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Send us a textCan a man of faith truly make a difference in a town where gunfights and saloons rule the day? Join us on a journey to uncover the extraordinary impact of Reverend Ormond W. Wright, a young minister who dared to challenge the chaotic spirit of Dodge City in the late 1800s. Armed only with unwavering compassion and a mission of unity, Reverend Wright faced skepticism head-on and transformed a tumultuous community into one that embraced hope and peace. Through our vivid storytelling, you'll discover the fascinating tale of how a determined reverend from New Hampshire became a respected leader in a wild frontier town notorious for its lawlessness.In this episode of Wild West Podcast, we transport you to a time when the streets of Dodge City were alive with danger and moral uncertainty. Here, Reverend Wright's resolve and empathy became a guiding light for weary travelers, struggling families, and rowdy cowboys alike. As we recreate the lively frontier scene and reveal Wright's remarkable journey, you'll witness how his steadfast faith became a pillar of strength in a town yearning for redemption. Tune in to hear how Reverend Wright's legacy of compassion and forgiveness forged a path towards a more harmonious existence amidst the untamed chaos of the Wild West.Support the show

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Rev. Nathaniel Wright was licensed to the ministry on December 8, 1996.Throughout the early portion of his religious career, Rev. Wright served on the Calvary Baptist Church Ministerial Staff as a youth minister. Reverend Wright was ordained to the Gospel Ministry on September 28, 2003 and in January 2004 he stepped into the role of Interim Pastor at Calvary. On December 11, 2005, Reverend Wright was installed as the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church. Today, Rev. Wright continues to serve Calvary with: faithfulness, dedication and the utmost commitment to the expansion of God's kingdom. Additionally, Rev. Wright served from April, 2012 to December 2016 as first the overseer and later Pastor for the Friendship Baptist Church in Corning, New York. Pastor Wright is a tremendous orator who is able to convey the truth of God's word clearly, compellingly and effectively. His God-given ability to use the Bible to meet the needs of people from all walks of life is made evident by the multigenerational congregation over which he presides. Pastor Wright firmly believes in a necessary link between the salvation Gospel, which comes only through Jesus Christ, and the social Gospel. Consequently, he maintains an active role in the Ithaca community by serving as a member of several organizations such as: Community Leaders of Color Local Leaders of Color Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Northeastern District Baptist Association Iroquois Association of American Baptist Churches of New York State Rev. Wright is blessed to have a Spirit filled and gifted woman of God as a partner in ministry. He and the former Stephanie A. Simmons were married on April 26, 2003. They are knitted together to further the liberating Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rev. and Lady Wright received a precious gift, their son, Malachi Nathaniel Wright, on Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Abraham Lincoln delivered two speeches that are considered among the greatest ever delivered.  One was the Gettysburg Address and one was the Second Inaugural.  Most Americans consider the Gettysburg Address to be his greatest, but Lincoln believed his Second Inaugural was his best. I agree.  It changed the way Americans thought about their country.  This is a talk I delivered to a class in the fall of 2020.  They had in front of them the speech itself.  You should print out the speech before you listen to this so you can follow along.  Lincoln had read and admired Feuerbach on how we humans generate our religious thinking.  If you have not listened to the talk on Feuerbach, and are interested, you might do that.  The last minute of the talk gets cut off. Sorry about that.  I was talking about Barack Obama's minister, Reverend Jeremiah Wright.  Reverend Wright was an amazing minister.  His congregation, which is situated in south Chicago, a very poor neighborhood, had wonderful programs.  He had educational tutoring, scholarships, jobs programs, food programs, health programs.  You name it, they did it.  I admire him in many ways.  But he had a style of preaching that was common in the Black community but not well understood outside of that tradition.  I grew up with that style.  The preacher will renounce the congregation for their sins. In my case I remember the minister saying, “You are damned and doomed to a devil's hell.”  But the renunciation was really a reassurance that you can overcome your sin and be a better person.  In one sermon Reverend Wright spoke of the tendency of people to say “God Bless America.”  The Reverend thought they were claiming a status in the eyes of God that they did not deserve.  He said, “NO!  Not God Bless America.  God Damn America!”  It may be hard to believe but that was actually an expression of patriotism, an affirmation that America could be what God meant it to be.  God is in the whirlwind and we can emerge a better nation, a nation truly under God.  But this emerged during a presidential campaign and one of the candidates was a Black man who had attended that church.  This phrase was distorted and misrepresented until candidate Obama had to renounce it.   Lincoln would have agreed with Reverend Wright.   Lincoln DID agree with Reverend Wright, as you can tell.  God is giving us a terrible punishment that we could never have imagined.  “I tremble for my country when I consider that God is just,” as Jefferson said.  Lincoln was even more graphic:  a Black drop of blood will be repaid by a dead white person.  We have to wonder how an American president would fare today if he delivered such a speech.  It was American Exceptionalism, Lincoln style. Two last points.  Reporters were keeping close track of cheering.  Most of the enthusiasm during the talk came from the Black members of the audience.  Many white people were silent.  The white members of the audience were Lincoln's base, his strongest supporters.  And every single one of them had lost someone they knew and loved in that war.  Finally, the comment by Frederick Douglass demands an acknowledgement.  Lincoln and Douglass had become personal friends.  This  unlikely friendship is  analyzed in the wonderful book Giants by John Stauffer. Douglass came by the White House that evening.  The place was packed but Lincoln singled out Douglass and asked what he thought.  Douglass demurred but Lincoln insisted.  “Mr. Lincoln.  That was a sacred effort.”  And so it was.  For those overseas, be aware that I am taking you deep into an American way of thinking.  

