the Union Baptist Church in Hempstead was sitting in the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Monday when the Rev.

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Badtothebone
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May 1, 2008
 
I'm totaly lost here, what are they refering to about an attack on the black church?
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May 1, 2008
 
Rev Wrong is an absolute Crack Pot!!! Give me a break
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May 1, 2008
 
"My society is very critical of white society and angry about it"

Black religious leaders, Wright has forced a crossroads. You can continue to be like the farwells, hagee, parsley of the white churches or you can do as Nelson Mandela, Tutu and other blacks have done.

Following the path of the angry will eventually make you a dinosaur. Mandela,Tutu and MLK before them commanded respect by thier courage and actions.

Please choose wisely
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Because of fools like Rev. Sedgwick Easley, Hempstead will continue to be Hempstead.
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May 1, 2008
 
Pit Bull doggie wrote:
this is really ridiculous
quite frankly I'm sick of hearing black RACISTS
New Orleans has a black mayor
but it's ****'s fault he did not manage his city better
I've come to the conclusion all black people are RACIST
and if Obama is Christian what is his Christian name
Barrack is not a Christian name
he's a muslim
a vote for Obama is a vote for the destruction of America
Hitlery is no better
both are socialists
I predict it's time for another Civil War
what an idiot. even though Obama has stated time and time again that he is a christian, that his christian pastor's comments have provided a great source of trouble for him, you know he is a muslim.
you sound about as credible as the Rev Wright saying AIDS was started by the govt to get the black man.
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May 1, 2008
 
If as the black leaders suggest, black and white culture is so different that they can't really co-exist, do we want Obama who represents 13% of the US population (% of blacks) leading the rest of us on their agenda - vote Hillary.
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May 1, 2008
 
People want an answer to what obama did in this church for almost 20 years, And it turns into an attack on the black church always the race card to get away from the truth.
Tell me that Obama only heard this subject once in 20 years.. This goes to credability... Obama has an agenda
and it will not be good for America
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May 1, 2008
 
this is why i don't really trust "mohamed" obama. they all play the race card. i am so sick of hearing it, and we should be offended to hear them hint that we have pushed aids on them. SAFE SEX PEOPLE; do not blame others. DO NOT VOTE OBAMA. if he get's in he might start supporting his pastor!!!
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As a woman of many colors this man has come out with the truth that the black man will now and forever resent the white man. There is no forgiveness for the past or the fact that even today many african women are enslaved by there own race!!! Bottom line until all people can stop seeing color every color to every race will be deemed evil!!! And by the way I thought as a man of God he's one sole purpose was to speak of love and forgiveness did he forget something along the way!!!
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May 1, 2008
 
"My society is very critical of white society and angry about it. The vast majority of black people feel the way he does. They just probably wouldn't say it in white company because it's not advantageous."

"Black society' vs.'White society?'

Way to keep SEGREGATION alive!

Maybe whites don't preach about how much trouble minorities cause, while in their company, because it would be DANGEROUS (Al and Jesse would have us fired-or worse!).

Rev. Wright is nothing more than the GRAND WIZARD of Trinity Church.
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May 1, 2008
 
Why do they need to be called anything other than "pastors"? They make their own problems wanting to be equal and still wanting labels.
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May 1, 2008
 
Nice, he now is involved in politics as a preacher, and this can't just be about him it MUST be not only about the comments HE passed, but also about race AND an attack not only on the Church, but the BLACK Church.

lovely, just lovely.

And why can he not take responsibility for his actions and words and why can this not be about him and the focus he opted to draw to him and his Church and Pulpit only? The only race card I see in this is that he happens to be black and the only religion card I see is the one he draws by preaching political rhetoric from the pulpit.
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May 1, 2008
 
I feel sorry for the black community if the elk of rev wright represents them and tell them how to think. no wonder so many of them are messed up.

this guy wright is a communist, he is using religion to manipulate people and cause division among people.

for obama to sit their for 20 years doesn't say much for him and quite frankly i'm not impressed with anything about him.

i can't believe the dnc or for that matter any democrat would hate their country that much to nominate someone like barrack obama!
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May 1, 2008
 
Just digesting what I'm reading
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May 1, 2008
 
DId you all know that Hillary Clinton was a avid supporter of the Black Panthers and had a cops are pigs photo in her early law days in Oak
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May 1, 2008
 
Obviously, we are a nation of sheep, white sheep and black sheep.
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May 1, 2008
 
Obama was raised by his white American family. His father was Kenyan, an African immigrant. The media needs to stop making Obama appear to be some kind of leader of black Americans because he is not.. fundamentals were given to him by his white American family and even though he was born in Hawaii, just like any other black immigrant, he had to learn about black America in order to understand the culture. He has no historical ties to black America, all his American ancestors are white..white Americans--wake up--he is being railroaded into accepting America's rule: even if you are mixed, you are still considered black--but black is a concept, not a race--Obama is half white, and has just as much rights to claim his whiteness as white Americans-the media needs to stop trying to force him into being some sort of watered-down version of Jesse Jackson or any other so-called black leader.White America: stop being blinded by stereotypes perpetuated constantly by the media...as to listening to Wright for 20 years--Please, I doubt for 20 years Wright spoke about racial issues every Sunday, people attend church to hear about God, not someone elses views on race--but the fact is --WHO CARES!! Catholics still go to Church where the pedophile Priests preached. I didn't hear anything on the news about mass exodus from any Catholic churches whenever a priest was exposed--America: stop being hypocrites and focus--the US dollar has no value and our jobs are in Asia!
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#22
May 1, 2008
 
unbelieveable damn stop the hate the only reason your making it a race issue and saying hes got an agenda is because its what the media want you to see he is a much better candidate that what we have in the white house now.... I say its time to desegregate the white house or at leaste let a woman in damn this country needs a change reguardless if hes black or if its a woman get over it people it cant be anyworse than it already is bush has messed this country up and no one seems to care all you kno is youi want change and when its staring you in the face you still arent happy about it... Im sure there are some spelling errors or rambling in this but you get the point if you are that meticulous to proof read someones thoughts then you really dont have a life grow up
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May 1, 2008
 
One word for the so called " Wright Controvesry " OVERKILL.
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May 1, 2008
 
Dave -

Did'nt George Bush in his last election use the Southern Christian CHurch to bolster his election campaign? DO we need to do research on that church's history???

How many of you have a blatant racist family member of friend do you reject that person or do you cipher out the good from the bad?

Does a catholic reject the whole church after going to a church for 40 years you learn that the priest is a perv?
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