Inside Trinity UCC
Continuing my shilling for the Chicago Tribune – two more of these posts will hopefully get me a comped subscription – this past Sunday’s edition offers a very interesting view inside Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, a church that among other things has been the home to Oprah Winfrey. (While finding the story at the Tribune, there were some leads noting that she had left the congregation.) There are some things that aren’t surprising. For example Reverend Wright is intellectually stimulating and is known for that in his sermons. That such an approach to faith would appeal to Obama I don’t think is all that remarkable. From the story, “Visitors on a typical Sunday morning might see and hear flavors of Pentecostal worship, prophetic preaching, political activism, self-empowerment and individual salvation and healing.” On the more surprising side of the equation, Trinity had made itself known as very pro-gay and lesbian rights. Ideologically, it is politically progressive. Trinity has ordained female pastors.
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It still is part of the United Church of Christ, which today is an extremely liberal denomination.
My wife was raised in the UCC. My in-laws in Northern Indiana still attend the same UCC church that they have attended for 50 years. They would never dream of voting for a black man for president just as my mother in law a life long Democrat stated she could not bring herself to vote for Kennedy in 1960 because of his Catholicism. I have found extreme joy and pleasure in pointing out to them that Barrack is a fellow UCC’er and that I would love to attend services with them if Rev. Wright ever comes to town as a guest pastor at their church.
Watch Senator Obama next being attacked for belonging to the same denomination as your anti-Kennedy in-laws!