REV. WRIGHT...OBAMA'S INFLAMMATORY PASTOR
THE WASHINGTON TIMES…APRIL 30TH, 2008
The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Sen. Barack Obama's inflammatory former pastor, tried recently to defend his anti-American and baseless comments made from the pulpit ("Wright denies political ambition," Page 1, Monday). When confronted with questions, he tried to embarrass his questioners by asking when they last attended church. Well, not only do I attend church, I studied theology and graduated from a Catholic university.
Contrary to Mr. Wright's anti-American sermons, Jesus never preached the destruction of the Roman Empire, nor did he condemn it. Jesus never encouraged an attitude of rebellion against the Roman government. The separation of church and state is mentioned in the Bible. For example, Matthew 22:21: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." A Christian's work is spiritual, not political. His responsibility is to assist the people of this world to offer their faithfulness to the heavenly kingdom.
Mr. Wright still claims, without offering a shred of proof, that the U.S. government invented AIDS to kill black people. "Based on what has happened to Africans in this country, I believe our government is capable of doing anything," he said.
Mr. Wright, now that he is in retirement, needs to read the Bible and not just misinterpret it. He needs to embrace Jesus' teachings of love, to not hate and to ask for forgiveness.
CHRISTIAN GATSBY
