S&L Reprise: A Jeremiah Wright Jeremiad?

In posting this (thanks, Sweetness & Light), I forewarn that the language and content chosen to be used by Obama’s pastor,  Jeremiah Wright, is foul, unnecessary and completely contrary to what his role should be as a shepherd entrusted to guard and direct a flock. ~ WfI

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Many of the apologists for Barack Obama’s pastor Jeremiah Wright have claimed that his remarks have been “cherry picked” and taken out of context. (As if there could be any context that would mitigate some of his claims.)

So, as a public service, we will repost a YouTube clip of sermon of his, together with my transcription, that we first published more than a year ago.

Even though it is “joined in progress,” it is still one of the fuller examples we have of the reverend’s teachings:

God Has Got To Be Sick Of This Shit!

[Joined in progress] … Justice is ignored. When women are treated like, or are permitted by this society to be called publicly “bitches,” justice is ignored.

And on that note, on that note, let me paraphrase Dr. Anthony Campolo, one of the nation’s greatest preachers.

He said something to this effect.

Fact number one: we’ve got more black men in prison than there are in college.

Racism is alive and well. Racism is the American way.

Racism is how this country was founded, and how this country is still run.

No black man can ever be President. I don’t care how hard you run Jesse.

No black woman will ever be considered for anything outside of what she can give with her body.

Fact number three: America is still the number one killer in the world.

We invaded Grenada for no other reason than to get Maurice Bishop. We destroyed Panama because Noriega would no longer dance to our tune anymore.

We are deeply involved in the importing of drugs, the exporting of guns and the training professional killers.

We bombed Cambodia, Iraq and Nicaragua, killing women and children, while trying to turn public opinion against Castro and Qaddafi.

Fact number four: we put Mandela in prison and supported apartheid the whole 27 years he was there.

We believe in white supremacy and black inferiority. And believe it more than we believe in God.

Fact number five: we supported Zionism shamelessly while ignoring the Palestinians, and branding anybody who spoke out against it as being anti-Semitic.

Fact number six: we conducted radiation experiments on our own people. You’re just finding out about that. We care nothing about human life, if the end justifies the means.

Fact number seven: we do not care if poor black and brown children cannot read and kill each other senselessly. We abandoned the cities back in the sixties when the riots started, and it really doesn’t matter what those nnn… [niggers] “natives” do to each other.

We gave up on them and public education for poor people who live in the projects. We with VCRs, DVDs, CDs and portable phones have more homeless than any nation in the world.

Fact number eight: we started the AIDS virus, and now that it is out of control we still put more money in the military than in medicine. More money in hate than humanitarian concerns.

Everybody does not have access to health care. I don’t care what the rich white boys in the Senate say.

[Garbled] listen up. If you are poor black and elderly - forget it.

Fact number nine: we only able to maintain our level of living by making sure the Third World people live in grinding poverty.

Fact number ten: we are selfish, self-centered ego egotists, who are arrogant and ignorant.

We pray at church and do not try to make the kingdom that Jesus talked about a reality.

And, and, and… in light of these in fact God has got to be sick of this shit!

So much for context.

(jeremiad. [a. F. jérémiade (1762 in Hatz.-Darm.), f. Jérémie, L. Jeremias Jeremiah, in reference to the ‘Lamentations of Jeremiah' in the Old Testament.] A lamentation; a writing or speech in a strain of grief or distress; a doleful complaint; a complaining tirade; a lugubrious effusion.)

More Anti-Us Clips from Rev Wright Surface

New Black Panther Party Supports Obama?

Obama Defends Rev Wright’s Damnable Lies

Go to Sweetness & Light for Youtube clips and more political coverage.

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WfI asks:

Have you ever heard anything like that at church? What does it have to do with saving souls or love or peace? If he had an altar call ten times, what good is it, coupled with false teaching (2Peter 2:1)?

God is not a respecter of persons (He is not partial, Acts 10:34, James 3:17 ) and teachers will answer to a stricter condemnation (James 3:1).

Allowing that JWright could be considered a “teacher”, and I suppose so since he has a congregation and hides behind Jesus’ name, he can be assured that he will answer for all his idle words (Matthew 12:36~ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.).

2Peter 2:21~ For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Proverbs 13:10~ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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