...to remove yourself (and your family) from the church of a Pastor who has shown himself to be an angry, anti-American conspiracy-theorist, than it is to "turn your back" on the grandmother that loved and helped raise you, no matter what her flaws.
I can't help but ruminate on what I would do in a similar situation. In his speech, he said:
"Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial
while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his
political views? Absolutely -- just as I'm sure many of you have heard
remarks from your pastors, priests or rabbis with which you strongly
disagreed."
Disagreed? Maybe, but I've never heard one of my rabbis say anything remotely comparable to what Wright said, and if I did, I can assure you I'd be up and out of that service--and that temple--in a jiff. Being controversial is one thing--spewing hate and misinformation is another.
Helen Jupiter
It's A Lot Easier...
...to remove yourself (and your family) from the church of a Pastor who has shown himself to be an angry, anti-American conspiracy-theorist, than it is to "turn your back" on the grandmother that loved and helped raise you, no matter what her flaws.
I can't help but ruminate on what I would do in a similar situation. In his speech, he said:
"Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely -- just as I'm sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed."
Disagreed? Maybe, but I've never heard one of my rabbis say anything remotely comparable to what Wright said, and if I did, I can assure you I'd be up and out of that service--and that temple--in a jiff. Being controversial is one thing--spewing hate and misinformation is another.