I just read an article on the NYT about this.
NYtimes
I know millions of diaries have been written about the subject by now so I am going to be as brief as possible.I was shocked by the reaction of people to Mr. Wright's sermons. Instead of looking at the roots of the sermons, most people are focused on a few controversial phrases he made. My sentiment though is aptly described by the quoted sentence from Dr. Wright.
In the interview last spring, Mr. Wright expressed frustration at the breach in relationship with Mr. Obama, saying the candidate had already privately said that he might need to distance himself from his pastor. But perhaps the two could repair things, said Mr. Wright, pointing out that Mr. Obama’s opponent, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, had faced worse.
"At least there are no semen stains on any dresses," Mr. Wright said, one of several digs he has taken at the Clintons.
"That kind of frankness scares people in the campaign," he added.
Here is Dr. Wright reasoning behind his sermon after September 11, deemed the most controversial by talking heads.
Asked in an interview last March to explain the sermon, Mr. Wright said he had been questioning the country’s desire for vengeance against the perpetrators, counseling his congregants to look inward instead. Immediately after the attacks, the country’s response was "to pay back and kill," he said. But before it got "holier than thou," he said, the nation should have considered how its own policies had led to the events of that day. (Last year, Mr. Obama said, "The violence of 9/11 was inexcusable and without justification," and added that he and his wife were at home on the day of the sermon, tending to their new baby.)
I don't know. I might be too pacifist. However, Dr. wright seems to be asking the consequence of going to war as revenge.
Mr. Wright, 66, who last month fulfilled longstanding plans to retire, is a beloved figure in African-American Christian circles and a frequent guest in pulpits around the country. Since he arrived at Trinity in 1972, he has built a 6,000-member congregation through his blunt, charismatic preaching, which melds detailed scriptural analysis, black power, Afrocentrism and an emphasis on social justice; Mr. Obama praised the last quality in Friday’s statement. ..But Mr. Wright’s blistering statements about American racism can shock white audiences.
"If you’re black, it’s hard to say what you truly think and not upset white people," said