Is Senator Obama's church typical of Christian Churches?

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I've gone to many churches where the Rt. Rev. Archbishop Tutu has spoken on his many trips from Africa to visit the USA, but I've never seen or heard anything like what I saw on clips from Obama's church. What's up?To His Divine Shadow: I don't think I want to "thing" about that right now thankyouverymuch.
 
i have no idea, i have only been to roman catholic churches. I have seen black people say its common in black churches. I think Rev wright sounds more like Flava Flav
 
Hmm..Not sureI cant seem to remember walking into any church sermons and hearing G-damn America or the N word. Wonder also how Obama just caught wind of this now after 20 years of attending. Or more likely, he was just caught red-handedSounds like Rev Wright missed his calling as a rapper
 
I can't say from the clips how the whole church is, but yeah, there's a lot of churches in America like that.. most of the seem to be on the conservative side. But, on the other hand, I suppose sermons on wickedness go back to the pilgrems and jesus did slam the moneychangers and the rich and powerful pretty hard himself...
 
Typical of Christian churches? Do you mean of Catholic version in which priests molest little boys and girls, or the evangelical churches in which pastors are actually closeted homosexuals? I guess Obama's church can't be the same as any of these.
 
I think it is events like this that should all make us thing long and hard about whether or not it is time for us to consider electing an ATHEIST president!
 
I've gone to several different churches over a 20-year period. Membership in the churches that I attended included white AND black people (and anyone else who decided to walk in the door).Our pastors always read from the bible and preached about God, Jesus, Satan, things we should do, things we should NOT do, sin, punishment in the eternal lake of fire, salvation, etcetera...NEVER once in any of the churches I attended did ANY pastor ever have speeches about race or politics...So, I just find this to be very odd. That's my only observation on this matter.
 
No!Not in any I have seen...Not at all!Christian churches are Love not Hatred...I'm Catholic, but I have been in Christian Churches.
 
You must have your head in the sand if you dont know what a real Christian church teaches
 
Not typical of Christian churchesTypical of Preachers that are driven by popularity and attention to their target audiencesSeeJerry FalwellPat Robertsonthey have said equally horrible things, but they are white so they get a pass......I welcome the thumbs down....people hate hearing facts
 
I have only been to Catholic church and It is totally different. They don't talk about politics or elections. I think they are forbidden to either endorse or promote any political ideal or leader. Due to there 501 c status. I know alot of churches in the south have a rich history of Racism and lynching, but still there isn't alot of hate talk about there fellow man. I watch some televangelist, and I have even heard some of the controversial evangelist and don't think they are on the same hate level as Wright. So no, I don't think all Christian churches are filled with such rage and hate. I will admit Wright sounds more like chuck-D, or maybe, even Professor Griff.I don;t think it's time to select an Athiest, I think it's a great opportunity to go to your church, or any place of worship and step inside and hear what the sermons are and see what's being discussed, and the judge for yourself. I encourage you. If you are a Christian at this time, it is the perfect time. Happy Easter.
 
That is an excellent question. Although for most of my adult life I have not held to any recognized religious dogma, I do have a deep and personal spirituality. Most of the members of my family are devout fundamentalist Christians. As a child, I grew up as the daughter of two fundamentalist pastors who belonged to a larger group of Christian churches. Over two-thirds of these churches had "African-American" congregations and, since my family attended services almost daily most of the time, I attended services in these churches quite often. Not once - NOT ONCE! - did I hear anything like what Rev. Wright ranted about in any of the services I attended over the first eighteen years of my life spent in the Christian environment. Yes, we did hear sermons on the inequities and social injustices that Blacks suffered in America, and rightly so. These sermons helped form my perspective of racial (and, by its glaring omission, gender) inequality that I still operate from today. The sermons from every one of the pulpits of every one of those churches were overwhelmingly messages of hope, God's love for his children, devotion to one's country, a Christian's duty to follow in Christ Jesus' footsteps and love all people. Yes, these sermons were lively, energetic gatherings where members of the church got caught up in the spirit of God. That is one of the things I loved - and still love - about attending fundamentalist services. But, they were always affirmations of interpersonal responsibility and love for all people, not ranting hostile messages of condemnation against America or any race. Obama apologists who indicate to the MSM that Wright's racist rants are what Christian ministers of any racial constituency give from their pulpits are liars. They should be ashamed of themselves. I say to every one of them - please remember, God sees everything you do. Are you proud of yourselves in the eyes of God?
 
OK. It's typical of African-Americans churches. Bishop Tutu is South African. we're not all alike. Here goes. It's called when will Babylon fall? Probably, the first sermon preached in black church on the plantation. Now, the Prophets, Isiah, Jeremiah, Daniel and in the Book of Revelation predict the fall of Babylon. Babylon is:a) ancient Babylonb) ancient Romec) the people who enslaved usd) modern Americae) modern IraqiI believe it was the Prophet Jeremiah that predicted Babylon will fall just like Sodom and Gomorrah, because God doesn't like evil. Can honorable Christians disagree as to what is the meaning of those passages?Finally, since we, as African-Americans, have been hearing that sermon for hundreds of years, we understand how it doesn't mean anything because last I checked white folks are still on top and their fall does appear to be imminent.I'm sorry, no one's listening and it's more of a performance than anything. It was entertaining. But it(the performance) has no lasting impact on the black community or influence.
 
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