Obama pastor cancels scheduled appearances

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Posted: 01:00 PM ET

(CNN) – The Rev. Jeremiah White, Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, has canceled his plans to speak at church services in Houston, Texas this weekend in the wake of the recent uproar over portions of his past sermons.

Wright was scheduled to speak at three separate services Sunday at Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. But the Rev. Marcus Cosby, the church's pastor, told CNN Wright decided to cancel the appearances amid safety concerns.

"He canceled for largely personal reasons," Cosby said, adding that recent uproar has led to threats against Wright, his family, and his church — the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Cosby said his church had planned to take extra security precautions for Wright's services this weekend, but said the decision to cancel the appearances was Wright's entirely.

Cosby also said his church had not received any threats directly ahead of Wright's scheduled appearances.

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"I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother…These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love," Obama said last Tuesday at during his Philadelphia speech.

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Funny how Jesse Jackson is all quiet on the western front with regards to Wright.