Obama Addresses Racial "Anger"

[ChristopherHall]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

When you have political asperations, you choose your friends and aquaintences wisely. Obama said that the Rev. Wright was like an uncle that he disagrees with every once in a while.

hmmmmmm.......you can choose your friends, but you're STUCK with family!! You have to work with your relationship with your uncle, but you you can choose a different pastor or friend if you go sideways in beliefs.

I think it's easy to say, "Just leave the pastor." But often doing so is difficult...especially if he's like family and has played a cherished role in your life. Yep, you may disagree with him on some things...but he's your pastor. My first pastor was a man I disagreed with on several things...but I couldn't "choose" a different pastor. I served under him until he died. While I disagreed on many things he believed (example, he thought mixed marriages were sin) he was very special to me. I'd say he was more special than even many of my blood relatives.

There was an interesting statistic I read today somewhere that said only 35% of whites will stay with the same church over their lifetime, while 70% of blacks will stay. The reasoning was that in the black culture, they are more loyal and seem to want to work through their differences more.

That is interesting.