Liberty Reborn

Lot of people with blinders on won’t listen to a lick of what I have to say. They don’t like the truth and they will come up with any reason to justify not listening when the words come from my mouth about how Rev. Wright may be gone, but the radical nature of Obama’s church remains. So maybe they will listen to the words of Malik Shabazz, Chairman of the New Black Panther Party:

Otis Moss, the man slated to become the new chief pastor at Barack Obama’s Chicago church, subscribes to the ideology of retiring pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. and is expected to continue Wright’s legacy, according to Malik Zulu Shabazz, national chairman of the New Black Panther Party.

After Wright’s session with reporters at the National Press Club in Washington last week, Obama held his own news conference to denounce the pastor’s “divisive and destructive” remarks and said there had been “great damage” done to the relationship.

Obama, however, said this past weekend he will continue his membership in Trinity. He referred to Moss as “wonderful.”

“Well, you know, the new pastor – the young pastor, Rev. Otis Moss, is a wonderful young pastor. And as I said, I still very much value the Trinity community,” Obama told the New York Times.

Shabazz was an invited guest at Wright’s National Press Club appearance, where Obama’s longtime pastor defended Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan and discussed some of his controversial views, including his belief American policy was to blame for 9/11.

In an interview this week with WND and with the John Batchelor Radio Show, Shabazz said he follows Moss’ work and respects the new Trinity pastor.

Asked if he believes Moss will continue in Wright’s legacy, Shabazz replied, “There’s no doubt about that. That’s obvious. He’s his student pastor and would not be where he is if it were not for Jeremiah Wright.”

Petitioned further whether he believes Moss would espouse black liberation theology or some of Wright’s controversial views, including his expressed theory the U.S. spread the AIDS virus to kill blacks, Shabazz said he expects Moss will “stick by” Wright’s principals.

So Wright is out and Moss is in. He has the stamp of approval from Malik Shabazz and Obama will remain a member. Gee, and you think this controversy will go away by the election?

Say whatever you like to justify covering your ears. Call me a racist. Call me a hatemonger. Call me whatever you like. But it won’t change the facts.

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