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Fall-Out From Obama's Church Resignation Continues (Religion Clause)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:08:00 GMT

Today's Washington Post carries an interesting front page story on the aftermath of Barack Obama's resignation from Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. The church's new pastor, Otis Moss III, released a statement earlier this month reflecting the church's view of events: "We are a wounded people and our wounds, the bruises from our encounter with history, have scarred our very...

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Change You Can Believe In (Media Blog)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:50:36 GMT

... connected with their faith and [a sense of] economic justice." [Conversation with Reverend Otis Moss III, Pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ, 1/30/07] TRINITY IS A "WARM AND ACCEPTING" CHURCH COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RACES ARE "ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED"Congregants Said Trinity Was "A Warm and Accepting Community." The New York Times reported, "On blogs and cable news shows, conservative...

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Flanked By Radicals (California Conservative)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:27:30 GMT

... surrounded himself with extremists, whether we’re talking about William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Otis Moss III, Michael Pfleger or Jodie Evans. I didn’t know that Jodie Evans was a co-founder of CODE PINK but I’ve known forever that they’re a radical, hatemongering organization. Ms. Evans is a radical in her own right, though. Here’s what Sarah Rode wrote about Ms. Evans in Human Events:...

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The Barack Obama Thrown-Under-the-Bus Club (Nicholas Stix, Uncensored)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:20:00 GMT

By Nicholas Stix Member List Grandma (white) The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah T. Wright Jr. (mulatto) The Rev. Otis Moss III (black) Jim Johnson (white) Who will be the next inductee? The Hon. Rev. Dr. Sen. James Meeks? (black) The Hon. Emil Jones? (black) Prof. Bill Ayers? (white) All members get a t-shirt saying, “Barack Obama threw me under the bus, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!” I say,...

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The Unretirement of Reverend Wright (Democratic Underground)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:44:39 GMT

... June 1. And from the pulpit at 7:30 a.m. that day, Wright's hand-picked successor, the Rev. Otis Moss III, preached what should have been his first sermon as senior pastor of Trinity, one of the Chicago's largest congregations and among the most influential religious institutions in America. Instead, on church bulletins on June 1, Moss was identified simply as "pastor" rather...

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Obama, the divider (Sibby Online)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:22:06 GMT

... to these messages. Listen to how the new pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Rev. Otis Moss III, introduced the Rev. Pfleger the day Pfleger unleashed his vitriol to the pastor's welcoming congregation: "He needs no introduction. He is a friend of Trinity; he is a brother beloved; he's a preacher par excellence; he is a prophetic, powerful pulpiteer; he is our friend; he...

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Obama's Unity Charade (redstatesusa)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:35:54 GMT

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Obama's Outrageous "Religious" Advisers (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Is there something in Chicago's water that explains the connections among rookie United States Senator and current Democrat presidential frontrunner Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., Rev. Jeremiah A. "God damn America" Wright, Jr.," Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, the Obama famiy's long-time church of choice, Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Rev....

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Father Michael Pfleger Watch: The Hillary Apology (FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:51:09 GMT

... the topic of race. I agreed to do so because of my love for Trinity, Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Rev. Otis Moss, III and because all my life I have sought to deal with the reality of racism. As I said, Last Sunday, I have committed myself to tear down the walls that divide us wherever they stand. In 1966, as a junior in high school, amidst all the hate and meanness that surrounded me...

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Obama’s "Wonderful Pastor," Rev. Otis Moss (Sweetness & Light)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:16:19 GMT

As we have noted, in his “resignation” letter to Trinity Churhc Mr. Obama wrote of his regard for it’s new pastor, the Reverend Otis Moss, III: We also have come to appreciate your ministry and both think you have been, and will be, a wonderful pastor for years to come. Please bear in mind that Mr. Obama [...]

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"It's not a church worthy of denouncing" (UPDATED) (TWICE) (Brutally Honest)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:11:05 GMT

... said he prayed about the decision with his wife, Michelle, and another Trinity pastor, the Rev. Otis Moss III, and didn't want the church subject to added scrutiny because of his candidacy. "I am not denouncing the church. It's not a church worthy of denouncing," said Obama, who also said he hadn't been there in months. So, a church that gleefully, derisively and mockingly embraces...

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Quitting Trinity a painful episode of Obama's quest for the White House (Lynn Sweet)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:27:37 GMT

... the Trinity pulpit. Obama and wife Michelle sent a letter Friday to Wright's successor, the Rev. Otis Moss III: "Our relations with Trinity have been strained by the divisive statements of Reverend Wright, which sharply conflict with our own views." " ... These controversies have served as an unfortunate distraction for other Trinity members who seek to worship in peace, and have...

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Citing ’strained’ relations, Obama breaks from his congregation (The Carpetbagger Report)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:30:26 GMT

... and race. The resignation came Friday in a letter Obama sent to the church’s head pastor, the Rev. Otis Moss III. “We make this decision with sadness. Trinity was where I found Christ, where we were married and where our children were baptized,” the letter said. “But as you know, our relations with Trinity have been strained by the divisive statements of Reverend Wright, which sharply...

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Barack Obama Throws His Church Under The Bus (Below The Beltway)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:10:33 GMT

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Obama leaves Trinity church (LA Times)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Barack Obama announced Saturday that he and his wife had resigned as members of their Chicago church in the wake of controversial remarks from its pulpit that have become a serious distraction to his presidential campaign. In a letter dated Friday to the pastor, the Rev. Otis Moss III, Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, had come to the decision "with some sadness."...

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Obama Ends Membership in Trinity United (Melissa Rogers)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:11:32 GMT

... Wright, who stepped down from his role as senior pastor to hand over the top job to the Rev. Otis Moss III. Obama's move comes as Moss praised for his "message" after Pfleger a scorched Clinton.I'll add a link to Obama's remarks on this subject once they are posted.

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Obama resigns from Trinity United Church of Christ. UPDATE. Obama to answer questions about his church Saturday night. (Lynn Sweet)

Sat, 31 May 2008 22:58:46 GMT

... Wright, who stepped down from his role as senior pastor to hand over the top job to the Rev. Otis Moss III. Obama's move comes as Moss praised for his "message" after Pfleger a scorched Clinton. Hat tip to Chicago's Monroe Anderson at www.monroeanderson.com for the scoop that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has resigned his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ. Hat tip...

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OBAMA FLEES BURNING CHURCH !!!!!1111!!!!! (The Cutting Edge)

Sat, 31 May 2008 22:48:00 GMT

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Moonbat of The Week (Liberally Conservative)

Sat, 31 May 2008 12:25:57 GMT

... speaker at Trinity church. He was introduced at last Sunday’s sermon by Obama’s new pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III, who called Pfleger a “brother beloved, he is a preacher par-excellence, he is a prophetic powerful pulpiteer.” Pfleger told the Trinity congregation, “We must be honest enough to expose white entitlement and supremacy wherever it raises its head.” He continued: “Reverand...

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OBAMA PREACHER PROBLEMS (PowerBlog!)

noreply@blogger.com (Shaun Pierce) — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:22:00 GMT

... mentor for 20+ years and who was on Obama’s Presidential campaign. Then there was (and still is) Otis Moss III. He continuous the tradition of divisive preaching of opinion as gospel.Now there is Father Michael Pfleger. This guy is yet another ‘spiritual advisor’ listed by Obama for the past 20 years and who was also on the Obama Presidential campaign. Take a look for yourself:I’m...

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