Comments on: Inauguration Prayer #3: Rev. Joseph E. Lowery

By: Wakeup

Wakeup — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:48:36 +0000

Lowery perpetuates racism.
What he said is offending to many.
He should address the people whom he pointed and explain what “HE” meant. Why are some making excuses? Because they chuckled after he said it? No one is digging on the guy. He needs to be responsible and accountable for what he said. Isn’t that what Obama claims needs to start happening? Hope they do what is right. A simple apology goes a long way.

By: mutedmajority

mutedmajority — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:52:38 +0000

Absolutely it’s a racist comment. And everyone that thinks these kind of comments are harmless little ditty’s has racist tendency’s as well. Obviously a lot of white people moved past the color issue because they voted a (half) black man into office. Sure there are racist out there. And at the moment the most vocal of them are black. Condemning asians and whites in the inaugural benediction is hands down the most racist thing I’ve ever witnessed. There are some racists out there who think they can say anything they feel like it against white people and it’s ok. Well, just because the media is silent doesn’t mean that it’s ok. And it doesn’t mean that people are ok with it. A LOT of people are offended. They’re thinking, gee thanks a lot. I voted Obama into office and this is the thanks I get. And it was white people who won him the election folks. White woman in states like Ohio and West Virginia to be exact. How do you think they feel when they are told they have been doing the wrong thing? They’ll start thinking that next time around, say in two years, they’ll do “the right thing” and vote republicans into office. Will you racists of color please get over your anger, and start to see people as people instead of endlessly breaking them into racial groups.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:42:32 +0000

for starters,racism is still a HUGE problem in this country. they had to make a special car just for Obama b/c of all the threats he’s gotten, mostly b/c of his race. secondly, the “white will embrace right” was not a big deal. thirdly, the speech rocked and was about inclusion, and instead of counting the words “god” in it we should be focusing on how inclusive it is and how historic this inaguration was. most of this country believes in some kind of god, as does the president, and that is how they are going to react. as long as they don’t disparage me or force it on me, I don’t care. Obama should be able to have that at his own inaguration.

By: Rev Nate

Rev Nate — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:01:49 +0000

I am totally for all colors. I understand the context in which Lowery got his closing comments. However, I would have to agree if Warren had made a comment like that people would have been furious. There is a time and place for such. This was NOT the time. This was a time where we should have been focused on the fact that our country will not get out of this mess until we do love one another as Christ loves the world and died for it through His amazing and abundant grace.
Just because there are those who are not over color, does not mean that the majority are not. I myself preached recently and have for all of my ministry that Christ died for the world, not just His favorite colors.

By: benjdm

benjdm — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:00:25 +0000

Sharon Watkins transcript is here:

http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?053+article+News.Local+2009012120480053099

Searching and counting the relevant words:

God – 11
Lord – 0
Jesus – 1
Christ – 1

That gives me an unofficial total of 36.

By: Thelma

Thelma — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:58:44 +0000

When will we get over it? We Blacks know that their is still hate and haters. However, With God as the President’s guide, things will work for better. The President uses wisdom in all of his decisions. Let’s embrace each other and become a bundle of sticks which will not be broken easily. We are headed to the mountain and no one will turn us back. We Blacks have been in the back of the bus long enough.

By: Siamang

Siamang — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:36:55 +0000

This thread tells me that we still have a way to go in this country.

By: The Ridger

The Ridger — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:09:19 +0000

Oh, please. Like much of Dr Lowery’s benediction, that was a direct reference to a cultural poem/hymn/song – in this case, Big Bill Broonzy’s “Black, Brown, and White”. It was funny (and I’m white). And ps – nobody voted for Lowery.

And if you think “America” is “over” racism, you’re lucky. My co-worker’s dentist remarked that Obama is president of 12% of the country. My brother ran into plenty of people hating the president because he’s black. It’s not over just because he won, any more than anti-Catholic sentiment vanished because we elected Kennedy.

By: Lin

Lin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:33:40 +0000

–and when white will embrace what is right.

After that racist comment, I hope every white person who voted for him now wish they hadn’t.

By: kristen

kristen — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:22:56 +0000

“and when white will embrace what is right”

This was not funny at all and was racists against whites. Obviously America is over the opression of blacks because if we were not, segragation would still be present and a black man would not be president. If a white person would have said something similar about blacks, the media would have been all over it and they would most likly have had to apologize. Color should not matter and should not have even been mentioned in this inaugural prayer. it is completly uncalled for. They should apologize, not laugh.