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When it comes to politics in Chicago, Rev. Jeremiah A.Wright Jr. is a big fish in his small pond.
His parishioners at Trinity Church of Christ obviously revere him, and with their support he’s built a large and thriving South Side church whose 8,000 or so members include several influential black leaders—including, as we all know now, Sen. Barack Obama.
The very traits that have apparently thrown so many white people into a tizzy are what make Wright so popular with his flock.
They love his passion, his worldview, his sense of humor and his powerful and passionate delivery. They get a kick out of the ways in which he uses his mastery of the Bible, music and history to devastate his targets with zingers, wise cracks and mimicry. They embrace his liberation theology and they think he’s absolutely right when he says that America is hypocritical in its foreign ... Read More...
