I believe the Obama-Wright relationship is more troubling than Domestic Terrorist Ayers.  Not to diminish Ayers, but to shed more light on Wright.  Ayers may have influenced Obama on political ideology.  Wright goes to the ‘core beliefs’ of Obama.  Obama called Wright his spiritual advisor, mentor, uncle.  The Obama’s chose Wright to marry them and baptize their daughters.  Wright had 20 years to indoctrinate the Obama family into this belief system.  Had Obama had a problem with this radical ideology, he could have quit years ago.  Oprah Winfrey used to go there, but quit.  Obama had Wright as an advisor on his campaign, until he became a political liability.  Obama’s world-view and more specifically, his view of others have been developed in the concert with ‘Black Liberation Theology’.

This speaks directly to Obama’s beliefs, judgement and character.

Obama belongs to a Christian church whose doctrine casts Jesus Christ as a “black messiah” and blacks as “the chosen people”. At best, this is a radically different kind of Christianity than most Americans acknowledge; at worst it is an ethnocentric heresy.

During the black-power heyday of the late 1960s, after the murder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, the mentors of Wright decided that blacks were the Chosen People. James Cone, the most prominent theologian in the “black liberation” school, teaches that Jesus Christ himself is black.

James Cone sees the matter very differently. Either God must do what we want him to do, or we must reject him, Cone maintains:

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 white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community ... Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love. [1]
In the black liberation theology taught by Wright, Cone and Hopkins, Jesus Christ is not for all men, but only for the oppressed:

In the New Testament, Jesus is not for all, but for the oppressed, the poor and unwanted of society, and against oppressors ... Either God is for black people in their fight for liberation and against the white oppressors, or he is not [Cone].

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JC18Aa01.html

Obama’s mantra - “Yes We Can’t”

“During the black-power heyday of the late 1960s, after the murder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, the mentors of Wright decided that blacks were the Chosen People. James Cone, the most prominent theologian in the “black liberation” school, teaches that Jesus Christ himself is black.“

I don’t know that I would say he’s black but he’s certainly not white and the bibles description makes him sound black.

I agree that Rev. Wright is a racist and that Obama clearly knew that.

J.R. - 09 October 2008 12:35 PM

“During the black-power heyday of the late 1960s, after the murder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, the mentors of Wright decided that blacks were the Chosen People. James Cone, the most prominent theologian in the “black liberation” school, teaches that Jesus Christ himself is black.“

I don’t know that I would say he’s black but he’s certainly not white and the bibles description makes him sound black.

I agree that Rev. Wright is a racist and that Obama clearly knew that.

JR.  I thought he was Jewish.

Well, thats it for me posting on here till after the election - if these boards are going to get clogged up with links to links of links then I’m gone for the duration. There is reason behind the statement “never discuss politics and religion” ... somebody wake me up on November 5, 2008, when all the mud-slinging and extremist entrenchment on both sides is over. ~Peace

WythevilleMom - 09 October 2008 11:01 AM

I believe the Obama-Wright relationship is more troubling than Domestic Terrorist Ayers.  Not to diminish Ayers, but to shed more light on Wright.  Ayers may have influenced Obama on political ideology.  Wright goes to the ‘core beliefs’ of Obama.  Obama called Wright his spiritual advisor, mentor, uncle.  The Obama’s chose Wright to marry them and baptize their daughters.  Wright had 20 years to indoctrinate the Obama family into this belief system.  Had Obama had a problem with this radical ideology, he could have quit years ago.  Oprah Winfrey used to go there, but quit.  Obama had Wright as an advisor on his campaign, until he became a political liability.  Obama’s world-view and more specifically, his view of others have been developed in the concert with ‘Black Liberation Theology’.

Wright bases his sermons on ‘Black Liberation Theology’.  I would urge voters to take a look at this racism disguised as religion.  Below are some excerpts on this subject with an link at the bottom.

This speaks directly to Obama’s beliefs, judgement and character.

Obama belongs to a Christian church whose doctrine casts Jesus Christ as a “black messiah” and blacks as “the chosen people”. At best, this is a radically different kind of Christianity than most Americans acknowledge; at worst it is an ethnocentric heresy.

During the black-power heyday of the late 1960s, after the murder of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, the mentors of Wright decided that blacks were the Chosen People. James Cone, the most prominent theologian in the “black liberation” school, teaches that Jesus Christ himself is black.

James Cone sees the matter very differently. Either God must do what we want him to do, or we must reject him, Cone maintains:

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 white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community ... Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love. [1]
In the black liberation theology taught by Wright, Cone and Hopkins, Jesus Christ is not for all men, but only for the oppressed:

In the New Testament, Jesus is not for all, but for the oppressed, the poor and unwanted of society, and against oppressors ... Either God is for black people in their fight for liberation and against the white oppressors, or he is not [Cone].

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JC18Aa01.html

Obama’s mantra - “Yes We Can’t”

This is posted at several websites.

Black Theology is a very interesting subject.  Scary, also.

Please read Dan East Post titled “A note to locals/regulars”

fromtheslide - 10 October 2008 07:43 PM

Please read Dan East Post titled “A note to locals/regulars”

Would you care to refute the premise?  Do you deny that this is in fact the theology that Obama’s church follows?

Additional info has been added to “A note to locals / regulars”
Author: Dan East