Lind compares Jeremiah Wright to THE BIBLICAL PROPHETS!

The Husband and I watched the News Hour with Jim Lehrer on PBS last night. Bad idea; I was so furious I couldn't sleep a wink. You must see this (Episcopal) religious virtuoso compare Jeremiah Wright to the Prophets!

Q: ".... Is there a context in which we should think about Rev. Wright and his language and rhetoric?"

To which The Very Reverend Tracey Lind, Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland responded:

"I think we need to consider Rev. Wright in the context of the historic black preaching tradition, and in the historic context of the Prophets - the Biblical prophets - Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah used harsh language."

Melissa Harris Lacewell, Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton, also flipped me out:

"How exciting would it be if right now today churches that are predominantly African American would make phone call to the church across town that's predominantly white. If the Jewish synagogue would make a call to the Baptist church and say, "Well maybe we're not going to worship together, but how about we get together on a Saturday afternoon and build a house with Habitat for Humanity together?"

How about... NOT ? Jews don't build houses on Shabbat. That would be our Sabbath and to build anything on that day would be a desecration. But thanks anyway.

You guys have to watch this for yourself. I can't figure out how to link to it directly, so just search the News Hour streaming video archives for this 03/27/08 segment: '08 Election Draws Attention to Race, Religion.

Right now it's available at "Recent Programs" under the heading "Race, Religion and Politics," but I don't know how long that will last. If anyone can help to get this on YouTube, that would be awesome.

(( UPDATE: mp3 here ))

Okay, so The Husband wanted to see how things are being portrayed on the "other side." And now we know.

Gd save us from these "post-modern masochists."

Comments

[Mordechai Y. Scher]

Well, I disagree with their headline. It is not about race, it is not about religion. It is about RACISM and religion-fueled HATRED and BIGOTRY. I don't care WHO gave Louis F. a Lifetime Achievement award, and I don't care WHO said G-d damn America. I don't care what 'rhetorical' intentions they had. I don't care what color they are. That is not the kind of thinking, speech, or spirituality that I would want influencing the direction of the most powerful nation on Earth. Frankly, the possibility that Obama might be president of the US scares me silly.