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By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyCardinal Francis George has removed Father Pfleger from his duties at St. Sabina Catholic church, according to a statement from the Chicago Archdiocese. Pfleger is the fiery father just barely in the shadow of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, both now famous for their offensive pulpit diatribes. Pfleger's latest YouTube moment features his mocking of Hillary Clinton and practically calling her a racist. The Cardinal has asked Pfleger to take a few weeks off to reflect, a move which the excitable Father doesn't agree with. "While respecting his disagreement," says Cardinal George, "I have ...
Obama's Statement on Trinity
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHere's Barack Obama explaining his decision to leave Trinity:And the letter that the Obamas sent to Trinity on Friday, alerting the pastor of their decision, can be read here. ...
Videos of the Week - Pfun With Pfleger
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyWelcome to Videos of the Week. There was a lot going on this week, with Scott McClellan's bombshells dropping daily, Ron Paul feeling the "Operation RonDemption Bump," the historic first use of the phrases "Live Coverage" and "Rules & Bylaws" in the same sentence, but the spectacle du week was Chicago's own Priesty the Clown, Father Michael Pleger.Sharp-eyed Videos of the Week viewers will recognize the padre from a few weeks ago, when we featured his uber-reasonable placement in perspective of the Reverend Wright affair. Now, it seems, he's in need of a little perspective himself. I also want ...
Obama Leaving Trinity
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyErick Erickson at Redstate.com blogs that CNN is reporting Senator Obama will be giving up his membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ. Trinity, of course, is the church formerly helmed by Jeremiah Wright, the controversial pastor of YouTube.com fame who preached that the U.S. Government was distributing AIDS as part of a secret American genocide. No doubt the most recent flare-up featuring a fired-up Father Pfleger was the final straw. Even Obama, who is handled rather delicately in the press, would have trouble explaining continued membership in the church when they're ...
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