Hannity Argues With Obama`s Pastor
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Hannity Argues With Obama`s Pastor
httpmediamatters.orgitems200703010012On the February 28 edition of Fox News` Hannity Colmes, during a segment discussing the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, the church to which Sen. Barack Obama D-IL belongs, co-host Sean Hannity stated that many call Trinity separatist, adding that in some cases, even drawing comparisons to a cult. Guest Erik Rush, a columnist for the conservative website WorldNetDaily, said that the church`s scary doctrine is something that you`d see in more like a cult or an Aryan Brethren Church or something like that. Just the day before, Hannity -- referring to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney R -- had claimed We created a new religious litmus test. This is very troublesome to me, and no other candidate is getting that scrutiny.Referring to The Black Value System, which is advocated by Trinity, Rush stated I would go beyond saying that they`re Afrocentric. They`re African-centric. They refer to themselves as an African people, and that somewhat disturbs me from the viewpoint of, well, do they consider themselves Americans Do they consider themselves Christians Are they worshipping Christ Are they worshipping African things black Well, I mean, what is it Later in the segment, when co-host Alan Colmes asked Are you questioning Barack Obama`s Christianity Rush responded simply Yeah.In fact, Trinity refers to itself as Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian, while the Black Value System encourages parishioners to be soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind. As Media Matters for America has previously noted, a February 6 Chicago Tribune article stated that the church`s value system was adopted in 1981 to hold black Christians accountable for taking care of their own and for continuing to fight oppression. In an interview, Obama reportedly told the Tribune, If I say to anybody in Iowa -- white, black, Hispanic or Asian -- that my church believes in the African-American community strengthening families or adhering to the black work ethic or being committed to self-discipline and self-respect and not forgetting where you came from, I don`t think that`s something anybody would object to. ... I think I`d get a few amens.Addressing conservative criticism of the value system, Obama also reportedly told the Tribune, Commitment to God, black community, commitment to the black family, the black work ethic, self-discipline and self-respect. ...Those are values that the conservative movement in particular has suggested are necessary for black advancement. He added, So I would be puzzled that they would object or quibble with the bulk of a document that basically espouses profoundly conservative values of self-reliance and self-help. Submitted by:youtuberTags:Sean , Hannity , Colmes , Trinity , Church , Barack , Obama Added:02-Mar-2007
Submission | March 2, 2007
