Thursday, September 18, 2008
Obama's Value System?
Mind you, I'm inclined to hold my nose and vote for the man, but I'm not deluded as to who he is. Trinity United Church of Christ is the church Obama attended for 20 years, but apparently slept through every sermon and never visited their website, and only six months ago "disavowed" their rhetoric - presumably he did so as soon as he became aware of it.
"Commitment to the Black Community. The highest level of achievement for any Black person must be a contribution of strength and continuity of the Black Community.
Really? Replace the word "black" with the word "white", particularly in the second quote, post it on a European-American Baptist church website and we'd have a firestorm of controversy, possibly riots in the streets, but it's OK for African-American Trinity Baptist to post this on their website, because they're NOT "racist".
Now, if you're really brave, cut&past this into an email and try sending this to your friends. See what a reasonable response you get. Make sure you pick those who judge themselves to be more open-minded and reasonable than most people. See how many appreciate you using your freedom of speech rights. Be forewarned, making such an unpopular point won't endear you to most and may end of a friendship or two. However, is principle more important than friendship or is it the other way around?
"Commitment to the Black Community. The highest level of achievement for any Black person must be a contribution of strength and continuity of the Black Community.
Really? Replace the word "black" with the word "white", particularly in the second quote, post it on a European-American Baptist church website and we'd have a firestorm of controversy, possibly riots in the streets, but it's OK for African-American Trinity Baptist to post this on their website, because they're NOT "racist".
Now, if you're really brave, cut&past this into an email and try sending this to your friends. See what a reasonable response you get. Make sure you pick those who judge themselves to be more open-minded and reasonable than most people. See how many appreciate you using your freedom of speech rights. Be forewarned, making such an unpopular point won't endear you to most and may end of a friendship or two. However, is principle more important than friendship or is it the other way around?
