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To: Neeka who wrote (247899)	4/29/2008 12:27:41 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793916

What a lot of black religious leaders have in common is political activism and often it is as important if not more important than the religious teaching. Some black religious activists, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Jessie Jackson Sr., Al Sharpton Jr., Louis Farrakhan, Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. * * *

To: Neeka who wrote (247899)	4/29/2008 12:51:56 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793916

I was driving last night and had Rusty Humphreys on. He said he thinks Wright is ALREADY a member of the Nation of Islam.

To: Neeka who wrote (247899)	4/29/2008 1:56:34 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793916

That would be a transition in name only.

To: Neeka who wrote (247899)	4/29/2008 6:43:35 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793916

I have a prediction to make, and I know everyone here is going to think I"m nuts..............maybe a few of you already do gg...........but I believe that within the next 2 years Wright is going to convert to Islam. It's just a premonition that came to me after listening to a few of his speeches. I thought you might be interested in this bit from NRO's The Corner: Wright Exegetically Wrong [Mark Hemingway] I was at the NPC breakfast with Wright this morning, and no one seems to have picked up on what I thought was one of the most remarkable comments this morning: MODERATOR: Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the father but through me.” Do you believe this? And do you think Islam is a way to salvation? WRIGHT: Jesus also said, “Other sheep have I who are not of this fold.” That was the extent of his answer, and after he gave it, Wright backed suddenly away from the podium to gaze at the audience for dramatic effect. Now Wright is running around saying that he's not a political person — he's a pastor. But the answer he gives here is far more political than pastoral. As a practicing Christian, I've always been under the distinct impression that Christianity was not to be regarded as part of a spiritual smorgasboard where all options are equally valid, as Wright seems to suggest here. In fact, the full verse of John 10:16 seems to disprove Jeremiah Wright's own point: "And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." [emphasis mine] It's not news that certain liberal elements of some churches are rank with this kind of relativism, but I don't think that this rejection of the Gospel truth is representative of a Christianity the vast majority Americans recognize. Trinity United Church of Christ describes itself as "Unapologetically Christian," and that seems accurate: apologetics is not one of Wright's strong suits.