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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]].   

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>

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>[https://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==

* [[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>

* 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>

* 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>

* [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>

* [America] "The land of the greed and the home of the slave." <ref>Mark Levin Radioshow 11-04-2009</ref><ref>[https://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>

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

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

==Criticism==

==Criticism==

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 associates "with [[Louis Farrakhan]], one of the biggest racists and anti-Semites in the country".<ref>https://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.