Obama’s Former Pastor Getting $1.6M Home in Retirement
http://elections.foxnews.com/“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.
“So he’s entitled to be tweaked here. So the question really is, how unusual is this? Somewhat unusual,” he said. According to documents obtained from the Cook County Register of
Deeds, Wright purchased two empty lots in Tinley Park, Ill., from
Chicago restaurant chain owner Kenny Lewis for $345,000 in 2004. Documents show Wright sold the property to his church, Trinity
United, in December 2006, with the proceeds going to a living trust
shared with his wife, Ramah. The sale price for the land was just under $308,000, about $40,000 less than Wright’s original purchase two years earlier. Public records of the sale show Trinity initially obtained a $10
million bank loan to purchase the property and build a new house on the
land. Siegel characterizes the transaction as unusual, however, because of
the way Wright sold the property to Trinity and the way the deal was
financed, with the attached $10 million line of credit. But further investigation with tax and real estate attorneys showed that the church had actually secured a $1.6 million mortgage for the home purchase, and attached a $10 million line of credit, for reasons unspecified in the paperwork. Because churches are classified as private businesses, Trinity isn’t
required to reveal its intended use for the line of credit. Nor,
because it’s a non-profit entity, is it required to provide that
information to the IRS. Protestants don’t have the idea that their religious leaders should
live modestly or aesthetically. We’re not talking Buddhist monks or
Catholic priests here. There’s no tradition that says they have to live
poor.”
Black Church Burnings:
Research Report Hate Groups Hate Crimes in Nine
Southern States
By Center for Democratic Renewal, June 1996
The Center for Democratic Renewal recognizes that the increased
attack on Southern Black churches is part of a growing national
trend of violent intolerance. Southern Black churches,
particularly in rural areas, are the heart and soul of the Black
community. That they are the target of arsonists across the South
is neither random nor accidental. The links between white
supremacy and attacks on Black churches have been historically
documented and are well known. What has not been so obvious,
except to the victims of such attacks, is that the burning of Black
churches in the South has never stopped. A particularly virulent
resurgence of these hate crimes has emerged over the past six
years, increasing in numbers and intensity with each passing month.
The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide a glimpse into the
world of hatred that exists in the states most affected by Black
church burnings and bombings.
HATE GROUPS - Hate Sites Recruiting Tools
FIRST War on Terror
'Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy' Mar. 13, 2006 referred to as "America's darkest hour."
Second War On Terror - White Supremacists KKK
Florida's Current State Song in 2006 find the Code of Culture.
# RED NECK'S & CRACKERS, CULTURE OF HONOR
# ORIGIN OF THE KKK - Ku Klux Klan
# KKK - Ku Klux Klan in Georgia, 1871
# Neo-Confederate Movement
# Intersection between Cultural Identity and Racist Ideology
# Culture of Honor - the connections between charivari, rough music and forerunners of the KKK in American Southern history.
Third War on Terror
Japanese American children relocated during World War II to internment camps
Fourth War on Terror - 9/11
TEACH CHARACTER EDUCATION - What does it mean to be an educated person?