Where was Jeremiah Wright Coming From?

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This past week, we have seen a barrage of video clips and audio clips from Sen. Obama's pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. In commentary, the press referred to his message as black separatism or some form of hate speech coming from "an angry black man". Fox news and most of the press did a very good job of scaring white folks, but to understand his message, you must understand the foundation of the message. Black Liberation Theology, as it is called, is not new to Amercia, especially the black church. James Cone the progenitor of this theology explains it and why it such a unpopular message to mainstream America and some Black churches. Rev. Wright was not some cook on a racist rage, but rather delivering a message based on a theology that is very poignant for the times. Check out this clip from PBS and Cone's speech at Harvard Divinity on "The Cross and The Lynching Tree." It's a shame that with all of this access to knowledge, we are as ignorant as we are.