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EXPOSEPONCESENT:

This is taken from www.huffingtonpost.com its deep, truss and they were trying to hate on Louis Farrakhan, there crazy, you can't compare Loius Farrakhan and all the good shit he has done, like squashing numerous hip hop industry beefs and the million man march to these obvious fruitcakes, but thats the world we live, let alone comaparing theses nuts to Jeremiah Wright, check this out


Different Standards for Black and White Preachers

Posted March 19, 2008 | 11:50 AM (EST)

Rudy Giuliani's priest has been accused in grand jury proceedings of molesting several children and covering up the molestation of others. Giuliani would not disavow him on the campaign trail and still works with him.

Mitt Romney was part of a church that did not view black Americans as equals and actively discriminated against them. He stayed with that church all the way into his early thirties, until they were finally forced to change their policies to come into compliance with civil rights legislation. Romney never disavowed his church back then or now. He said he was proud of the faith of his fathers.

Jerry Falwell said America had 9/11 coming because we tolerated gays, feminists and liberals. It was our fault. Our chickens had come home to roost, if you will. John McCain proudly received his support and even spoke at his university's commencement.

Reverend John Hagee has called the Catholic Church the "Great Whore." He has said that the Anti-Christ will rise out of the European Union (of course, the Anti-Christ will also be Jewish). He has said all Muslims are trained to kill and will be part of the devil's army when Armageddon comes (which he hopes is soon). John McCain continues to say he is proud of Reverend Hagee's endorsement.

Reverend Rod Parsley believes America was founded to destroy Islam. Since this is such an outlandish claim, I have to add for the record, that he is not kidding. Reverend Parsley says Islam is an "anti-Christ religion" brought down from a "demon spirit." Of course, we are in a war against all Muslims, including presumably Muslim-Americans. Buts since Parsley believes this is a Christian nation and that it should be run as a theocracy, he is not very concerned what Muslim-Americans think.

John McCain says Reverend Rod Parsley is his "spiritual guide."

What separates all of these outrageous preachers from Barack Obama's? You guessed it. They're white and Reverend Jeremiah Wright is not. If it's not racism that's causing the disparity in media treatment of these preachers, then what is it?

I'm willing to listen to other possible explanations. And I am inclined to believe that the people these preachers go after are more important than the race of the preacher. It's one thing to go after gays, liberals and Muslims -- that seems to be perfectly acceptable in America -- it's another to accuse white folks of not living up to their ideals.

I think there is another factor at play as well. The media is deathly afraid of calling out preachers of any stripe for insane propaganda from the pulpits for fear that they will be labeled as anti-Christian. But criticism of Rev. Wright falls into their comfort zone. It's easy to blame him for being anti-American because he criticizes American foreign and domestic policy.

If Rev. Wright had preached about discriminating against gay Americans or Muslims, there probably would not have been any outcry at all. That falls into the category of "respect their hateful opinions because they cloak themselves in the church."

But one thing is indisputable -- the enormous disparity in how the media has covered these white preachers as opposed to Rev. Wright. Have you ever even heard of Rod Parsley? As you can see from what I listed above, all of these white preachers have said and done the most outlandish and offensive things you can imagine -- and hardly a peep.

If the disparity in coverage isn't racist, then what is it?

Sikotic™:
This is why I don't waste my time with church period. They all have their own secret motives.

Turf Hitta:
Double standards and racism in America? Who would have guessed?

Real American:
How is that a double standard? None of those people are John McCain's pastor. That was the problem with Jeremiah Wright...he was Obama's pastor at his church and he was part of his campaign. All Hagee and Pasley did for McCain was endorse him.

The only double standard is Obama preaching unity whole associating with people who are divisive.

Real American:

--- Quote from: EXPOSEPONCESENT on March 22, 2008, 05:59:39 AM ---If Rev. Wright had preached about discriminating against gay Americans or Muslims, there probably would not have been any outcry at all. That falls into the category of "respect their hateful opinions because they cloak themselves in the church."


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This is another dumb statement. Of course people will get more outraged when you insult them as opposed to when you insult someone else. Most Americans are not Muslim, so they won't get as mad when you insult Muslims as they would when you insult Americans. That isn't exactly shocking.

I am sure if I want to Saudi Arabia and said fuck Arabs they would get more upset at that then if I said fuck Christians.

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