Posted on 03/27/2008 4:08:14 PM PDT by freespirited
This was supposed to be the week that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit to preach for the first time since his anti-American sermons generated nationwide outrage and drew condemnation from his longtime parishioner, Barack Obama.
But, citing security concerns, Wright canceled his speaking engagements in Florida and Texas. A spokeswoman at his former church in Chicago said his schedule is pending.
A two-week FOX News investigation, however, has uncovered where Wright will be spending a good deal of his time in retirement, and it is a far cry from the impoverished Chicago streets where the preacher led his ministry for 36 years.
FOX News has uncovered documents that indicate Wright is about to move to a 10,340-square-foot, four-bedroom home in suburban Chicago, currently under construction in a gated community.
While it is not uncommon for an accomplished clergyman to live in luxury, Wright’s retirement residence is raising some questions.
“Some people think deals like this are hypocritical. Jeremiah Wright himself criticizes people from the pulpit for middle classism, for too much materialism,” said Andrew Walsh, Associate Director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life with Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.
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Who said Marxists cannot have it both ways?
Ahhhh! The (Hated) (evil) American dream!!!/sarc
and he expects tax payers to pay for his protection so he can have his racist speeches
Looks like racism pays off pretty well when perpetrated with impunity by the right person in the right place at the right time.
Oh my, I gotta get me some of that Ole Time Religion too.
thought he hated this country and he loves africa
so why doesn’t he retire there, I for one be very happy to see him leave along with obama, and the rest of the rwacist congregation
Where’s those darlings Oprah and Doctor Phil on all this?
JESUS SAVES...Wright spends.
Obviously another victim of big whitey america.
all that racism is really keeping the black man down
Wright is simply accepting the living standard of his parishoner, Barack Obama.
You know... I’ve spent a LOT of time over on the TUCC website the last 2 days (reading through a TON of bulletins, etc...). It’s so sad that the type of things taught in this church are so incredibly political, biased, etc... Because the abundance of community services offered by this church is just staggering. I can see why so many would attend this church and why so many in the community would defend Wright and this church no matter what they are saying in their services. Indeed, this church is an incredible example of what can be done through faith-based organizations instead of government for a community in need. Again, how incredibly sad that Rev. Wright would use the pulpit to blaspheme our Lord and teach his brand of hate... And, now this?!? Well, I guess some would say he “deserves” it after all the years he spent helping the community. I still see it as definitely hypocritical... What a JERK this man is...
My grandfather was a UCC pastor. His retirement home was a 900 sq ft, 2br cabin outside Indian River, Mich.
The sad thing is that I have his written sermon notes dating back into the 1930's. I find scant evidence that he was a Christian... A brilliant man, with a vocabulary that allowed him to solve the Sunday Crossword Puzzle in under an hour, but mute on the Gospel of Jesus Christ in his weekly messages at the local 1st Congregational Church
So, he moves into a neighborhood filled with “RICH WHITE PEOPLE”that he use to down grade.
Has the good preacher been to Libya with Farrakhan lately?
i'm sure HIS god is pleased...
Don’t tell me that Rezko was in on this one too. Some slum lord!! Wouldn’t surprise me at all. Good enough for “some” in the flock and all that happy horse p**p.
And just what is the $10 mil line of credit for that was mentioned in the documents Fox found? Anybody? How is THIS serving the poor community?
Well $1.6 million for 10,340 sqft is $155 a sqft not including the land.
That’s pretty unlikely these days.
My bet is it will cost much, much more.
Must be nice to be so oppressed by “rich white men.” What a gold plated demagog! Only intellectually challenged folk would fall for such a venial windbag.
He already lives in one of Chicago’s more exclusive neighborhoods. About 2/3 white. A lot of Irish, I think.
Obviously, this is a guy who is all talk. His actions don’t match his rhetoric at all.
The furnishings cost what? Half as much as the house?
I have to wonder if America’s “African-Americans” could live this well back in their native homeland?
No particular reason at all.
Wright needs to be kicked out of this country, period end of story.
And Obama......well he is as guilty as his “uncle”.
He’s a race whore. He rants to get his attention and money, but then wants to live in whitey neighborhoods.
Well I can't tell you anything about the gated community, but I can tell you about the town. It's Tinley Park and you're correct, there are more whites than blacks. The town is 93% white and 2% black, the rest Hispanic, Asian and other.
The well-off white people of Tinley Park will no doubt treat this creep with courtesy, despite his outrageous rhetoric.
Perhaps his gullible flock can picket Wright’s castle while he throws cake crumbs at them from the third floor window.
There are stupid people and then there are really, really stupid people.
All that crazy a$$ preaching was rewarded at the collection plates.
For Reverend Wright it's all about the Benjamins ($100 bills)
$155/SF after the lot is paid for isn’t out of line; especially if the utilities are in and the lot is ready to build.
It is my understanding the headline is wrong. The house and property apparently belongs to the church, not the Immam.
It amounts a retirement Manse. A church spokesman said it is common for churches to provide retired pastors with housing.
All per Fox News
Odd. None of the churches I’ve attended bought retirement homes for their Pastors.
I’m sure his neighbors are going to LOVE him! (He actually might see that these “evil” whites are not so evil after all — one can only hope that they will teach him what TRUE love is... After all Wright’s said and done though - it’s going to take an awfully big person to get through to him methinks...).
He would talk "about" God, but nothing about people being sinners in need of a savior. Nothing about a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ. His messages ranged the spectrum of the beauty of nature- fishing and golf were passions of his. Helping the poor, feeding the hungry...
Here in California, that is pretty much the minimum cost you can build at. Nothing fancy. If you want wood floors, natural stone and tile bathrooms, stone kitchen counter tops, nice appliances, moldings, nice windows and doors it will cost a whole lot more. Permit fees alone will cost you about $6 a sqft here.
“Wright is about to move to a 10,340-square-foot, four-bedroom home in suburban Chicago, currently under construction in a gated community.”
Gated community!
Is the community gated to keep out the poor black “brothers” and “sisters” that have donated to you over the years?
Wasn’t Jesus was a poor black man according to you?
Or are the gates their to keep out those racist wealthy white people you rail against?
Nice place for a black man to live considering America is a racist white supremest society! (sarcasm)
hypocrite!
Wright’s house would cost about $90-100 in a nice area in the nort Dallas TX, area; including the land.
Amen! One can only hope and pray that the Lord sees fit in His infinite wisdom to make Wright’s fall public, and not just when he leaves this Earth!
Is anyone else interested in being on, or putting together a Wright/Obama ping list? I’d be willing to help if others think this would be beneficial in some way... The only reason this idea came to me is that I’ve been researching a fair bit into this church and Wright’s ties and being able to work together on these things (and not double up on research that’s already being done) might assure that Obama never gets closer to the White House than his Congressional Office (and hopefully OUT of Congress in the next election).
“The house and property apparently belongs to the church, not the Immam.”
Well, it’s still a nice place considering he built a profession talking about America being controlled by white supremest.
If America were controlled by white supremest he wouldn’t be living in that big house in a mostly white area — not the why he talks — and he probably knows it too!
That’s pretty unlikely these days.
My bet is it will cost much, much more.
From what I saw it looks as if the original intent was 1.6 million, the final not mortgage but line of credit was for 10 million.
Reverend Wright has peen passing a rather "deep hat" to hold that much loose change at collection time.
I do wonder though if B. Husseins sudden generousity, in giving $27,500.00 last year was for the church or for the Racist retreat Wright is building for himself.
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