Say that one again....

Pres Obama and the Rev. Luis Leon

"It's in there. People will do what they want with it," said Leon, referring to the sermon in which he said it drives him "crazy when the captains of the religious right are always calling us back ... for blacks to be back in the back of the bus ... for women to be back in the kitchen ... for immigrants to be back on their side of the border."

 It really worked.  The preacher got his message out there.  It was carried on all the networks and lapped up by the TV pundits who all know better.  The problem is this—did he get out the message that Jesus wanted about his resurrection?  Did Jesus step out of the tomb to attack those who had crucified him, those who still crucify him today? I think not.   In particular, and this receives my scathing criticism, he committed his own sin that he accused others of labeling and attacking a group of people.   

The message of the sermon was a good one—but it never got through.

Following his words on the religious right, León's sermon emphasized that the "the message of Easter is about the power of love over loveless power." He said that the "Easter vision" will allow Christians to see the world differently and that there "is no injustice so insidious that there can be no truth ... no war so deep that there can be no peace ... no enemy so bitter that they can't become a friend."

:Let the preacher beware to call less attention to self and all the attention to the Risen One.