I cannot say anthing that references what goes on in the Trinity United Church. I am not a member, I have never heard of it before now, and of course have never been there to hear a sermon given by any of its members. I can only surmise things from what I have read or heard.

We have all read or heard of Barack Obama's retired minister by now.. so this in not so much about him.. or about his church.

It instead is a reflection on what is expected of human beings in dealing with this world when we have a spiritual sense that all life is worthwhile and we are faced with the realities of the deadliness of people like Bin Laden.

From what I have read and heard ... the minister Wright has horrendous hatred for our country for killing millions of people from the world wars to terrorists. He hates America for the slavery of the past.. for segregation... for not living up to what we have had the capacity to do... for whom or what he points that I do not know.

Wright has used his church pulpit to speak of his political feelings... mixing them all up with religion and religious teachings,

There is a statement in the Bible that says..."render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar's and unto God that which is God's."

All through time man has been called upon to protect his country or home or famiy against those who would detroy them. Instead of defending ... should man just stand there.... because we hold all humans to be of infinite worth.... with a soul..... not defend ourselves.. our Nation.. our family....our home.... .... or Is this where we "render unto Ceasar.."?

It seems Obama has been a part of a church that would like to petend the United States has killed needlessly and mercilessly.

Obama himself feels he is the one who can go and talk face to face with our direst enemies ... and succeed.

Does this come from the feeling of hatred he has heard from Mr. Wright over the millions of lives the Americans have killed.. from Hiroshima onwards and fefore? Has this teaching in turn made him really believe there is a way all of that could have been avoided if only someone in the U.S. had had enough understanding and caring to have just gone and sat with the enemies and reasoned with them?

It is naivete at its darkest if that is what he has come to believe...if he really truly believes he can face our enemies.... those whose foremost desire is to destroy us and all we stand for... and reason them out of that hatred.

It seems to me Mr. Wright 's teachings of hatred against man.. American man.... has made Obama more determined than anyone to make sure none of those "atrocities" we have inflicted on others will ever happen again... that finally there is someone who can "fix" things so no one in the world ever again will ever want to hurt anyone else anywhere ever again... and the peson who can do that is he himself.. Obama.

All he has to do is sit down and reason with them.

If that is what he feels in reality.... if he really feels he can do this... that is about as far removed from reality that anyone can get

I do believe the Trinity United Church professes to be a Christian church .. but the pastor Wright has done his members a great disservice if he has not taught them anything about "rendering unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar's.. unto God that which is God's"...words of Jesus.. and instead has made them believe the hatred he spews toward the American white man is righteous and certainly justified.

Barack Obama needs to wake up and realize that we must "render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar's".... and we have the right to do it.