Archive for April 29th, 2008

Should God–and the rest of us–damn America?

Posted on April 29, 2008. Filed under: Civil Rights | Tags: Civil Rights, damn America, Jeremiah Wright, Martin Luther King, racism |

I heard once again today the section of pastor Jeremiah Wright’s recent sermon in which he claims that God should damn America for its racism. This has caused uproarious debate.
This is not really an argument about racism or race. It’s about Truth v. Myth. And I’m afraid Wright is pushing Myth.
The attitude that says America [...]