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Post by jeffolie on May 5, 2008 9:37:10 GMT -6
Barack Obama's Black Liberation Theology
I'm not sure how much of this theology that Obama is aware of and subscribes to: That's Obama's problem, no one knows who he is or what he believes. But one has to assume he believes in it 100% since he's unwilling to address it. He won't even say the words "black liberation theology", which is surprising since that's what he's been worshipping for 2 decades. I am willing to assert that he's a full-on subscriber judging from passages I've read from two of his books.
Black Liberation Theology...
"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 the white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of the Black theology is to kill gods who do not belong to the black community..."
Here is a video by cable syndicated talk show host Glenn Beck and his guests:
What does his membership in the Trinity Church with its Black Theology say about Obama's judgement and credibility. Will he appoint followers of Black Theology as judges?
It is frightening to me that a follower of this Church will be the President of the US.
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Post by jeffolie on May 5, 2008 9:55:04 GMT -6
The media's love affair with Obama makes them ask us to believe that Obama was courageous for defending Wright in his Philadelphia speech on race and also courageous for throwing him under the bus six weeks later for the exact same opinions. The only plausible realities are that either the speech was naïve and the press conference realistic, or the speech was pandering and the press conference politically expedient. Neither paints a pretty picture of a politician who is supposed to change Washington. Indeed, the press had characterized Wright in that role quite often. For example, the Chicago Sun Times described him as "a close confidant" in an article about people Obama "seeks out for spiritual counsel," and the New York Times described Wright as his "spiritual mentor." Another source even called Wright the man "who helped introduce" Obama to his "Christian faith," who "counsels" him, is "like family," "a friend," "a great leader" and a "sounding board," who was a member of Obama's spiritual advisory committee and who officiated his wedding and baptized his children. That source? Barack Obama. I wonder where "the press" got all those crazy ideas. Do I think for a second that Obama believes the government created the AIDS virus to kill African-Americans? No. But at this point it's rational to wonder whether he is either lying or has an awful sense of judgment. He either knew Wright's views and didn't tell the truth about them, or he somehow missed the core beliefs of the man who was spending his Sunday mornings teaching core beliefs. I'm glad Obama has come to the same conclusion that Wright's critics came to long ago. I just wonder why it took me two minutes and him two decades. www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/05/beck.obamawright/index.html?section=cnn_topstories&eref=yahoo
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Post by jeffolie on May 5, 2008 10:10:59 GMT -6
USA Today said the results showed the Wright controversy had raised questions for some voters about Obama's values, credibility and electability. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's standing has been significantly damaged by the controversy over his former pastor, according to USA Today/Gallup poll published on Monday. The poll showed Hillary Clinton leading Obama 51 percent to 44 percent nationally among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters, in contrast to a CBS News/New York Times survey released on Sunday that had Obama leading Clinton by 12 points. The USA Today/Gallup results were a sharp reversal from two weeks ago, before the latest controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, when Obama led Clinton by 10 percentage points. news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/pl_nm/usa_politics_democrats_poll_dc;_ylt=AqsDhH9WSUp1gflohjagAses0NUE
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Post by jeffolie on May 5, 2008 10:48:35 GMT -6
You know how you can tell if a politican is lying?
Their lips are moving.
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Post by jeffolie on May 5, 2008 12:48:54 GMT -6
Just because Obama disowned Wright, that does not mean the voters are persuaded that nothing was going on for the 20 years Obama attended Trinity Church that advocated Black Liberation Theology. Obviously since Obama has had a 10% reversal in the Monday USA poll, the voters are more inclined to pick someone who is not Obama.
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Post by blueneck on May 5, 2008 13:13:21 GMT -6
Talk about a manufacturered controversy. Hagee, Fallwell and Robertson have ALL said things at least as offensive as Wright, yet no one is getting apoplectic over them
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Post by graybeard on May 5, 2008 13:47:30 GMT -6
Hey, we're electing a President, not a dictator.
If a President wanted to start an illegal war, Congress would stop him. I If a President wanted to abuse our troops in a war of blood for oil, the Pentagon would stop him. If a President wanted to ally us with Hamas, the Jewish lobby in Congress would stop him. If a President wanted to open our borders to Africans, the people and Congress would stop him. If a President wanted to pay war reparations to all African-Americans, Congress would stop him. If a President wanted to raise taxes on the rich, Wall Street would stop him.
What's the worry? Oh, it's all about fear that a half-black man can be a leader.
Congressman Charlie Rangel said of GW Bush. "I really think he shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all."
GB
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Post by db on May 5, 2008 18:36:12 GMT -6
Jeffolie, I find your post most amusing, but not because of the stale joke you keep repeating. You are worried about liberation theology, well, you'd better worry about the hypocritical right- wing Christianity. Right-wing Christians are more aligned with the concept of the devil, than the mythical Christ. Get your priorities straight!
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