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Obama claimed that Wright has apologized...to who, when and where? if he has apologized, why is he still hiding and canceling prior engagements?

The "soundbite" defense of Wright that Obama is putting forward will be his eventual destruction.

The biblical scholar is spot on. Rev. Wright is not the only proponent of liberation theology. The subject itself can be explained from academic religious circles.

If the country wants to scrutinize church doctrine, it is bigger than the scope of Obama's campaign or a possible presidency. I have read things on HuffPost that suggest Clinton has some time to prayer groups that people would find disturbing.

I don't necessarily feel comfortable exploring any breadth of Christian doctrine based on either candidate of these candidates. People can come and explore religious conviction by the tenets of the faith. Either of these candidates would be imperfect examples of faith. Most believers are.

If people need to find out more including news media who are trying to field the question how wide spread is this practice, they can go to their local church. Fear is no excuse to understanding the context or exploring the larger issue especially when the concerned say what about what the girls are learning.

Will Reverend Wright explain the tenets of Black Liberation Theology on a Sunday morning news program to a group of ministers from all other denominations and faiths while taking their questions and questions submitted by viewers?

Haven't heard from Martin E. Marty for some years. He is a very well respected theolgian - prolific author and more than worth listening to.
Very nice interview.

Now that interesting.... I was reading several comments to the story, one about a Obama supporter denoucing Barack Obama. I went on to read other article, came back to this article. All the negative comments about Sen. Obama had been removed. I have notice that on several blogs.

Sign of things to come! I guess freedom of speech is not so free at ABC news.

It's very satisfying to hear an authority on Wright and religion in general grappling with some of Wright's most extreme statements.

I thought Marty made an interesting point that Wright seeks to emulate the language of Biblical figures, who certainly weren't always polite by our standards.

On this exact topic, Christ Church in Philadelphia has an interesting article online titled "Even Jesus Needed to be Reminded to be Inclusive". It's really worth a look.

If we're going to criticize a preacher's rhetoric, let's be honest that there are also many passages in the Bible which many of us would be hard-pressed to defend.

I mean Abraham is asked by God to murder his own son, Isaac, and Abraham goes along with it until the last moment... I think if Abraham was a politician that would drive down his electability rating, and he'd be seen as not quite Commander in Chief material...and certainly unacceptable as a major hero!

Personally, these controversial passages are why I take the old time religion with a large grain of salt, and don't enjoy anyone using its more controversial aspects as a model for thought or behavior today.

Though if some current religious figures do so, it's not that difficult to show they may be following Biblical precedent.

Accepting any religious tradition isn't that far from accepting Revered Wright. It's almost always a mixed bag.

Pardon? The controversial who?