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As is always the case, there’s more to the Obama case than meets the eye. I just found a post where Pastor Michael Pfleger invited Louis Farrakhan to speak at his church last year.

Last week the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke at The Faith Community of St. Sabina, which is pastored by Father Michael Pfleger. The May 25 speech was Min. Farrakhan’s first time speaking publicly since Mother’s Day.

This was great to see because it brought two of my favorite people together. Minister Farrakhan who was on his death bed from cancer last year, reportedly spoke for an hour at St. Sabina and in a powerful way. Pfleger spent many hours with Min. Farrakhan during his illness.

Father Pfleger and Min. Farrakhan have shared an long friendship as they both have labored to uplift the African-American community in Chicago and throughout the country. Anyone who actually listens to the Minister as opposed to relying on sound bites knows that if his heart has any hatred, it’s a hatred of evil and injustice. The Muslim minister and Catholic priest know that what matters most is doing God’s work, especially for the least of these, my brethren.

This begs the question of what Sen. Obama really thinks about Louis Farrakhan. Here’s what he recently said about Farrakhan:

“I decry racism and anti-Semitism in every form and strongly condemn the anti-Semitic statements made by Minister Farrakhan,” Obama said in a statement released by his aides. “I assume that Trumpet Magazine made its own decision to honor Farrakhan based on his efforts to rehabilitate ex-offenders, but it is not a decision with which I agree.”

How is it then that his church of 20 years has honored Farrakhan? How is it that someone who’s preached at his church admires Farrakhan enough to invite him to preach at his church? What are Sen. Obama’s true beliefs about Farrakhan? I’m not convinced that we know yet. I’m not certain we ever will.

Israpundit has a great collection of who Michael Pfleger is. You’ll want to read it.

Technorati Tags: Obama, Louis Farrakhan, Michael Pfleger, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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