In 1984, he delivered a controversial sermon in the LDS Church's general conference which the church redacted before publishing.

Cameron's thoughts towards women in the Church has been also attributed to him having a daughter, with him stating in his controversial sermon:

Wright had been criticized by political pundits for several controversial sermons, but Pfleger came to Wright's defense.

On 23 November 1600, he preached at Whitehall a controversial sermon on justification.

The paper will carry a paragraph on a controversial sermon by the Bishop of Chichester.

His controversial sermons were directed in a great part against the Lutherans, and in particular against the apostate monk Rothfischer, and Chladonium.

By numerous controversial sermons, some of which are masterpieces of oratory, he contributed to the suppression of Lutheranism in Bavaria.

In September 2006, the IRS issued a summons against All Saints demanding that the church turn over documents related to the controversial sermon.

His writings, published in four folio volumes (1674-1684), consist mostly of controversial sermons and tracts; he produced more than 50 separate works.

The survey showed that 51 percent of the public had heard "a lot" about Reverend Wright's controversial sermons, and 54 percent heard "a lot" about Obama's speech.