Rev. Jeremiah Wright's "God D*** America" Sermon Maybe Biblical in Nature

I don't know Rev. Jeremiah Wright and have never set foot in Trinity United Church of Christ. I have not reviewed much of his "God D*** America" sermon, but I have an idea that it might not be as bad as some people would like to make it out to be.

I am by no means an America hating liberal. I have the ability to see when my country makes mistakes and when it treats other countries with a certain lack of respect.

On the other hand, I see when other countries treat the United States with a complete lack of respect despite the things we do around the world for humanitarian and altruistic reasons and for reasons related to American defense. I see that my country stands up for the poor and weak and does so better than any other nation on the planet.

Personally, I would be offended by my pastor saying "God d*** America". However, I also grew up in an ultra-conservative Southern Baptist church and can recite from memory all these years later 2 Chronicles 7:14. Some of the sermons I heard based on that scripture were not too far away from saying "God d*** America". My pastors always stopped short of going that far, but almost all of them said they believed that America's sins had caused her to drift away from God.

Reciting that verse now, I can easily see how a Christian church would say God D*** America is more appropriate than God Bless America. The different is that they aren't making a request or offering up a curse as the media might have you believe. They are stating a belief that God neglects our prayers as He did those of Israelites in the times listed in Second Chronicles because we have neglected Him.

Whether Sean Hannity and the others calling out Rev. Wright remember their Bible or not, the likelihood is that God is probably not too interested in blessing America right now. People of faith across the country will all likely agree that the nation has turned away from the face of God.

The verse, for those who don't have it handy, says, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land."