May 4, 2008

Why Oprah Winfrey Left Rev. Wright's Church




Innnteresting, I've been wondering why Oprah didn't speak out on this issue, having read she was a member.

Why Oprah Winfrey left Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church.
newsweek

For any spiritually minded, up-wardly mobile African-American living in Chicago in the mid-1980s, the Trinity United Church of Christ was—and still is—the place to be. That's what drew Oprah Winfrey, a recent Chicago transplant, to the church in 1984. She was eager to bond with the movers and shakers in her new hometown's black community. But she also admired Trinity United's ambitious outreach work with the poor, and she took pride in upholding her Southern grandmother's legacy of involvement with traditional African-American houses of worship. Winfrey was a member of Trinity United from 1984 to 1986, and she continued to attend off and on into the early to the mid-1990s. But then she stopped. A major reason—but by no means the only reason—was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright...

Posted by jsmooth995 at May 4, 2008 4:54 PM
Comments

I don't think Oprah is any different than Obam as to why she attened the Church. They saw it as an opportunity to bond with the movers and shakers and then move on.

Obama, is a bit different as he needed to hang around for votes.

Church going climbing is very common amongst greedy, egocentric folks.

Posted by: gary at May 4, 2008 7:20 PM

"Church going climbing is very common amongst greedy, egocentric folks"...OMG, what church do u belong too (do u even go to church - ummm)....The above comment is a prime example of someone who is "Too Holy Minded - To Be Any Earthly Good"...Can you said Judgemental... People go to church to hear the Lord's word, if by chance a friend is met...then so be it...

Posted by: Queenbee499 at May 6, 2008 2:48 PM

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