Religious Left

Embattled minister The Rev. Jeremiah Wright made a surprise appearance March 28 at Saint Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th, to help celebrate poet Dr. Maya Angelou's birthday. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama—who has called Wright his spiritual advisor—has distanced himself from remarks the minister recorded on videotape that some have interpreted as racist and anti-United States. On an episode of the TV show The View that aired earlier that day, Obama said, “Had the Reverend not retired, and, had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people, and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn't have felt comfortable staying there at the church.” full article

When the religious narrative you tell about your life to the American public is revealed to be vastly different than the one you actually lived, you have more than a credibility problem - you have a dilemma as Obama is finding out. Rev. Wright was the man who brought Obama to Christ, presided over his nuptials baptized him and his daughters, and was the inspiration for his bestseller, The Audacity of Hope. If Obama, however, is indeed using religion to win votes, he unfortunately placed himself in a difficult quagmire - not only with LGBTQ and liberal voters, but also by still being a member of Trinity. Why? Because he worships in a conservative black church within a liberal denomination. And Trinity is provisionally opened to the idea of same sex marriage. In the church's magazine The Trumpet his article " Maybe I Missed Something! " shows how LGBTQ issues are not a priority in his present-day prophetic social gospel intended to ameliorate the social conditions of all Go...