Today, the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is often watered down and sanitized. But in reality, he was a radical leader who believed fervently in the beloved community, economic justice and ending war. On today’s episode, guest host Jamar Orr will welcome the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright to talk about Dr. King’s legacy in the 21st century.Reverend Wright became the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972. Under his leadership, its membership grew from 87 to over 8,000 members by 2008. As a thought leader in the Black theology movement, he has lectured at seminaries and universities across the United States.Jamar and Reverend Wright reflected on the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King’s revolutionary message and the recent attack on Capitol Hill. I hope you’ll enjoy this powerful lesson in history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 2008 American presidential campaign, Barack Obama famously used the Reverend Wright scandal as what he later called a “teachable moment”—a chance to discuss race with the American people. Ryan describes what Obama did with that teachable moment, and why we should always be on the lookout for teachable moments of our own, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.comFollow @DailyDadEmail:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailydademailInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailydad/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailydademailYouTube: https://geni.us/DailyDad

Jamarlin goes solo and talks about Facebook’s ban on Rev. Louis Farrakhan and whether or not Barack Obama's pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was always right. Jamarlin looks at then-Sen. Obama's speech, “A More Perfect Union,” which addressed Rev. Wright's views that white racism was endemic to America.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wild West podcast produced by Mike King is proud to present the story of Ormand W. Write narrated by Brent Harris of Boot Hill Museum. Reverend Wright was born in Acworth, New Hampshire in 1850, arrived in Dodge City in early 1877 at the age of 26. Though he had graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1873, he was not ordained when he got to Dodge. Rev. Wright stayed in Dodge City as Presbyterian pastor until 1882, when he finally “burned out” and was placed in a private institution for health reasons. Within a couple of years, he recovered and continued his ministry in Barnegat, New Jersey for thirty years. He died around 1936 at the age of 86. A summary of Ormond Wright’s life is narrated by Brad Smalley at the end of this podcast.

On this episode documentary filmmaker Joel Gilbert discusses his two recent movies, Dreams From My Real Father And There's No Place Like Utopia. Among the topics covered include why President Obama has cut ties with his half brother Malik, was Frank Marshall Davis more than a mentor to Obama? Gilbert says that there is overwhelming evidence that Davis was the biological father of the president. Has the mystery finally been solved about Obama's college years? What will he do in his last few months as president? What will the lasting legacy of Barack Obama be, and will he be viewed as a failed president?

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In America we seem unable to resolve the proper Constitutional relationship between religion and our political life. We think we know what the founders intended: “separation of church and state,” “a wall of separation,” the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. But this issue is far from resolved. Reagan did not attend church enough for some Americans, Romney's Mormonism was an issue, and some take issue with Obama and Reverend Wright. Raymond Lorber's first book, “George Washington's Providence,” explores the unique relationship between Washington's belief that his God would protect him and his military and political triumphs in a style that is both scholarly and accessible. Ray's book gives us access to Washington's many letters and other writings that offer us an understanding of Washington where most other writings fail. Most of us have wondered what qualities separated our founders from those who followed them. This book provides the answer, at least insofar as Washington is concerned.

In America we seem unable to resolve the proper Constitutional relationship between religion and our political life. We think we know what the founders intended: ?separation of church and state,? ?a wall of separation,? the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. But this issue is far from resolved. Reagan did not attend church enough for some Americans, Romney?s Mormonism was an issue, and some take issue with Obama and Reverend Wright. Raymond Lorber?s first book, ?George Washington?s Providence,? explores the unique relationship between Washington?s belief that his God would protect him and his military and political triumphs in a style that is both scholarly and accessible. Ray?s book gives us access to Washington?s many letters and other writings that offer us an understanding of Washington where most other writings fail. Most of us have wondered what qualities separated our founders from those who followed them. This book provides the answer, at least insofar as Washington is concerned.

