Investors Business Daily - Obama's Church Too Militant Black (1/22/07)

[RamboLiberal]

Took the RW shills long enough to run with this point - 1/22 on the article.

http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=254362714252786

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Obama said he was drawn to Christ after college while working with black churches on inner-city projects. Soon he knelt "beneath the cross" at one of them, he said in a recent speech, and "embraced Christ." If he were Muslim, this act alone would be punishable by death.

Trouble is, Obama embraced more than Christ when he answered the altar call 20 years ago at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Southside Chicago. The 8,000-member church describes itself as "unashamedly black" and holds classes in "African-centered Bible study." He also pledged to honor something called the "Black Value System," which is a code of nonbiblical ethics written by blacks for blacks.

This is what should give American voters pause.

According to its Web site, Trinity puts the "black community" first. Black members are encouraged to pursue education and skills exclusively to advance their community, and allocate their money exclusively to support "black institutions" and black leaders.

In short, it preaches from the gospel of blackness and black power. There's little room for white Christians at Obama's church. It disavows the pursuit of "middleclassness" — code for whiteness — arguing that middleclassness is a conspiracy by white leaders to keep talented African-Americans "captives."

[Colobo]

1. So Obama hates whites

Including his own mom and grandparents? LOL!

[Union Thug]

2. Any media citing business and investing as it's central subject matter should be doubted...

in all it covers.

[fuzzyball]

3. I have nothing against Christian zealots....GOP is full of them, we might as well

have a few on our side.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Most Black folks go to church......

as a Minister's wife, I'm not sure where the problem is here.....??? :shrug:

And I'm sure those who look at this church a bit closer, they'd find no difference with what its values are and the values of most churches. Charity starts at home meaning the community around the church is what the church concentrates on. Should they be importing their concerns elsewhere?

RightWing Assholes....distorting everything they see and hear! :mad:

[Skittles]

5. well it doesn't give me "pause"

I suspect it gives bigots "pause" though.....this is the same old white shit whining about "those people" - anyone but white male christians - having any kind of "group" that doesn't cater to their f***ing sorry whiny asses - their own f***ing clubs (congress, supreme court, etc.) doesn't give them "pause" though

[retread]

6. Damn I'm confused!! I thought he wasn't black enough? n/t

[Skittles]

7. that wasn't registering so they're swinging the other way

f***ing a**holes

[Eurobabe]

8. Haha!! Perfect comeback, good one...

:rofl: