Obama Father Pfleger stories
Its becoming increasingly apparent that Obama has been entangled inside a tightly woven group of racist leaders. Although Pastor Wright is for now on the outs, we learned this week that the equally racist Father Pfleger has stepped in to help his 20+ year friend Barack Obama. Coincidentally, Father Pfleger also claims Farrakhan has been his personal friend for 20+ years as you'll see in the second clip below, from Nov/Dec 2007 issue Trumpet Magazine
1) April 4 2004 Chicago Sun Times
Obama says he reads the Bible, though not as regularly as he'd like, now that he's on the campaign trail. But he does find time to pray.
"It's not formal, me getting on my knees," he says. "I think I have an ongoing conversation with God.... I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why I am doing it.
"The biggest challenge, I think, is always maintaining your moral compass."
Friends and advisers, such as the Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Roman Catholic Church in the Auburn- Gresham community on the South Side, who has known Obama for the better part of 20 years, help him keep that compass set, he says.
"I always have felt in him this consciousness that, at the end of the day, with all of us, you've got to face God," Pfleger says of Obama. "Faith is key to his life, no question about it. It is central to who he is, and not just in his work in the political field, but as a man, as a black man, as a husband, as a father.... I don't think he could easily divorce his faith from who he is."
2 Source Nov/Dec TUCC Trumpet Magazine
An Empowerment Interview
by Rhoda McKinney-Jones
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
It’s not often that one gets to interview an icon. Someone called
by a singular moniker and everyone knows of whom you speak—
a person who can walk into a room and cause pause because of
former Calypso singer and classically trained violinist, knew there
was a greater calling on his life. That calling began with his joining
the Nation in 1955 and changing his name to Louis X. Since that
his physical presence and historical significance. That’s exactly what I
was privileged to do a few days ago from my humble kitchen perch.
I interviewed the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan by phone
on everything I could think to ask in 15 fleeting minutes.
The Minister’s voice was strong, smooth and steadfast, giving
no hint of the health challenges that have plagued him the last few
years. He talked about the future of the Nation of Islam, his hope
for the faith, his pride in African American people, his love of music
and the state of Black America. Then of course, when prodded, he
talked of his legacy. I asked questions in quick succession and he
willingly responded, eloquently quoting biblical scripture, speaking
in parables and peppering his answers with references to the Quran,
Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad. He spoke and I couldn’t help but listen and learn.
“When Minister Farrakhan speaks, Black America listens,” says
the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, likening the Minister’s influence to
the E. F. Hutton commercials of old. “Everybody may not agree with
him, but they listen…His depth on analysis when it comes to the
racial ills of this nation is astounding and eye opening. He brings a
perspective that is helpful and honest.
“Minister Farrakhan will be remembered as one of the 20th and 21st century giants of the African American religious experience,” continues Wright. “His integrity and honesty have secured him a place in history as one of the nation’s most powerful critics. His love for Africa and African American people has made him an unforget-
table force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose.”
The Louis Farrakhan story is one most of us already know, but
that does not diminish its import or impact. Born Louis Eugene
Walcott, 73-years ago in the Bronx and raised in Roxbury, MA, the
time, the rest, one could say, is history.
The Minister helped breathe new life into the Nation after the death of Elijah Muhammad, attracting thousands upon thousands of young, eager, African American men who found a home in the faith, pride in themselves and a leader in the Minister. From the streets of Chicago’s South Side to the Million Man March and to the greater Islamic world, the Minister has and is making a difference. But that road has not been an easy one, as his friend Father Michael L. Pfleger of St. Sabina Church in Chicago explains.
“Minister Farrakhan is probably one of the most misunderstood
and mis-defined leaders of our day,” says Pfleger. “When you don’t
want to deal with someone’s truth, you try to destroy their charac-
ter or redefine them…That’s what the media has sought to do with
Minister Farrakhan. His truth causes America to face its racism and
its hypocrisy.”
“Minister Farrakhan has been a personal friend for more than 20 years,” continues Pfleger. “His leadership has evolved, and I
believe the coming days will see him as a unifying force, calling real
Christians, real Jews and real Muslims to come together on principles of truth and justice… Contrary to those who want to make him anti-white and anti-Semitic, I believe Minister Farrakhan is presently
building the umbrella for people of conscience to come together no
matter the race or creed. I am honored to call him my brother.”
Because of the Minister’s influence in the African American
community, Trumpet Newsmagazine honors him this winter at its
Sounds of the Shore gala with an Empowerment Award. It seemed
a fitting tribute for a storied life well lived. And as our brief interview
drew to a close and he thanked me for taking the time to talk to
him, I could not help but think, the Minister, the man with whom I
had been so casually speaking, truly epitomized greatness.
TRUMPET .NovEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
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