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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (38952)	8/12/2008 4:29:22 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

If libs raise that issue at their convention, it will be the final nail in BO's coffin with the moderate Dems and Independent voters. >a profile in the New York Times has revealed that Rev. Daughtry, whose father, Herbert Daughtry, who served prison time during his 20s for armed robbery and bad checks, also runs a church, shares popular "black liberation theology" beliefs such as the "debt" the United States "owes" all blacks as reparations for the existence of slavery two centuries back<

To: lorne who wrote (38952)	8/13/2008 1:39:10 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

Black Enslavement Theology Response to WND article: Democratic convention chief wants reparations for blacks Tuesday, August 12, 2008 delriaan.blogspot.com Assuming that you've read the afore-linked-to article, I proceed in disgust: The more that I learn about "black liberation theology" the more Pepto Bismol that I need to quell the rising bile (if you play Guild Wars, then you're no doubt grinning). I am fully convinced that the party of "racial unity", by choosing Leah Daughtry to organize the Denver convention, will have done more to add to the walls of separation than does demonizing the GOP, especially conservatives, as being racist. The country owes blacks nothing as it owes no other ethnic group anything. As a black man, the very thought is offensive. The perceived debt has been paid by the blood and suffering of all those, from slave day to civil rights era, who fought to have the wealth of opportunity that we enjoy today. An ungrateful generation defames the legacy of the very same civil rights icons they uphold, and an adulterous generation blasphemes the name of Christ as they hide behind the Cross while firing their arrows of hate and vitriol. What perfect way to keep a people enslaved than convincing them they are still oppressed and being short-changed. Unfortunately, the Emancipation Proclamation and the sum of the actions during the Civil Rights Movement can do nothing to remove the shackles and chains of the mind. How can I be so critical of black liberation theology, being black, being a Christian at that? Let's go to the end of the article, shall we? "Throughout her Times interview, 'She didn't put any distance between herself and [the] book "A Black Theology of Liberation,"' the report said. 'At the basis of black liberation theology is the understanding that God has a special place in His heart for those at the bottom of the ladder,' Rev. Daughtry said." I told you! Convince people of their downtroddenness and then you can sell them a bag of falsehood that makes them feel "special". News flash: all of mankind is the apple of God's eye, which is why He went so far to give His Son as a redemptive sacrifice for all who would believe! One particular line quoted from Leah Daughtry is particularly telling: "Daughtry also told The Hill it actually 'makes me angry' that the 'far right' has cornered the market on religion." This is exactly how she and those like-minded people approach the Christian faith -- a market in which to sell her ideological wares. If people in churches that teach black liberation were truly followers of Christ (who was Jewish, by the way), then they would have repented and left said chuch long ago. Those espousing this "black foolishness theology" from the pulpit will come to know their evil when they have their one-on-one with the Almighty. This passage exposes her sum of her Pentecostal faith: "Rev. Daughtry said her Pentecostal faith fits perfectly with the Democrat Party. 'Why wouldn't it fit?' she suggested. 'The Democratic Party is full of people of faith.' 'Have you been to our conventions? Music and waving and happiness, it's perfect,' she told The Hill." No, that is NOT what the Christian faith is about. That's the depth of her faith? No wonder she and those like her can embrace BLT (mmm, sandwiches). Another jewel from the article: "When Howard Dean, chairman of the DNC, announced Rev. Daughtry's appointment to the post of CEO in Denver, he cited her 'strong guidance, skilled leadership and counsel.'" This, folks, is what happens when you overlook a person's beliefs when choosing a leader of any sort. When you're willing to discount the core of a person, then you are at best unwise and at worst, a fool. A person brings with them the core of who they are, and from that core they will operate. Mark my words, "black liberation theology" will become one of the defining "lines in the sand", one side or the other of which blacks will be forced to come down on. Ciao! - Del'riaan * * *