Why no public outcry when Jeremiah Wright GD'd America?

Question

What is the current position on his behavior from the group that sanctified his ordination and made him a Reverend in the first place - the United church of Christ?

Were not his statements blatant slams against the Ten Commandments, the bedrock of Christianity?
We have freedom of speech and freedom of religion, but what group sanctified and ordained him in order to give him the right to GD America? [and to use those specific words-"GD America"]
Did the Christian religion, or the United Church if Christ give him the OK?
Is Jeremiah "GD America" Wright a closet Muslim who has brow beat the UCC into submission?
Why was their no public [is our "free press" that controlled?] outcry from the other religions?
[Do the other religions feel the same way as UCC Reverend Jeremiah "GD America" Wright?][and that is the reason for no public outcry?]
[Has the "free press" brow beat "free religion"?]
[I personally read the comments in context, and personally believe UCC Reverend Jeremiah "GD America" Wright failed to make the distinction between those in public employ that violate the public trust, and the government and the country itself.]
[Note: the three religions at war today are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.]
[If the United States is involved in a religious war what are the real issues that need to be publicly discussed and considered for world peace not world war?

Answer 1

Oh my god! Someone has a different opinion than you. Burn him! Burn him for Jesus!

Answer 2

They are things that can only be discovered after hundreds and hundreds of trials. And of course, strict restriction needs to be in place. However, because the basis of science is always changing due to new discoveries, we need to also have sympathy to the drug company as well. They are not miracle makers, they only try to make profits by selling something that they "think" might help other people. Imagine the world without antibiotics and other medication, how many people would have to die? If we agree that science can be changed, the drug company might not have an excuse of increasing medication prices because of law suit.Also if we look at any other area that has used the socialist system it has bogged down and failed to live up to its Utopian promise. No system is perfect but open and free market is the best out there.

Answer 3

Well, look at Professor Gray---same thing. Because they are black racists, everyone else gives them a wide berth. They know how to use the courts and the media to their advantage. The website for the church in Chicago where he used to preach states that it is "unashamedly Black!!!" The congregation obviously backed what he said, because there was absolutely no negative news about him until the election last year. I'm sorry, but if Obama sat in that church and listened to him for 20 years, you KNOW he heard that hate-mongering. He's not being truthful about "never hearing Rev. Wright say anything negative". By the way, FOX News was all over him for the anti-American things he said. You notice that, like Prof. Gray, he never apologized. They truly hate this country.

Answer 4

It would be a rare case where the UCC would punish a minister for what was said in sermon. If you are really interested the following has the manual on ministry for the UCC. http://www.ucc.org/ministers/manual/.



You claim to have read the comments in context. Therefore you must of read his request for the congregation to forgive him for the wording.



From the "Confusing G.d and Government" sermon.

“Tell your neighbor he’s (going to) help us one last time. Turn back and say forgive him for the G.d Damn, that’s in the Bible though. Blessings and curses is in the Bible. It’s in the Bible.”



The message of the sermon was that you shouldn't place your trust and faith in any human government (not just the U.S.). You should place your faith and trust in G.d who will not fail, lie or change.



The vast majority of the coverage of Rev. Wright's sermons came after he had voluntarily retired. So even if denomination or the congregation wanted to punish him, what could they do? Bring him back for one day and then remove him?



Fortunately many in the predominately white denomination of the UCC understood his sermons in context and had no problems with them.

Answer 5

I'm a Pagan Republican. I did speak out against Wright.



He disgusts me. I found him incredibly offensive... however he does have a right to say what he wants, no matter how appauling.







I still find it unsettling how many people would overlook his relationship with a candidate, or the fact that the candidate sat in the congregation for 25 years, brought his family, considered him a friend, and even helped to support his pulpit. Then made a blatently political move by breaking ties with him when it became a threat to his campaign.





If Sarah Palan had sit in Wright's church for one day they would have never left her alone, the press would have had a field day and the liberals would have been in an uproar... but there's the double standard for you thanks to this biased media leading the herd mentality further and further into stupidity.

Answer 6

I think most people just think the guy is crazy. Yes, he used the lord's name in vein, a no-no under the Ten Commandments. I do not think most people would agree that religion is at war. There are certain small groups of religions that are fighting in the name of their god, but that is different then religions at war. If he were Muslim, it is still, if not more of a no-no to use the lord's name in vein, so the fact that he said that would make him a bad Muslim too.

Answer 7

Why should there be a public outcry against Wright? He was just exercising his First Amendment guaranteed right of free speech. What could be more American than that?



However, there should be a public outcry against Obama's faith-based initiatives -- his obvious pandering to religion in violation of the First Amendment prohibition of government respecting an establishment of religion.



We opposed Bush because he used his office to promote religion in violation of the First Amendment, to hold prisoners in violation of habeas corpus, to tap our phones without a search warrant, to bully Congress to rush passage of voluminous legislation without giving us constituents sufficient opportunity to study the text, and to damage our nation's economy by driving up the federal deficit. When Obama offered us change, we didn't realize he was planning to continue and expand Bush's policies! That's not the change we believed in!

Answer 8

His beef is legitimate but do you think he is calling the wrath that caused all the problems to begin with? Well GdG. You sure know how to create a mess. Some people like fighting even better than having sex. The religions are set up purposely to sustain the fighting.

Answer 9

Nobody had even heard this guys name before the campaign, and it will soon be forgotten. He's a kook, and nobody pays attention to a single kook. It's when you get large groups of kooks, AKA The Republican party, that people start paying attention. Seriously, let it go. He has the freedom of speech, regardless of what he says. No one said you had to listen or believe what he says is true.

Answer 10

You must NEVER watch Fox news channels.

Answer 11

1. he's black. in case you havent noticed black people can get away with saying anything in america



2. nobody takes his goofball religion seriously anyway





edit: chiva chiva- you cant get elected dog catcher without pandering to the religious. obama is way too smart to actually believe any of that nonsense; he, like all politicians, recognizes the power of religion in controlling the ignorant



edit: @msb- obama didnt get exorcised by a voodoo witch; palin did

Answer 12

Jeremiah Wright is an anti-American racist but it politically incorrect to call him what he is.



Dr Schmitty, Barack Obama took him seriously.

Answer 13

Are you high?



There was HUGE outcries. Just because you didn't see them, doesn't mean that they weren't there.