FACTS:
Religion: United Church of Christ
http://www.issue2008.com/campaign/candidates/barack-obama-candidates/
Church: Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, of which Obama is a member.
A February 6 Chicago Tribune article reported that "conservative critics have
seized on Trinity's 12-point Black Value System, especially the portion
relating to 'middleclassness,' as evidence that Obama is a divisive candidate
who rejects mainstream American values and is primarily focused on the black
community." Carlson pointed to the "disavowal of the pursuit of
'middleclassness' " in the church's tenets, calling the church's mission a
"racially exclusive theology" and "a theology that ministers to one group of
people, based on race." Carlson claimed that Trinity's theology is "racially
exclusive" and "wrong," adding that "it's hard to call that Christianity."
Carlson also stated that Trinity's "Black Value System" "calls for
congregants to be 'soldiers for black freedom.' " In fact, Trinity encourages
parishioners to be "soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind
[emphasis added]." The Tribune said that the church's "value system" was
adopted in 1981 to hold "black Christians accountable for taking care of their
own and for continuing to fight oppression." Further, the Tribune reported that
according to Melissa Harris-Lacewell, a professor of politics and
African-American studies at Princeton University, "the 'disavowal of the
pursuit of middleclassness' is simply an argument against materialism and the
pursuit of the American standard of wealth. Many white Christian churches also
preach against materialism." http://mediamatters.org/items/200702090009
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 31 Years Post
Texas, USA
Danny Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Obama was raised by Muslim --Father/stepfather but he belongs to the TRINITY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH-- but go to that church web and it main 10 points of belief
is all about the black race only--------this is strange because most christian
beliefs are to support ALL RACES. Dan
Bill Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: v\:* { BEHAVIOR:
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http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp
Someone didn't check snopes very well.
Bill
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Age 57
Leesburg, FL
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