Pfleger and Farrakhan – BFFs!!!

Today, Father Michael Pfleger has returned to St. Sabina church (yes, he’s baaaaaaack!) — after he was disciplined by the Archbishop.

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Oh. Dear. Goddess (hey – whaddya expect – I am a UU after all!).

This video, like so many that feature Father Pfleger, is interesting on OH-So-Many levels. As you watch it, pay attention to the people in the congregation. They are all hooting and hollering, cheering Father Pfleger on. You may recall, this is the SAME response he got from the congregation at Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC). People in Chicago really seem to like this guy. I mean, really like him. Their response to him is OVERWHELMINGLY positive.

Frankly, it is beyond me. Not for nothing, but the man is from Chicago, and he has a Southern accent! How is that? Now, being a Southerner myself, I have to say, I take umbrage at this. I have lived in New York City, Chicago, and Boston, and took crap for my Southern accent constantly (oh, for heavens sake, no, don’t think “Deliverance,” or even “Dukes of Hazard.” It is more along the lines of Andy Griffith in Mayberry – I’m from Charlotte, big city, so not TOO heavy. OK. Now that we’re clear…).

Now, being from the South Side of Chicago does not qualify someone as SOUTHERN, I am here to tell ya. Just sayin’. So, it makes you wonder about him from the get-go – why is he talking like that?? What is he trying to accomplish with that faux Southern accent? Hmmm – probably the same thing Obama is when HE does it – just one of the people, you know – and “folksy”. Oh, yeah.

Then, and more importantly, are the things this guy SAYS!!!! Now, I went to a progressive seminary, Union in NYC, and it was DEFINITELY big on social justice issues. It is, after all, the seminary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and, well, James Cone. And to be sure, the Roman Catholic Church has a history of social activism, both here and abroad. But, c’mon – to say this guy is a TAD over the top would be on the par of saying Obama always tells the truth. I mean, really – his “sermon” in which he goes off on Hillary?

Wow – don’t know where HE learned preaching, but TYPICALLY, one has a text, does a little exegesis, and has a message that is spiritually enlightening – that can include “afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted” – but demeaning and parodying a major presidential candidate from the PULPIT?!?!? Holy Freakin’ Cow. That takes some, well, um, HUBRIS, to be kind.

But even more than all of that is the guest preacher Father Pfleger introduces in this video. It is clear that these two men have a relationship, even a CLOSE relationship. The, “I love Father Pfleger” kinda drives that point home. So, Barack Obama’s intermediary, his confidante, his good friend, Father Pfleger, the one who helped smooth those troubled water with Reverend Wright when Reverend Wright got his feelings hurt when he was thrown under the bus (after being assured he wouldn’t be by Barry himself). So, let’s recap: Obama is good buddies with Rev. Wright. Obama is close with Father Pfleger. Rev. Wright and Father Pfleger are VERY good friends with Minister Louis Farrakhan, who, as we know, endorsed Obama. Then Obama threw HIM under the bus, too – “renouncing” his endorsement.

So – what’s the point? That Obama has been a little disingenuous about his relationship to the leader of the Nation of Islam. How can it POSSIBLY be that Obama is close to Pfleger, AND Wright, who are BOTH close to Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, and he doesn’t know this guy?? Yeah. Okay. If you believe THAT, well, then you believe that Obama’s parents really DID meet in Selma!! Ahem.

And, just to be clear – this is not an indictment of Islam, the religion, at ALL. It is about Louis Farrakhan and the NATION of Islam – two very different things.

Anywho – here’s the video – judge for yourself. Do a search here at No Quarter for more about Father Pfleger. He’s a piece of work, and he’s in Obama’s inner circle. And get this – he returns to his home parish, St. Sabina, tomorrow. If THAT isn’t a kick in the head! So, watch, and draw your own conclusions.