Comments on: Being Culpable for the Words of Another

By: Joe Lang

Joe Lang — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:22:48 +0000

(I hope my comments are not stale, but it has been a busy week.) I agree with Rick’s assessment of the Wright situation. I have been through the same FPC ministers that he has mentioned. Some have been wickedly liberal and others conservative. I certainly do not agree with everything any of them have said. I have even disagreed fairly strong with certain comments from the pulpit (and a member of my family who shall go unnamed has even walked out of a sermon of one). But we have stayed with “our” Church, have enjoyed the friendship of the individual pastors, and have welcomed their positive ministry and commitment to the members.

I am not an Obama supporter, although he is a very refreshing and charasmatic candidate. I think he was being a true friend and church member when he initially supported Rev. Wright as a friend; I think he then did what he had to do when Wright went off the deep end and continued controversial staements out of context.

I would not want to be labeled with the comments of my pastors, my weird friends, or even those who participate in this website. I don’t think we should hold our candidates to an impossible standard, either.

By: Forrest

Forrest — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:36:21 +0000

Forrest Weirick

Just a note of interest. We, by chance,
picked up a television program on channel 8 (PBS) at 8pm.
Monday evening. The program is titled
“American Experience”.

We watched the first half of the program,the second half is to be aired on Monday, May 19th, channel 8,(PBS) at 8pm. The program is about the
life of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A man who was handicapped much of his life, but full of life with great imagination and intelligence. Today we desperately need a man, or women, like him with his great vision for a country full of poor, hungry people. Hope you can watch it with a glass of good wine. I guarantee you will find it well worth your time.

By: Russell Hall

Russell Hall — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:24:40 +0000

First of all: Separation of Church and State is not a U.S. Constitutional issue. The U.S. Constitution mandates that the government shall not establish a national or state religion.

…but I digress…

The Rev. Wright has every right to say the things he said. I do believe that “hate speech laws” are not applicable in a bona-fide house of worship. The exerpts from Rev. Wright’s sermon’s (as depicted by the media) surely qualify as “hate speech”. Frankly, however, the hate speech laws certainly step on the toes of the First Ammendment, if not totally kicking it in the head.

…and your point IS???? (as my kids would say)

My point is that Senator Obama had years to either work toward the removal of Rev. Wright from that church’s pulpit…OR…refuse to stay a member of the church thereby demonstrating tacit approval. I know if my pastor (and I love my pastor) one day were to begin saying (under protection of the First Ammendment) things that exhorted the congregation to despise their government, their leaders, an entire race of people…I would immediately ask him to STOP and explain his actions. If he indicated his intention to continue, I would seek his removal from the pulpit. As a last resort, I would leave the congregation in protest, while vigorously communicating my reason(s) for doing so. I figure the whole process would take about 2 weeks.