Four years ago, our media overlords assured us that President Empty Chair was really Candidate Empty Pew -- a parishioner who sat for 20 years in Reverend Jeremiah Wright's nutty, hate-mongering church and never heard a single word. "God bless America?  No, no, no!  God d*mn America!" thundered Reverend Wright, and just in case you missed the delicate subtleties of his Black Liberation Theology, he helpfully noted that 9/11 was "America's chickens" "coming home to roost."  

Four years ago, our media overlords assured us that President Empty Chair was really Candidate Empty Pew -- a parishioner who sat for 20 years in Reverend Jeremiah Wright's nutty, hate-mongering church and never heard a single word. "God bless America?  No, no, no!  God d*mn America!" thundered Reverend Wright, and just in case you missed the delicate subtleties of his Black Liberation Theology, he helpfully noted that 9/11 was "America's chickens" "coming home to roost."  

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Wins in both Indiana and North Carolina tomorrow could wrap things up for Barack Obama, but Hillary Clinton's doing well enough to make both states unpredictable. We look at the impact of Reverend Wright, the "gas tax holiday" and other issues. Also, tens of thousands killed when Myanmar is hit by a deadly cyclone, and a tragic finish to the Kentucky Derby.  Has good breeding gone bad?

Who's Uncle is Really Crazy? Mumia Abu-Jamal [col. writ. 5/1/08 (c) '08 When conservative hit-shows first began raising questions about Barack Obama's former pastor, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, the Democratic candidate essentially played down the relationship, suggesting that Wright was like the 'crazy uncle' common to many families. Due to the pressure of the 24 hour news cycle, we have come a long way from there, to here. While Sen. Obama no longer refers to him in this way, it's more than worthwhile to examine just what the Rev. Wright did say, which set off the belfry of mad bats who hold forth from the dark universe of right wing radio and TV commentators. Among the Rev. Wright's "controversial" comments were these: "We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye... and now we are indignant, because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought back into our own front yards. America's chickens have come home to roost... Violence begets violence. Hatred begets hatred. And terrorism begets terrorism. A white ambassador said that y'all, not a black militant... An ambassador whose eyes are wide open and who is trying to get us to wake up and move away from this dangerous precipice upon which we are now poised..." Rev. Wright's words on how America has treated her darker citizens were also termed "controversial." These are some of them: "And the United States of America government, when it came to treating her citizens of Indian descent fairly, she failed. She put them on reservations. when it came to treating her citizens of Japanese descent fairly, she failed. She put them in internment prison camps. When it came to treating her citizens of African descent fairly, America failed. She put them in chains, the government put them on auction blocks, put them in cotton fields, put them in inferior schools, put them in substandard housing, put them in scientific experiments, put them in the lowest paying jobs, and put them outside the equal protection of the law, kept them out of their racist bastions of higher education and locked them into positions of hopelessness and helplessness. The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, not God Bless America. God damn America-that's in the Bible - for killing innocent people." On the role of the U.S. government overseas, Wright preached the following: "Governments lie. The government lied about the Tuskegee experiment... The government lied about bombing Cambodia...The government lied about the drugs for arms Contra scheme orchestrated by Oliver North... The government lied about a connection between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein and a connection between 9-11-01 and operation Iraqi Freedom. Governments lie." I don't know about you, but I've not heard one statement that isn't categorically, historically, and absolutely true. As my good country buddy, Bro. Willie might ask, "What the problem is?" Obama's response, served up to placate the fascistic right, sounded like an apology: "I reject outright statements by Reverend Wright that are at issue." The problem isn't that Rev. Wright was crazy, but that he spoke the cold, sober truth. That's the problem. The US nationalists demand that anyone who states such truths be 'denounced.' When will a candidate emerge who will denounce imperialism, and the endless ruinous wars against much of the Third World, for the profit of corporations here? If this election is any measure, no time soon. Who's uncle is really crazy? Uncle Jeremiah or Uncle Sam? --(c) '08 maj

Retail stores Costco and Sam's Club are limiting sales of rice in response to a global spike in prices. What's behind the dramatic rise in the price of rice and other food staples? Is rationing a sign that the global food crisis has hit the US? Wha't the cause? Does the world have enough food for millions of hungry people? Also, a verdict in the Sean Bell case, and Reverend Wright on his controversial sermon. Sara Terry guest hosts.