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ersial。　They　weren't　simply　a　religious　leader's　effort　to　speak　out　against　perceived　injustice。　Instead；　they　expressed　a　profoundly　distorted　view　of　this　country　…　a　view　that　sees　white　racism　as　endemic；　and　that　elevates　what　is　wrong　with　America　above　all　that　we　know　is　right　with　America。

As　such；　Reverend　Wright's　ments　were　not　only　wrong　but　divisive；　divisive　at　a　time　when　we　need　unity；　racially　charged　at　a　time　when　we　need　to　e　together　to　solve　a　set　of　monumental　problems　…　two　wars；　a　terrorist　threat；　a　falling　economy；　a　chronic　health　care　crisis　and　potentially　devastating　climate　change；　problems　that　are　neither　black　or　white　or　Latino　or　Asian；　but　rather　problems　that　confront　us　all。

Given　my　background；　my　politics；　and　my　professed　values　and　ideals；　there　will　no　doubt　be　those　for　whom　my　statements　of　condemnation　are　not　enough。　Why　associate　myself　with　Reverend　Wright　in　the　first　place；　they　may　ask？　Why　not　join　another　church？　And　I　confess　that　if　all　that　I　knew　of　Reverend　Wright　were　the　snippets　of　those　sermons　that　have　run　in　an　endless　loop　on　the　television　and　You　Tube；　or　if　Trinity　United　Church　of　Christ　conformed　to　the　caricatures　being　peddled　by　some　mentators；　there　is　no　doubt　that　I　would　react　in　much　the　same　way。

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But　the　truth　is；　that　isn't　all　that　I　know　of　the　man。　The　man　I　met　more　than　twenty　years　ago　is　a　man　who　helped　introduce　me　to　my　Christian　faith；　a　man　who　spoke　to　me　about　our　obligations　to　love　one　another；　to　care　for　the　sick　and　lift　up　the　poor。　He　is　a　man　who　served　his　country　as　a　；　who　has　studied　and　lectured　at　some　of　the　finest　universities　and　seminaries　in　the　country；　and　who　for　over　thirty　years　led　a　church　that　serves　the　mun