Alabama pastor holds ‘whites only’ conference

[choie]

Source: Yahoo.com (the lookout)

A controversial pastor's conference welcoming only "white Christians" is underway in Lamar County, Ala., upsetting residents of the nearby town of Winfield in the western part of the state.

Christian Identity Ministries is holding a three-day conference for so-called "white Christians" who contend they have been treated unfairly, the Rev. Mel Lewis told local TV station WSFA. Lewis, the organizer and keynote speaker, says they have the right, like any other Americans, to worship how they wish.

Ku Klux Klan flags and white supremacy slogans surround the conference, which will conclude with a cross being set on fire Friday night. Organizers say it's not a cross-burning, but rather sacred Christian cross lighting.

"We are not breaking any laws. We're not violating any ordinances. We're bringing the Word of God to people who want it, obviously, or they wouldn't be here," Lewis told the TV station.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/alabama-pastor-hold-whites-only-conference-162845760.html

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Yes, this is 2012, not 1912...

[valerief]

1. Only in America. nt

[nanabugg]

25. They have a right to hold these meetings. And we all have a right not to attend. nt

[Roy Rolling]

2. well...

...bless their pointy little heads under their pointy hats and fashionably-slimming robes.

[Comet]

3. Christian?

Not very "Christian."

[dmallind]

58. Exclusionary, bigoted, paranoid with a persecution complex?

Sounds about right to me.

[TeamPooka]

4. Just tell the Jesus was black...

that'll teach 'em.
seriously that will teach them....

[randome]

5. Can't teach them if they won't learn.

[TeamPooka]

13. touche

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. you can fix ignorance, You can't fix supid.

[RockyMtnGuy]

24. Amen!

[XemaSab]

43. Um, might want to reread that post there

[PopYoColla]

6. the kicker is...

when he says "we're not burning a cross, we're lighting it like you light ur house"

I guess they make crosses with built in lights so they can be "illuminated" Those crosses are

probably made in China anyway...

i hope the number of protesters will outnumber they attendees by hundreds or thousands...

[leftyohiolib]

7. well there's always an ugly side to everything

being free means you're free to be as big a jerk as you want

[ehrnst]

8. I guess they can't invite Jesus. (nt)

[heaven05]

33. jesus

Jesus would attend to tell them they were wrong and he would be lucky if he didn't get lynched as a trouble maker

[YOHABLO]

38. Hmm Jesus was Jewish

I wonder if they consider Jews white or the "other"?

[ehrnst]

49. If a man clearly from the middle east showed up at this event

Do you think they'd let him stay?

[Enrique]

9. "not a cross burning, a cross lighting"

it's impossible to do parody anymore.

[Blue_Tires]

14. Yeah, the good pastor has clearly taken an online PR course...

[Dont call me Shirley]

16. Given by Frank Lunz

[Enrique]

17. ha! "Words that work"

Frank did a focus group, found people reacted negatively to "Cross burning"

[panzerfaust]

47. Actually "... sacred Christian cross lighting"

You left out the "sacred" and "Christian" parts which make the meaning whole, reverential, and clear to all White Men of Faith.


God Bless Alabama

[kimmylavin]

10. Huh.

"A sacred Christian cross lighting."
Funny, I don't remember that from church.

Interesting that if you google that particular phrase, you only get info on this story.
I guess it's not a traditional sacred Christian cross lighting - it's something new and modern!

I'm sure it will inspire nothing but spiritual awe, having left behind all of the other meanings involved when a bunch of white guys proclaiming white supremacy burn crosses.

[frylock]

11. sounds more like an 'assholes only' conference to me

[stockholmer]

12. leaving out "Christian Identity" in the title is a bit dodgy, as CI = KKK on steroids

The title makes it sound like this is some 'regular' pastor, thus generating more interest. It is a given that both CI and the Klan will be 'whites-only' in terms of invites, unless they have black separatists like radical splinters of the Nation of Islam or sheep-dipped so-called black power groups like the fraudulent New Black Panthers speaking.

[heaven05]

34. and

don't forget adam west and clarence thomas, they would attend, happily.

[Art_from_Ark]

40. I think you're thinking of Allen West, Congressman from Florida

Adam West was the guy who played Batman on the '60s TV series

[heaven05]

53. thanks

as the kids say, my bad.

