Philly Pastor: "Wright...Prophetic"

Pathetic is more like it but it seems that hate speech is essentially standard for black preachers:

"I look at Rev. White (sic) as controversial but prophetic," the Rev. G. Daniel Jones said. "He is informed and he informs. He is a religious analyst coming out of the biblical tradition who denounces social ills and warns people on how to become more just and more humane."

Jones is pastor of Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, Wright's spiritual home when he was growing up in Philadelphia.

Wright's father served as pastor there from 1938 to 1980. His portrait hangs in the entryway, above a plaque commemorating the church's centennial in 1992. The family was beloved by many in the congregation, and Wright Jr. returns annually to give a guest sermon.

..."We have been a very oppressive society since the writing of the Constitution," said Jones, now in his 26th year as pastor. Rather than take Wright's words literally, he believes the public should explore their deeper meaning.

"I think he's saying we're not the ideal society," Jones said. "There are some social ills that can be connected with white America. The facts are the facts."

Obama describes himself as a uniter but the church he frequents and one his former preacher guests at are dividers.

Let's look at the deeper meaning as Rev, Jones recommends. According to what I've read he surmises and preaches the following:

• White people are responsible for all black ills;
• White Presidents introduced HIV and crack into black neighborhoods;
• We deserved to watch 3,000 die on Sept. 11;
• The nation is still polarized extensively;
• Israel is a terrorist state;

Does that about sum it up for the deeper meaning, Rev?

Obama has his hands full today and he'll need to hit a homer to regain the traction he had a couple of weeks ago. Note he's speaking at the National Constitution Center and not a church and note that it will be covered by more media than the Super Bowl (TM).