Barack Obama's church, the Trinity United Church of Christ, honored Obama's spiritual mentor Rev. Jeremiah Wright last night with a two hour service.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In his second public appearance in less than a week, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was honored by his former congregation at Trinity United Church of Christ Monday night.
As CBS 2' Mai Martinez reports when Wright and his family entered they the church they greeted by a thunderous, almost deafening, round of applause and standing ovation by people showing support for the recently retired pastor.
The special prayer meeting was called to allow people who care about Wright to stand up and speak not only to him, but for him.
Several speakers defended Wright against what they feel have been unfair attacks in the media.
Addressing the recent controversy, Trinity's current pastor the Rev. Ottis Moss III, said "the church will not be silent." He went on to stress the importance of the church having a voice.
Another speaker, Dr. Conrad Worrill praised Rev. Wright's theology as "consistent with the black church's tradition of freeing us from oppression."
Worill went on to liken the present day persecution of Wright to that of Jesus Christ saying Jesus was not politically correct and "Jesus upset the status quo" and so did Rev. Wright.
I am so sick of Wright being compared to Jesus.
Yes, Jesus upset the status quo, but He didn't preach a message of hate.
Without question, some of Wright's sermons do not reflect the teachings of Christ.
I wonder what Obama thinks of his church (the one he has funded with his donations of tens of thousands of dollars) having a rally to defend the hate-spewing, racist, anti-Semitic, anti-American Wright.
Does Obama support Wright's supporters?
Has anyone asked him?
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