Elizabeth Payne claims she had an affair with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. In an interview with the New York Post, Payne explained that she was the secretary of Rev. Frederick Haynes III, an affiliate of Wright, at the Friendship West Baptist Church, in Dallas, Texas. When the story of their affair surfaced, Payne said she lost her job and her husband divorced her.New York Post: O Pastor in Sex Scandal (September 9, 2008)
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Claims she had an affair with President Barack Obama's former pastor Jeremiah WrightNew York Post: O Pastor in Sex Scandal (September 9, 2008)
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Reverend Wright was the pastor of the Trinity United Church Of Christ in Chicago, Illinois
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Said her husband found out about the affair in February 2008New York Post: O Pastor in Sex Scandal (September 9, 2008)
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Said the congregation "found out about the affair in the spring"New York Post: O Pastor in Sex Scandal (September 9, 2008)
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Filed a wrongful-dismissal claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionNew York Post: O Pastor in Sex Scandal (September 9, 2008)
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Elizabeth Payne article in the New York Post printed on September 9, 2008
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