May 31, 2008

Barack’s Church- Are We Really Supposed to Believe that It Suddenly Changed When He Started Running?

So Barack finally resigned from his church of 20 years, the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.  With one preacher after another making horrendous comments there, he had no choice.

Barack would still have us believe that speeches like those of Wright and Pfleger are recent anomalies there:

"It's clear that now that I'm a candidate for president, every time something is said in the church by anyone associated with Trinity, including guest pastors, the remarks will imputed to me even if they totally conflict with my longheld views, statements and principles," he said.

"By anyone associated with Trinity"? "Guest pastors"? Who is he kidding? Jeremiah "God damn America" Wright wasn't a guest pastor. He wasn't just remotely associated with Trinity. He was the leader of Trinity from 1972 to 2008.

And the preachings of Pfleger weren't unexpected. He is well known at Trinity.  In his introduction, Pastor Otis said of Pfleger, "He needs no introduction. He is a friend of Trinity. He is a brother beloved. He is a preacher par excellence. He is a prophetic powerful pulpiteer. He is our friend. He is our brother. He is none other than Father Michael Pfleger. We welcome him once again!"

Pfleger's rant wasn't considered shocking or surprising at Trinity. After Pfleger spoke, Otis said, "We thank God for the message and we thank God for the messenger!"

Will anyone believe, as Obama evidently would like us to believe, that the speeches currently heard at this church, are significantly different than those that have been heard there for the last 20 years? Are we really supposed to think, that the normal goings-on at that church suddenly changed since Obama began running for office?