 masbury says: Dean Snyder, now senior minister at the church the Clintons attended while in White House guess he disagrees with Hill and Bill on that one! More than that, Wright was right on what he was saying. But so many are quick to condemn him because they fear the truth. And that is sad indeed. Armageddon is dandy, social justice, not so much.... I like this part of the article: "During staff meetings this week at his church," the Times reported, "Snyder said he noticed the rising awareness among some African-Americans of white Americans, he said, 'who don't understand the history of black people in this country and the role of the black church as a prophetic voice, and that in church you can say things that you couldn't in larger society.'" It is acceptable to speak hate behind church doors? Second thoughts on Obama. Very disappointing. Except it was not hate that was spoken behind those close doors, now was it? I would not go to a church where the preacher claimed aids was invented by Muslims to kill homosexuals, so yes, I do think it is hate to say the United States invented aids to kill black people. Do you think it is bad idea to qualify this language? I have a hard time justifying Obama continuing in that church. He was wrong on that score, perhaps got carried away in his sermon. I would worry if he said these things repeatedly in more quite tones. That would really set off my alarms. However, a bit of history may illuminate Wright's remarks: The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male[1] also known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Pelkola Syphilis Study, Public Health Service Syphilis Study or the Tuskegee Experiments was a clinical study, conducted between 1932 and 1972 in Tuskegee, Alabama, in which 399 (plus 201 control group without syphilis) poor — and mostly illiterate — African American sharecroppers were denied treatment for syphilis.
I don't find critique of government hateful. I find hate hateful. It also happens that I believe the defense of hate is hateful. I'm not saying you are defending hate but some people are. I have seen the issues you raise and I find them disturbing but we have known about this for years. It's not new. It's just a way to dismiss what Wright said and get him off the front pages as quickly as possible. I cannot imagine why it is useful to bring up the Tuskegee issue as if there is some legitimate concern. That is what has come from this whole issue. How can Barrack bring people together when those defending him do so by dividing people? How about the million+ home that he is going to be moving into? I don't begrudge anyone the American dream or their success story. I do scorn anyone who 'preaches' against the failure of Americans to help the poor, the down-trodden, the underprivileged.... while his "CHURCH" pours $$$$ towards a *dwelling place* that exceeds his needs. Can anyone say 'hypocrisy'? Enjoy it "Reverend"; but then don't turn around and lambaste the rest of the USA for oppressing and failing to meet the needs of poor blacks. The Scriptures tell the Church to care for it's poor. It's not the Biblical job of the government to do so. Preach to your choir. I wish all congregations would do so. It's not origin... |
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