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Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Aretha Franklin funeral eulogy slammed; pastor stands firm

A fiery, old-school pastor who is under fire for saying black America is losing "its soul" at Aretha Franklin's funeral stands firm by his words with the hope critics can understand his perspective.

Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday he felt his sermon was appropriate at Franklin's funeral Friday in Detroit. He felt his timing was right, especially after other speakers spoke on the civil rights movement and President Donald Trump.

"I was trying to show that the movement now is moving and should move in a different direction," he said. "... What we need to do is create respect among ourselves.

Many thought Williams took a shot at Franklin, who was a single mother of four boys. But the pastor said a household can become stronger with two parents rather than one.

"Here's the root of what I've been talking about: In order to change America, we must change black America's culture," he said. "We must do it through parenting. In order for the parenting to go forth, it has to be done in the home. The home."

Williams also received backlash for his thoughts about the Black Lives Matter movement.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Aretha didn't care.

Anonymous said...

Pastor Williams was spot on with his eulogy. So sad more black so called pastors(Sharpton,Jackson) don't preach this truth.

Anonymous said...

Its how they roll....plus its very very entertaining for most! They wonder why they don't have more???

Anonymous said...

If you tell the truth you better have the fastest horse!