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The Rev. Wright's Remarks
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ANTOINETTE CLEVELAND
Takoma Park
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I don't think the congregants of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago get it ["Congregation Defends Obama's Ex-Pastor; Criticism Seen as Attempt to Silence Voice of Black Church," front page, March 18].
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. is the African American equivalent of Don Imus, if not worse. He is receiving the same treatment that Mr. Imus received, and that Geraldine Ferraro is receiving, for extemporaneous public comments that were racially inappropriate. The Post portrayed Trinity United congregants as feeling that the Rev. Wright has been misunderstood. Ms. Ferraro feels the same way, but she still lost her position in Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign because she was judged by her remarks alone, not her total record.
If the members of Trinity United believe the reaction to the Rev. Wright's unmistakably racist remarks has been unfair, they need to reconsider how Mr. Imus and Ms. Ferraro were treated for their remarks and come up with a fairer approach that can be applied equally to anyone of any race who uses racist language. Otherwise members of this Christian congregation are engaging in un-Christian, race-based hypocrisy of the kind strongly condemned by Jesus. See, for example, Matthew 23:13-36.
DONALD M. MALONE
Washington
