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The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to mak...
The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to make waves with his own audacity, questioning the common sense of Scripture, objecting to mandatory prayer in schools and clashing with clergy who preach prosperity theology. Wright again bucked convention by announcing plans to retire in May 2008 and tapping Rev. Otis Moss III as his successor. Many black pastors do not surrender their pulpits even when they become too feeble to serve.
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Group to run Mich. ad tying Detroit mayor to Obama
AP Political WriterAn ad tying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is set to run on cable news channels in Macomb County. Freedom's Defense Fund, a Washington-based group that funds Republican candidates' campaigns,...Tags: Barack Obama, Michigan, Prosecution, Sarah Palin, Elections
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Palin's charm is her normalcy
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Palin's past pastor: Bush-foes Hell-bound
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THE BEST OF SPIN CYCLE
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Who can vouch for Obama?
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Report: Palin's church
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Krauthammer: In Obama, Democrats endorse a faint Gatsby
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Barack Obama: Search for identity
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Obama faces a night full of history - and challenge
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Media's crush on Obama
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Race: Experts are unsure of its impact
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Marathon to Denver, dash into fall
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