Jeremiah might be Right

I am intrigued at how quickly American Christians have written off Jeremiah Wright as the great Satan. His method of communication is pretty awful and shouting is hard to listen to, but I sense that he is saying something that Americans need to hear.

Living outside America, the constant repetition of the mantra “God bless America” resounding round the nation sounds bizarre. There are several meanings it can take.

• Don’t get in our way because God is on our side.
• You had better bless us God, or else.
• God will bless everything that America does.

All these meanings verge on blasphemy. Assuming that God has to keep blessing America, because American is doing his work is dangerous.

So the question does need to be asked. Can you expect God to keep blessing America, not matter what? Will a time come when God chooses to curse America? That seems to be a question that American’s do not want to think about.

Yelling back at Rev Jeremiah, seems to be easier than doing the hard thinking. Insulting is easier than listening.