Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ

The Son Of James von Brunn Apologizes For His Father's Actions: Who Is Apologizing For Reverend Jeremiah Wright? In a statement, the son of James Von Brunn called his father's shooting at the Holocaust Museum an act of cowardice, and said that his family had been tormented by his father's beliefs all of their lives: "For a long time, I believed this was our family's cross to bear. Now, it is not only my families' lives that are in shambles, but those who were directly affected by his actions, especially the family of Mr. Johns, who bravely sacrificed his life to stop my father." ... Read Full Story

There is a lot to see in Dublin. In fact there are loads to see in Dublin, far too much to fit in one short article. However, we will attempt to guide you through some of the Irish capital’s favorite historic sites and artifacts. The Book of Kells Housed in Trinity College in Dublin city centre, The Book of Kells is one of Ireland’s most famous historic artifacts. The Book of Kells was completed in about 800AD. This is a beautiful gospel transcription that was painstakingly produced over a number of years. It is on display all year except for 10 days around Christmas ... Read Full Story

Nick Cannon Performing at the Generation Obama Concert in Los Angeles. Over the Weekend Neyo performed for the president and last night he performed for Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Maybe Neyo musical abilities are in high demand or he just can't chose which side to be on Democrat or Republican. But one things for sure Neyo is definately a performer. I haven't heard anything about the Goo Goo dolls in a long time, but last night they came out to support Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama. The Smiling President Barack Obama hosts the Generation Obama concert in Los Angeles Last night. Obama has been campaining ... Read Full Story

I heard most of the sermon. My thoughts: Content: Pretty banal stuff. Wright mentioned that he mostly talks about Christ before offering his thoughts on culturo-historical issues of the day. His main message was that people see others as "deficient" and that those people are "deficiant(?)." He gave racial, cultural, and musical examples. I don't know. I think things can be different, but of a similar quality. On the other hand, can I think that Milli Vanilli is deficient vis a vis Handel, to use one of the reverend's examples? Europeans did see Africans as "deficient," I suppose, but, in some measures of civilization, ... Read Full Story

CNN Correspondent Roland Smith decided to examine Reverend Jeremiah Wright's  9/11 and God Damn America sermons in context after media coverage on FOX, ABC,NBC,MSNC, CNN and other outlets dissected the pastor's speeches into sensationalized sound bites. The journalist wrote an examination of the sermons on his Anderson Cooper 360 blog . Watch Thomas Cahill's definition of genocide and racism on Bill Moyers Journal. This sermon was delivered on Sept. 16, 2001 and is titled, “The Day of Jerusalem’s Fall.” Note that the “chickens coming home to roost” comment was attributed not to Wright but former Ambassador to the Iraq, Edward Peck. It comes around ... Read Full Story