the Gospel and the news media (or Barak Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Trinity UCC and Jesus Christ)

What do I know about Trinity UCC in Chicago?  That lives are being changed for the better there.  That people are growing in their spiritual life in Jesus Christ there.  That people are being invited in to that congregation and being sent out to help the world to know the living presence of God.  

I'm white...which really doesn't matter to God and the body of Christ.

I think the dilemma is that the news media is focused on communicating news.  We in the body of Christ are focused on communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  The media never in human history was expected to do that...nor have they rarely been able to on purpose.  All these conversations do is focus on selling news.  We in the body of Christ need to be aware of the difference. (This same dilemma is present also with the political arena.)