[stockholmer]

41. Adam West? Isn't that Batman? As for Clarence Thomas, he is married to a white woman, the KKK

would NEVER invite him, nor do I think he shares their (nor CI's) ideology. He is simply a lickspittle for pure corporate fascism and the faux-right in the USA.

[Art_from_Ark]

45. Probably Allen West, AA Congressman from Florida

who is always belittling Obama.

[stockholmer]

46. ahh, thanks for the clarification

[heaven05]

52. ten four

yeah batman slipped in and yes I meant the fla. congressman. you see what generation of tv I grew up in. lol. just being facetious about clarence t

[Dont call me Shirley]

15. The only god they worship is....could it be...Satan?!

[Marrah_G]

18. I bet I know who he is voting for.........

[XemaSab]

44. Ron Paul or whoever the Constitution Party douche-of-the-year is?

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Lamar County is almost 90% white

and has a total of almost 16,000 people.

Which tells ya a lot.

[L0oniX]

23. ...and most of those are inbred.

[dixiegrrrrl]

29. tut tut

Perpetuating stereotypes is not cool on DU.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. Mississippi makes Texas look like a bastion of tolerance.

I took my grandma to her 60th high school reunion in Kosciusko, MS, back in the 1970s.

After the way I heard white people talk about blacks, i was really glad to get back to Texas. And I haven't been back either.

[L0oniX]

22. God bless America.

[caseymoz]

26. Definitely, a Man of Dog.

Someone who could read any Holy Book and get it backward.

[Mopar151]

27. Gotta have one of these every once in a while

Gives SPLC, FBI, BATF, DOJ a chance to update their files, get some new head shots.

[FreeBC]

28. Not all Christians are racists

but if you're a racist, you're probably a Christian.

[may3rd]

30. Egyptian Coptic activists declare creation of Christian Brotherhood

....“The idea started in 2005 with the rise of Islamist groups, but it had not been put to action since then,” Michel Fahmi told Al Arabiya in a phone interview.

Fahmi explained that it was the victory of Muslim Brotherhood candidate presidential elections that necessitated taking steps towards creating the new Brotherhood.

“It was then important to establish a body that can resist the Islamist tide.”


http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/07/05/224648.html


This is a blood bath waiting to explode on 'racist' grounds alone

[Brigid]

32. Wow. And I thought the Copts were peaceable types.

They are an ancient sect, with roots in the Monophocyte movement.

[sofa king]

50. Maybe they need to listen to more Bad Brains.

Catharsis is what keeps me peaceful.

[4th law of robotics]

35. There are billions of counter examples

China isn't known for either welcoming people who look different or being christian.

[Mira]

31. Jeeeesus 'effin' KKKrist, bless us and save us. n/t

[BadGimp]

36. Organizers say it's not a cross-burning, but rather sacred Christian cross lighting.

R i g h t

That's not Bullshit, it's refined bovine excrement...

[sakabatou]

37. Ah, racism... how I don't miss it.

[Solly Mack]

39. Fuck those people.

Bunch of pus pockets.

[Kablooie]

42. Good ol' Republicans doin' what they do best.

[MooseTrax]

48. The 1912 Reference

...............should have stated 1965. There were no rights for Blacks in the south till Lyndon Johnson signed the civil rights legislation and for practical purposes that was just the beginning. Affirmitive Action by the government concerning hiring and voting was the gateway to real freedom for Blacks.

[Scuba]

51. Welcome to DU!

[Stratosgc]

54. Jesus wasn't white.

Jesus, a Nazarine, living in the Palestine certainly had dark skin. He wouldn't be welcome at this confernece. Therefore, this pastor is by definition not a follower of Christ. This pastor is an idiot and so is anyone listening to him.
If these "white supremists" had their own country, they would all be dead in a generation.

[MooseTrax]

55. LOL...

...like 90% of those thumping their bibles do follow the teachings of Christ, though I do agree that the pastor is an idiot.

[bluestateguy]

56. He's at least being honest about his racism

He's just saying the things that the more polished and sanitized fundamentalist pastors actually believe but know better than to actually say.

[primavera]

57. It seems a little redundant

Who other than a white supremacist would want to attend a Klan meeting?

[sarcasmo]

59. They already have these meetings, it's called the Tea Party.