Notes From A Black Pastor On Reverend Wright

Published: May 30, 2008, 3:43 pm

Tags: 2008 election, barack, democrats, race, religion

With this latest pastor flare-up, I stumbled across an old post from Dennis Sanders about Wright in March. He comes at this story from a very unique perspective, and as much as I’d like for the Wright story to just go away because I don’t think Obama should be held responsible for what somebody else has said, Sanders made some good points… Most African American preachers will inject social concerns into their sermons. Because of our experience with slavery and later segregation, we tend to see Christianity in a more prophetic role, where God is on the side of the downtrodden. While I mostly preach in predominately white churches (and I tend to have a more subdued style than most black preachers) I do tend to talk about care for the poor and about the fact that God loves and accepts all regardless of color or sexual orientation. I believe that as Christians we are called to strive for justice and I do try to make that point in my sermons. That said, the sermons by

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