| There's no backing down or backing off. There's | | | | metaphorical language sounds very bold indeed- |
| no way that you can shove the tooth paste back | | | | mighty warriors, saved by the blood, conquering |
| into the container once it's out. And the feelings of | | | | soldiers, destroying our enemies: these are words |
| the black church in America is not going away. | | | | of a non-violent church? On this Easter Sunday, I |
| We Americans, regardless of color of skin or | | | | must ask, are these the words of Christ or men? |
| political persuasion are being forced to see how | | | | Or are these inflammatory words to the general |
| African American Christians, yes CHRISTIANS, | | | | populace? |
| feel. That means we must deal with it and that's | | | | In his sermon at Trinity United Church of Christ |
| what a part of this election is all about. The Rev. | | | | on Easter Sunday, Rev. Otis Moss III, compared |
| Otis Moss III, who replaced Jeremiah Wright made | | | | Rev. Jeremiah Wright to Jesus Christ for facing |
| that abundantly clear this Sunday. | | | | aggressive media in wake of anti-American |
| The new pastor at Barack Obama’s church | | | | remarks. Wright was not present at the sermon. |
| used his first Easter sermon on Sunday to | | | | Does the rest of the American community want |
| compare controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. to | | | | to try and understand, or do we want to throw |
| Jesus’ death at the hands of the Romans. | | | | more rocks at Stephen and kill all those who are |
| Sunday’s sunrise sermon, delivered by Rev. | | | | different sounding and looking? This election is |
| Otis Moss III, was called “How to Handle a | | | | providing to America a truly real and authentic |
| Public Lynching” and focused primarily on the | | | | chance to bridge some major gaps in the fabric |
| media firestorm that has focused international | | | | of our society. |
| attention on this Chicago ministry, which is the | | | | It's obvious that the press doesn't get it or just |
| church attended by the Democratic presidential | | | | doesn't want to because of the sensationalism |
| candidate. | | | | that it presents them to seize upon. But, what's |
| Lynching? Yes. To not see how the press jumped | | | | our choice going to be? Will we begin the long |
| up and down on this issue is to explain the lack of | | | | journey to healing and restoration or continue the |
| understanding of the Christian, African American | | | | journey of division and separation- the politics of |
| community. | | | | destruction? |
| Who understands any of the LANGUAGE used by | | | | Worse yet, the destruction of our society. |
| the evangelical churches in America? The | | | | |