"How to Handle a Public Lynching."
That was the title of the Easter sermon given by Trinity's new pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III. In it, he called the media treatment of retired Rev. Wright (which consisted largely of clips of the Rev. in his own words) a lynching.
He then kept it on-topic and Easter-ish by suggesting that the "lynching" of Rev. Wright bore similarities to Jesus' crucifixion.
Easter sermon at Trinity
Senator Obama was not present at the service -- although he will certainly no longer be able to claim he is unaware of the church leadership's "unapologetic" views -- now that their sermons are considered national news.
It would appear that the leadership of Trinity UCC, is less concerned with the viability of their Favorite Son's national candidacy, than they are with maintaining the church's fiery momentum:
This issue will no doubt remain the largest obstacle to the Obama campaign's message of "unity", and it may be necessary yet to disassociate from Trinity. Either way, it appears to be costing the campaign political capital.
That was the title of the Easter sermon given by Trinity's new pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III. In it, he called the media treatment of retired Rev. Wright (which consisted largely of clips of the Rev. in his own words) a lynching.
He then kept it on-topic and Easter-ish by suggesting that the "lynching" of Rev. Wright bore similarities to Jesus' crucifixion.
Easter sermon at Trinity
Senator Obama was not present at the service -- although he will certainly no longer be able to claim he is unaware of the church leadership's "unapologetic" views -- now that their sermons are considered national news.
It would appear that the leadership of Trinity UCC, is less concerned with the viability of their Favorite Son's national candidacy, than they are with maintaining the church's fiery momentum:
Moss defiantly defended their method of worship, referencing rap lyrics to make his point.”If I was Ice Cube I’d say it a little differently — ‘You picked the wrong folk to mess with,"
This issue will no doubt remain the largest obstacle to the Obama campaign's message of "unity", and it may be necessary yet to disassociate from Trinity. Either way, it appears to be costing the campaign political capital.