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By: Threads from Henry’s Web » Bill Moyers Interviews Dr. Jeremiah Wright

Threads from Henry’s Web » Bill Moyers Interviews Dr. Jeremiah Wright — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:30:58 +0000

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By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:07:52 +0000

Everybody seems to be most annoyed with “God Damn America,” whereas I think it’s the most effective part of what I’ve seen from Wright. I doubt that Wright is literally saying that all of America should be sent immediately to hell, but rather, what he’s doing is taking a potent and incredibly idolatrous phrase that weds Christianity to the particular nation-state of America and inverts the phrase to demonstrate how very far America is from being a nation that actually follows Christian ideals. Which is, like, painfully obvious to anyone with eyes and ears. The only things Wright’s really implying are that Christianity doesn’t equal America and that America often does things that are morally wrong in God’s eyes. It certainly shouldn’t be a news flash to any but the most mealy-mouthed right-winger that both of these statements are unqualified truths. So what’s the problem?

Wright is calling us out on our idolatry, and what’s wrong with that? Surely it isn’t comforting for most of us to hear, but when was the call to follow the Kingdom of God meant to be comforting?

By: John Shuck

John Shuck — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:39:39 +0000

I was think of how Jesus cursed the neighboring cities in his time as well as the rich. The Jesus Seminar’s translation in the Five Gospels, like Jeremiah Wright, and probably like Jesus before them all minced no words:

“Damn you who are rich now…” (etc.)

By: Kevin Sam

Kevin Sam — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:15:15 +0000

Finally, I have to ask what would happen to Jesus were he to preach the sermon on the mount in our American churches today.

When clergy decide to make comments whether they are blue like Jesse Jackson or Wright, or red like Pat Robertson (or even Muslim Imams), there are always repercussions. This prophetic voice comes with responsibility and a response. It’s time that both red and blue listen to each others’ prophetic voice because God is trying to say something in the midst of our emotions. My fear is that we don’t like each others responses when it does come.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:13:49 +0000

I agree with you. I’m very tired of the ranting of the smug far right. I’m happy Rev. Wright’s messages are out in the open. I was sorely convicted by them, to the point of tears–althought I wouldn’t go so far as to say, “Damn America.” I have prayed, however, to have keep my faith and courage if God does judge us further during my lifetime.

In addition to losing our understanding of the true nature of the prophetic voice, we’ve over-spiritualized the concept of judgment, forgetting that when God judged Israel, it was in a very real, embodied and sociopolitical realm.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:37:13 +0000

Thanks very much for this very thoughtful blog. I’ve been thinking along very similar lines. Rev. Wright is a prophet in the vein of Jeremiah and Amos. Unfortunately, when one decides to run for elected office, especially the office of president, one must forsake his or her allegiance to Christ in favor of allegiance to the national ideology/idolatry. I fear for Sen. Obama, that in the process of this campaign he will lose his soul.

By: Jeremiah Wright and the Prophet Jeremiah « Further thoughts

Jeremiah Wright and the Prophet Jeremiah « Further thoughts — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:36:15 +0000

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By: RedBlueChristian » Blog Archive » DR WRIGHT’S SERMON SNIPPETS

RedBlueChristian » Blog Archive » DR WRIGHT’S SERMON SNIPPETS — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:21:20 +0000

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