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Race Was An Issue Long Before Reverend Wright Was A Household Name

[hinnis]

JUST WORDS: The %u201Ctheology%u201D that Wright teaches at his church is nothing like Christianity as most people understand it. Here are direct quotes regarding this "theology" from its major proponent, James Cone: 1. To be Christian is to be one of those whom God has chosen. God has chosen black people. 2. While it is true that blacks do hate whites, black hatred is not racism. 3. All white men are responsible for white oppression. 4. Theologically, Malcolm X was not far wrong when he called the white man the devil. 5. If there is any contemporary meaning of the Antichrist, the white church seems to be a manifestation of it. 6. Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community %u2026 Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love. *** These teachings are fundamentally racist and divisive. Obama has chosen to belong to this racist church for 20 years, and now because of exposure by the press, he tries to fool the American public once again.

[phantomconsu]

Quite honestly it is difficult to believe anything that comes from the mouth of anyone that is black; due to the recent comments and revelations of Obama, rev. Wright, Al Sharpton, the Black Panthers, Farrackhan and many of the black speakers you listen to. As white Americans need to walk on egg shells with each word we speak; black America has decided they can spew anything and it is okay. You lose and your consolation prize is another two hundred years of racial divide. Black America will need to hold themselves responsible for this setback. Just ask the students from Duke if they believe that reverse racial equality exist?

[phantomconsu]

Even worst; maybe his plan is far more maniacal; it will be similar to Ireland as the British threw all Catholic home and landowners from their homes; replacing them with Scots, thus came the potato famine and of course the infamous British Black and Tan. Is it possible that Rev Wright and the Nation of Islam has brainwashed Obama; and his plan is similar; he will evict all white home and landowners; replace them with blacks; and of course he will be able to repeat history terrorizing America with his own Black and Tan. Yes, my fellow Irishmen this could be double jeopardy and history repeating itself. Just think, maybe MLK%u2019s real dream was one of ethnic cleansing and to extinct Caucasians?
This obviously is just the beginning; think of the possibilities.

[phantomconsu]

Now let%u2019s assume that Obama is elected president;
7 Will he be sworn in with the Koran?
7 Will he paint the White House %u201CBlack%u201D?
7 Will he replace the Lincoln Bedroom with the MLK Bedroom; MLK had a dream, right?
7 Will the Rose Garden be replaced with Basketball Courts?
7 Will the Oval Office be renamed the hood?
7 Will Farrakhan be named the Secretary of State
7 Will Rev. Wright be named Ambassador to the Vatican?
7 Will Al Sharpton be named the Attorney General?
7 Will Jesse Jackson be the Education Czar?
7 If any nation or their leaders threaten the US, will Barack send some gangbangers to gun them down?
7 Will the Secret Service be replaced by his posse?
7 Will the Black Panthers replace the CIA?
7 Will a rapper rewrite the national anthem; probably in Ebonics and start like %u201CYo Yo Yo%u201D?
7 Will the one dollar bill have a picture of MLK with the line %u201CIn God We Trust%u201D removed and replaced with %u201DIn Nation of Islam We Trust%u201D?
Now that we have seen firsthand how deep seeded racism is preached within the black community; I believe we need to ask ourselves one question. Have we progressed as a nation regarding racial harmony or is the resentment against whites so deeply etched in the black community that they are salivating at the opportunity to destroy Caucasians?

[tbweb]

tbweb - i absolutely get your point and agree that slang can mean different things to different people. wow, that outfit''s bad - and your asian galpal cried - that really is an amusing anecdote, but i think you''ll agree that ''god D*MN, america, that''s funny!'' is different from ''''god bless america? no. god d*mn america.''

Posted by ccfsdca at 02:42 PM : Mar 26, 2008,,,

No you made your point as well, I understand, but many Speakers, especially Politicians tailor their message to their audience and in fact in Public Speaking courses this is encouraged. Mitt Romney for example raised this to an Art Form and many accused Mitt of flip-flopping left and right, he took it too far! The tone a Speaker uses is important too. When Blacks talk to each other, other cultures listening in don''t hear what they think they hear and thats my point, Blacks can talk around you!

[tbweb]

Posted by ccfsdca at 02:25 PM : Mar 26, 2008,,,

I disagree! God D.A.M. America may not have been meant literally, and thats my point, but it sounds bad, agreed. But in many cultures especially the Black culture, many words and many sayings have different meaning and different context outside that culture. I hang out with a lot of different cultures and I see the effects of these misunderstandings all the time, no kidding. I once had to stop an Asian female from crying because a Black told her that the outfit she was wearing was bad! I had to explain that it was a compliment, that he meant it was actually good, it took a while but she eventually got it. God D.a.m. used by Blacks has a lot of different meanings and in some cases is temporary in origin and context, it can also mean "are you kidding me?". People joke about slang in the Black culture but it really is a language of its own and has different meaning to other cultures, you have to know this.

[tbweb]

To TWEB and everyone else who thinks Wright''''s message has not rubbed off on Obama. Read Obama''''s book Audicity of Hope. Read for yourselves and then decide.

Posted by Gypsy0126 at 02:04 PM : Mar 26, 2008,,,

I have the audio version, listened to Sen. Obama in his own voice, I don''t agree Rev. Wright rubbed off in a negative way on Sen. Obama. Christians know that Jesus Christ loved to talk in parables and many Ministers also do the same, Gov. Mike Huckabee comes to mind, the point is many words and phrases are not meant literally, but are parables, pointers to other things, other messages. There is also the issue of "context", in what context was something said? I am not defending Rev. Wright but I''ve heard worst from White Ministers, the only difference is no one from their flock is running for President so these other controversial Ministers are not visible in the public eye!

[tbweb]

There was no mention of Race until Obama started losing the Momentum. Hmmm. A cynic would say bringing up the fact that less eductaed white voters support Clinton is by default saying the more educated you are the less racist your likely to be. Pastor Wright disproves that. Obama=Wright=Farrakhan=Wrong for the USA. My grandmother always said you are judged by the company you keep. Obama has dug a deep hole.

Posted by dante805 at 01:35 PM : Mar 26, 2008,,,

I disagree, Rev. Wright was not the only reason to attend that Church! As Sen. Obama pointed out, thats where the constituents were all gathered together in one place on Sundays! The Church is where the people he helped in the community were. To say the "only" reason Sen. Obama attended that Church was to see Rev. Wright is false, there were many other reasons to attend that Church other than Rev. Wright. This whole matter of trying discredit Sen. Obama via a 3rd Party because no dirt can be dug up on him personally is desperate and pathetic, seriously! Its like saying we can''t find anything bad on you, so because you hung out with someone questionable, you''ll have to take the hit for them! That''s weak!

[gypsy0126]

To TWEB and everyone else who thinks Wright''s message has not rubbed off on Obama. Read Obama''s book Audicity of Hope. Read for yourselves and then decide.

[dante805]

There was no mention of Race until Obama started losing the Momentum. Hmmm. A cynic would say bringing up the fact that less eductaed white voters support Clinton is by default saying the more educated you are the less racist your likely to be. Pastor Wright disproves that. Obama=Wright=Farrakhan=Wrong for the USA. My grandmother always said you are judged by the company you keep. Obama has dug a deep hole.