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Jeremiah Wright is a staunch supporter of the [[Nation of Islam]]. Wright received an award from [[Louis Farrakhan]].   
 
Jeremiah Wright is a staunch supporter of the [[Nation of Islam]]. Wright received an award from [[Louis Farrakhan]].   
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Rev. Wright is now a popular traveling guest speaker. He was in Washington for the inauguration ceremony of [[Barack Obama]] and gave a Sunday sermon, January 18th at Howard University. <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/jeremiah_wright_sermon/2009/01/18/172770.html Rev. Wright Shows Up in Washington] News Max, January 19, 2009</ref>
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Rev. Wright is now a popular traveling guest speaker. He was in Washington for the inauguration ceremony of [[Barack Obama]] and gave a Sunday sermon, January 18 at Howard University.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/jeremiah_wright_sermon/2009/01/18/172770.html Rev. Wright Shows Up in Washington] News Max, January 19, 2009</ref>
    
==Relationship to President Obama==
 
==Relationship to President Obama==
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:''See also: [[Barack Obama and Liberation Theology]]''
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{{See also|Barack Obama and Liberation Theology}}
    
Obama went to Wright's Church for almost many years and almost certainly had a connection.
 
Obama went to Wright's Church for almost many years and almost certainly had a connection.
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* the [[HIV]] virus was spread by the United States government to wipe out the black population<ref>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/the-full-story-behind-wright%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cgod-damn-america%E2%80%9D-sermon/</ref>
 
* the [[HIV]] virus was spread by the United States government to wipe out the black population<ref>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/the-full-story-behind-wright%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cgod-damn-america%E2%80%9D-sermon/</ref>
 
* [[9/11]] was "the chicken's come home to roost."<ref>http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2008/05/post_13.html</ref><ref>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/the-full-story-behind-rev-jeremiah-wrights-911-sermon/</ref>
 
* [[9/11]] was "the chicken's come home to roost."<ref>http://www.pbs.org/ombudsman/2008/05/post_13.html</ref><ref>http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/21/the-full-story-behind-rev-jeremiah-wrights-911-sermon/</ref>
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* the Jews were preventing him from speaking with Barack Obama.  He later claimed he was referring to [[Zionism|Zionists]], not all Jews<ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/rev-wright-i-meant-to-say-zionists-are-keeping-me-from-talking-to-president-obama-not-jews.html</ref>, and he later issued an apology to the Jewish community via [[Facebook]].<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/06/12/wright-apologizes-for-them-jews-as%20museum-re/</ref>
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* the Jews were preventing him from speaking with Barack Obama.  He later claimed he was referring to [[Zionism|Zionists]], not all Jews,<ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/rev-wright-i-meant-to-say-zionists-are-keeping-me-from-talking-to-president-obama-not-jews.html</ref> and he later issued an apology to the Jewish community via [[Facebook]].<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/06/12/wright-apologizes-for-them-jews-as%20museum-re/</ref>
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* [America] "The land of the greed and the home of the slave." <ref>Mark Levin Radioshow 11-04-2009</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfumgUTm5I Video of the relevant part of the speech</ref><ref>http://www.aim.org/aim-column/controversial-new-video-of-obamas-pastor/</ref>
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* [America] "The land of the greed and the home of the slave." <ref>Mark Levin Radioshow 11-04-2009</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfumgUTm5I Video of the relevant part of the speech]</ref><ref>http://www.aim.org/aim-column/controversial-new-video-of-obamas-pastor/</ref>
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On December 7, 2008, while the majority of America was observing the anniversary of the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], Wright referred to December 7, 1941 as the day America bombed Hiroshima.<ref> [http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/12/reverend-jeremiah-wright-trinity-united-baptist-church-chicago-obama.html Wright visits Trinity pulpit, lashes media] - December 7, 2008
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On December 7, 2008, while the majority of America was observing the anniversary of the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]], Wright referred to December 7, 1941 as the day America bombed Hiroshima.<ref>[http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/12/reverend-jeremiah-wright-trinity-united-baptist-church-chicago-obama.html Wright visits Trinity pulpit, lashes media] - December 7, 2008
 
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==Criticism==
 
==Criticism==
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Wright associates "with [[Louis Farrakhan]], one of the biggest racists and anti-Semites in the country"<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKNGBFCZNYw</ref>.
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Wright associates "with [[Louis Farrakhan]], one of the biggest racists and anti-Semites in the country".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKNGBFCZNYw</ref>
 
    
 
    
 
Wright came under fire for anti-American statements he has made.
 
Wright came under fire for anti-American statements he has made.
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==External Links==
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==External links==
 
* [http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/09/the-gospel-according-to-wright The Gospel According To Wright]
 
* [http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/09/the-gospel-according-to-wright The Gospel According To Wright]
  
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