Rev. Wright gets Mansion

[Christina]

Rev. Jeremiah Wright is getting a new 1.6 million Dollar mansion in a exclusive gated communityput on land he bought and sold back to his church for less than he bought it for but the deal gives him a 10 million dollar line of credit. sweet deal for a guy that says G--D--n America and that the what the Jews have done to the Palestinians is worse than the holocaust. And quoted other Hamas documents. I hope Americans and espically our Jewish Americans speak up on this matter the News media is trying to sweep it under the carpet as a an over and done with matter espically CNN it most certainly is not. What is Obama's stand on this? Do we know ? Maybe we should all email CNN and tell them we want to know Obama's politics and could care less if he gives a good speech. I do not care for CNN much but the people that are voting Obama watch it. Is that why they are trying to down play this story?And of course they haven't mention the Rev. new house.

 

[Christina]

By Jeff GoldblattThis was supposed to be the week that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit to preach for the first time since his anti-American sermons generated nationwide outrage and drew condemnation from his longtime parishioner, Barack Obama.But, citing security concerns, Wright canceled his speaking engagements in Florida and Texas. A spokeswoman at his former church in Chicago said his schedule is pending.A two-week FOX News investigation, however, has uncovered where Wright will be spending a good deal of his time in retirement, and it is a far cry from the impoverished Chicago streets where the preacher led his ministry for 36 years.FOX News has uncovered documents that indicate Wright is about to move to a 10,340-square-foot, four-bedroom home in suburban Chicago, currently under construction in a gated community.While it is not uncommon for an accomplished clergyman to live in luxury, Wright’s retirement residence is raising some questions.“Some people think deals like this are hypocritical. Jeremiah Wright himself criticizes people from the pulpit for middle classism, for too much materialism,” said Andrew Walsh, Associate Director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life with Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.“So he’s entitled to be tweaked here. So the question really is, how unusual is this? Somewhat unusual,” he said.According to documents obtained from the Cook County Register of Deeds, Wright purchased two empty lots in Tinley Park, Ill., from Chicago restaurant chain owner Kenny Lewis for $345,000 in 2004.Documents show Wright sold the property to his church, Trinity United, in December 2006, with the proceeds going to a living trust shared with his wife, Ramah.The sale price for the land was just under $308,000, about $40,000 less than Wright’s original purchase two years earlier.Public records of the sale show Trinity initially obtained a $10 million bank loan to purchase the property and build a new house on the land.But further investigation with tax and real estate attorneys showed that the church had actually secured a $1.6 million mortgage for the home purchase, and attached a $10 million line of credit, for reasons unspecified in the paperwork.There is apparently nothing wrong with that, according to non-profit tax expert Jack Siegel of Charity Governance Consulting, who examined public documents FOX News obtained from the Cook County Register of Deeds and the Village of Tinley Park.“At least looking at it from a public document standpoint, there’s clearly not a problem that jumps out or some sort of wrongdoing,” Siegel said.Siegel characterizes the transaction as unusual, however, because of the way Wright sold the property to Trinity and the way the deal was financed, with the attached $10 million line of credit.Because churches are classified as private businesses, Trinity isn’t required to reveal its intended use for the line of credit. Nor, because it’s a non-profit entity, is it required to provide that information to the IRS.

 

[Letsgofishing]

A true preacher does not live in a mansion.

 

[Christina]

Well I dont know about that but he certainly doesn't hate other men and side againstJews I just think that to preach against America and then use the system to get 10 million dollars to build his mansion is being a hypocrite and God hates hypocrisy

 

[Letsgofishing]

A true preacher would know that a big house, ten jaccuzi's , a swimming pool, two tennis courts, a basketball court, and whatever else he has in the mansion are these of this world. and the more attached you are to the world the harder it is to follow God. and how did you think he got that 1.6 mil. My guess is call in donations.

 

[Jerusalem Junkie]

Well there you have it Evangelism in action....sickening........

 

[Christina]

Two what do you think Amos 8:11 is all about ? doctrine of men hypocrites thats why we discourage denominations here they are all mixed lies and truth some worse than others Scripture and Gods Word is the only truth.

 

[Jerusalem Junkie]

Really?

 

[jamesrage]

I find it odd that Jesus would tell a rich man to sell his possessions,give to the poor and follow him but yet these big church ministers and tv preachers somehow feel the need to most likely dwarf what the rich man in the bible had.

 

[Jerusalem Junkie]

Yeah they are looking to dwarf your pocket book "send your money to the Lord and they give you their address" sad part about it is they try and justfy this stuff...

 

[Wakka]

(Letsgofishing;42934)
A true preacher would know that a big house, ten jaccuzi's , a swimming pool, two tennis courts, a basketball court, and whatever else he has in the mansion are these of this world. and the more attached you are to the world the harder it is to follow God. and how did you think he got that 1.6 mil. My guess is call in donations.
I wouldn't say that. God could bless a person when he retires. Something like that.King Solomon was rich!

 

[jamesrage]

(Two;43132)
Yeah they are looking to dwarf your pocket book "send your money to the Lord and they give you their address" sad part about it is they try and justfy this stuff...
I find it sadder that their congregation and followers are too blind to see it.

 

[Jerusalem Junkie]

I find it sadder that their congregation and followers are too blind to see it.
Too blind? Or just to deceived? Or both? My guess is both. You see these ministries on TV that often times have a good message but then you realize its leading right up to selling something, sick if you ask me. They use peoples faith in the Word of G-d to gain financial independence and get folks falling for something false. How can people call themselves Christian and play on peoples emotions when it comes to the Word of G-d?

 

[TooInvolved1]

$1.5 mil? Ugh! Who needs that much house?