I don't know how many of you saw the original soundbites of Jeremiah Wright's controversial statements from the pulpit. In doing research on Black Liberation Theology, for a presentation for my church, I looked up the clips on youtube to see them for myself. I found some that Wright's church wanted me to see.
Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago has posted a little more context as a way of response. Here are much bigger clips from which the controversial sound bites came. They want us to see the context. I think it's worth watching. If you want to understand this sort of thinking, I'd encourage you to take the time.
I don't do this to disparage, but if we want to understand, then we should listen and pay attention. This is how Black Liberation Theology responds to the world and reads the Bible. What flows out of the pulpit, is the natural product of the theology.
America's Chickens - This is the sermon preached the Sunday after 9-11-01
It makes sense if you understand that Liberation Theology views history and social wrongs as the primary emphasis of Scripture. Liberation theology teaches that salvation history is the story of the oppressed vs. the oppressor. And God is on the side of the oppressed. Liberation theology teaches that capitalist countries such as the U.S. do what they do militarily to keep poor people poor, and the rich people rich.
And like the prophet Amos, Liberation Theologians believe they must pronounce judgement on the nations that perpetuate social injustice and violence against the oppressed.
God CURSE America - because the Gov't wages war on the oppressed
"And do you now begin to see why Christianity has always said that the devil is a fallen angel? That is not a mere story for the children. It is a real recognition of the fact that evil is a parasite, not an original thing. The powers which enable evil to carry on are powers given it by goodness."
- C.S. Lewis
- C.S. Lewis
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sunday, July 15, 2007
As many of you know, a number of the Thinklings, our commenters, and honoraries are into the game of Chess. So, in honor of all the Thinklings Chess activity, I created a chess theme tonight.
I've made it the default for now, and it's also in the Theme Selector drop-down in the navbar. For those of you who have already selected another theme for your Thinklings experience, you can pick the "Chess" theme in the Theme Selector if you want to take a look at this new one.
What do you think?
