Many people from the very beginning have said that some of the Wright quotes pulled for racist witch hunt leader Sean Hannity's program were completely taken out of context.
I'm sure you all know the 'chickens coming home to roost' clip by now, and maybe some of you have seen TUCC's response to it (includes first clip)
well Roland Martin has seen the full context now as well, and he has come to Wright's defense:
One of the most controversial statements in this sermon was when he mentioned "chickens coming home to roost." He was actually quoting Edward Peck, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and deputy director of President Reagan’s terrorism task force, who was speaking on FOX News. That’s what he told the congregation.
He was quoting Peck as saying that America’s foreign policy has put the nation in peril
His sermon thesis:
- This is a time for self-examination of ourselves and our families.
- This is a time for social transformation (then he went on to say they won’t put me on PBS or national cable for what I’m about to say. Talk about prophetic!)
"We have got to change the way we have been doing things as a society," he said.
Wright then said we can’t stop messing over people and thinking they can’t touch us. He said we may need to declare war on racism, injustice, and greed, instead of war on other countries.
"Maybe we need to declare war on AIDS. In five minutes the Congress found $40 billion to rebuild New York and the families that died in sudden death, do you think we can find the money to make medicine available for people who are dying a slow death? Maybe we need to declare war on the nation’s healthcare system that leaves the nation’s poor with no health coverage? Maybe we need to declare war on the mishandled educational system and provide quality education for everybody, every citizen, based on their ability to learn, not their ability to pay. This is a time for social transformation."
- This is time to tell God thank you for all that he has provided and that he gave him and others another chance to do His will.
By the way, nowhere in this sermon did he said "God damn America." I’m not sure which sermon that came from.
The post states it will be one of many further checks into the context, which may be a good thing or a bad thing - but its better than the judgmental sound clips we have had thrust down our throat.
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/...
BONUS READING:
Check out Roland Martin's call-out to Sean Hannity:
Is Sean Hannity man enough to debate me?