Pastor Wright's $1m house

[URY914]

"Obama’s Former Pastor Getting $1.6M Home in Retirement:

This 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."

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/27/obamas-former-pastor-builds-a-multimillion-dollar-retirement-home/

Another fine role model.

[URY914]

"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."

I hope the IRS is looking in to this POS.

[Flatbutt1]

So he sold the land to the church for a small loss, but the church is building him a 1.6MM dollar house? BTW where is the other 8.4MM?

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by Flatbutt1

So he sold the land to the church for a small loss, but the church is building him a 1.6MM dollar house? BTW where is the other 8.4MM?

Half honky's campaign would be a good bet

[URY914]

These three, BO-his wife-and the good Pastor, are smelling like a turd more and more.

[Mule]

I pass David Duke's former abode on a regular basis. The honkey didn't make out as well as the donkey!

[Neilk]

I think just about all pastors of mega churches are thieves. How about the 5 pastors that Senator Grassley subpoenaed?

Gotta love google ads

which reminds me that I have to install adblock plus on this PC.

[pwd72s]

Who sez that selling God doesn't pay?

[Hugh R]

Praise the Lord!

[cl8ton]

We had a church around here selling Deacon status for a while…yea there all in jail now.

[Mule]

Obama's best friend

[nostatic]

tax the churches

[BeyGon]

Originally Posted by nostatic

tax the churches

Is church property tax free also?

[Wickd89]

Are churches, temples, etc... taxed in Europe??

You have to declare that you a member of a specific church (e.g. catholic) and % is garnished automatically; otherwise you are not a member of the church. This is per my Swiss wife.

Anyone know how the rest of the world deal with church income...

[fintstone]

Looks like bigotry pays well.

[rouxroux]

Reminds me of a song:

www.update.uu.se/~fbendz/lyrics/heavenly.htm

[dewolf]

Originally Posted by Wickd89

Are churches, temples, etc... taxed in Europe??

You have to declare that you a member of a specific church (e.g. catholic) and % is garnished automatically; otherwise you are not a member of the church. This is per my Swiss wife.

Anyone know how the rest of the world deal with church income...

Tax free here in Oz as well. Bastards. They get away with to much.

[Mule]

Best business on Earth!. Make up a set of rules & charge people to live by them!

[onewhippedpuppy]

There's a lot of money in not-for-profits. I knew an accountant for a local church, they had millions in investments. 3 pastors, all making between $90k and $60k, with the head pastor also living in a $250k house provided by the church.

My uncle is a member of a real wacky church, one of those ones that preaches that the more you give, the more God will give you. Riiiiiiight. The pastor certainly seems to get a lot though, he drives a Boxster, lives in a very nice house, and always wears what appear to be very expensive suits.

So, while the amounts are fairly large, this stuff related to Wright isn't unusual. His church is only moderately sized, can you imagine what the mega-churches take in?

[legion]

Did Rezko help buy this one too?