The OTHER Preacher at the Inaugural : Rev. Joseph E. Lowery

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The OTHER Preacher at the Inaugural

Pastor Lowery's most recent claims to fame are his publicly chastising George W. Bush on Iraq during his eulogy at Coretta Scott King's funeral, and his publicly chastising various preachers for being fixated on attacking gays when they should be attacking poverty:
The Reverend stated that we "are too easily divided and victimized by ‘weapons of mass distraction.’" Here he told the story of an African-American, Washington, DC-based pastor (who he kept nameless within his speech but who we all know to be the Reverend Willie Wilson of the 8,000-member Union Temple Baptist Church) who led his congregation down a path of division and mis-guidance, preaching and pushing for an amendment against same-sex marriage. The Reverend asked, Why care about something like same-sex marriage when millions of your own children are dying in starvation and poverty within the slums? The Reverend went on to speak on respect for all people and how that played in to Civil and Human Rights as a whole. He said that if you are one who says, "I believe in human rights for all people, except for..." then you really don’t believe in human rights or equality. To believe in equality and human rights is to believe in it for all people. If you don’t, then you are, according to the Reverend, creating an oxymoron and certainly not standing up for equality. He said no matter what race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender OR sexual orientation... we are all deserving of human rights, civil rights and equality. The Reverend said he "sometimes wonders about people who are so homophobic." Quoting Hamlet, he said, "Me thinks you doth protest too much." The audience responded with laughter and applause. He continued, "If a person is a secure in their sexuality, they have no time to waste on sneaking around to see what you are doing."MORE

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Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery at Coretta Scott King's funeral

Comments

[innocencelost.livejournal.com]

This is pimping. thanks for sharing.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

no prob.

[yana-ambf.livejournal.com]

See, ok. Now I'm convinced that Obama is just gritting his teeth (actually, putting on his game face) and making nice with Warren, et al., just so he can give people like THIS man a platform, and not have to hear ONE. FUCKING. WORD. from conservatives, because, hey, he did put their guy on, too. *wink wink* He'll make nice with Warren, go home, unwind, vent to Michelle, have a drink, play some basketball maybe, and then come back refreshed and ready to put on the REAL guy he wants everyone to hear. Obama knows Warren is bullshit; he's just playing the game. To win.

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Actually? I'm more on Digby's side of the fence

[peterlake.livejournal.com]

yes, THANK YOU for being the ONLY person on my F-List today to point this out.