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Line 60: ==Political commentary and controversy== Aspects of Cone's theology and words for some people have been the subject of controversy in the political context of the [[United States presidential election, 2008\|2008 US presidential campaign]] as [[Jeremiah Wright]], at that time pastor of then-candidate [[Barack Obama]], noted that he had been inspired by Cone's theology.<ref name = "Newsobs">[http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1008049.html newsobserver.com \| Obama's church holds controversial views<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link\|date=November 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{YouTube\|aNTGRL0OJWQ\|Video: Jeremiah Wright discusses his Cone inspiration and Black Liberation Theology}}.</ref> Some scholars of black theology noted that controversial quotes by Wright may not necessarily represent black theology.<ref name = "newsvirginian">[http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNV%2FMGArticle%2FWNV_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355054237&path=!news!localnews Diversified religion: Barack Obama's former pastor's remarks spur consideration]</ref> Cone responded to these alleged controversial comments by noting that he was generally writing about historic white churches and denominations that did nothing to oppose slavery and segregation rather than any white individual.<ref name = "Newsobs" /> Line 91: * [https://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11232007/watch.html James Cone], [[Bill Moyers' Journal]] at [[Public Broadcasting Service\|PBS]], November 23, 2007 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080430193355/http://www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/perspectives/twentyseven.html "A Black Theology of Liberation"], Terry Matthews, Religion 166: Religion in the United States, [[Wake Forest University]] * [https://archive.is/20121225163308/http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ricsa/me99/docs/erskine.htm "Black Theology as Public Discourse"], Noel Leo Erskine, Religion in Public Life, September 30, 1998 * [http://de.urbanministry.org/james-hal-cone James Hal Cone Resources] from ''UrbanMinistry.org'' * [http://jamesconesspeakingthetruth.wordpress.com/ ''Speaking the Truth'']