A friend’s post about Wright

My friends Roger and Frank have done a little bit of work to try to wade through all the media sensationalism around Rev Wright’s comments and try to bring some balance into the discussion.

I for one really appreciate it.  I hate how short sound bites end up villifying people, and I hate how Obama was really backed into a corner because of how big of a deal this has become.  

rmyung:

I wouldn’t say “I support Rev. Jeremiah Wright” like he does.. but when I actually read Wright’s words as opposed to listen to clips or hear other people’s reactions, I’m not as offended as I’m “supposed to be”.

In fact, when you read/listen to Wright after the other evangelicals I posted below, you can see some common threads. (This what *I* got out of the discussion)

• America (or it’s brand of “freedom”) is NOT the hope of the world.
• Being Christian means caring about ALL people, especially the weak.
• No politician, not Bush, not Obama, not Clinton, not McCain, is the answer to our problems.
• The way we live our lives is more important than who we vote for.

These ideas do sound more palatable coming out of white mouths.