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Re: My Thoughts on Rev. Wright

PDub — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:33:54 -0000

Yes, it did bother me that GWB went to BJU. It bothers me when any nominee goes to BJU. This is because I have no idea why BJU has become a conservative presidential nominee stop to the White House. It is a sad testimony that as a Christian university BJU's witness for Christ is not outstanding academics, not producing world leaders, but it's witness is a former policy on interacial dating. What bothers me is that BJU seemed to only begrudgingly do-away with its dating policy.

I know some BJU alumni. They don't seem any more racist, homophobic, gracious or sinful than the general population - just like most Christians.

It is true that people and institutions that purport to be witnesses for Christ sometimes are just the opposite. That, not the fact that BJU and Jeremiah Wright have some cozy relationships with presidential hopefuls, is the issue.

Oh that we who are held in the gracious and mighty hands of our loving savior would clearly understand the full impact of our behavior on our desire to see the world and our friends come to freedom from sin and salvation through Christ. The miracle is that, even through our stumbling and bumbling as God's ambassador's, God uses each of us to accomplish his loving purpose.

Re: My Thoughts on Rev. Wright

RThomasETC — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:28:40 -0000

President Bush didn't graduate from Bob Jones University, he never called Bob Jones a mentor or aligned himself, personally, with Bob Jones for over twenty years.

The only similarity between Applies and Oranges is that they both are kind of round. While your questions are kind of along the same dialog they are not the same situation at all.

Re: My Thoughts on Rev. Wright

geber22 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:04:44 -0000

Did it bother you in 2000 when George W. Bush, during his campaign went to go speak at Bob Jones University? As you may or may not know this "Christian university" did not tolerate inter-racial dating. I would think that GWB who ran on a very Christian platform completely mis-represented Christianity, don't you think.

Re: My Thoughts on Rev. Wright

RThomasETC — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:10:21 -0000

Paul did a good job on this post and I hear you Vicki. I think this has or should hurt Obama. He has shown that he is a consummate politician and not really anything new.

::: sigh :::

I can understand a long standing friendship but I don't understand any of the spin Obama put on this. His long time friend has wrong headed views. Call it what it is.

Re: My Thoughts on Rev. Wright

Vicki — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:01:17 -0000

Excellent post, and Randy, I totally agree. Obama needs to dissociate from Pastor Wright altogether, though, if Wright continues his repulsive hate speech. It's just very telling that Obama spent 20 years in this kind of church environment, yet we're to believe he never heard these kinds of remarks from the pulpit before? Right.

But *this* is what I'm talking about...Jesus came to liberate us ALL. What need is there for some special Black Liberation Theology? Pastor Wright needs the real Jesus - then he can stop his ranting and start forgiving. Maybe he'd even start preaching the gospel.

I'm so tired of hearing Wright 'damn' America via the airwaves over and over again, aren't you? Thanks for this post, y'all.

Re: My Thoughts on Rev. Wright

RThomasETC — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:17:42 -0000

Last night Hannity and Colmes replayed an interview with Wright from March 1 of 2007. He was trying to shut Hannity down by questioning Hannity's knowledge of "liberation" theology and asking him how many Liberation Theologian author's books he had read.

Jesus Himself brings Liberation to all who seek Him. As far as I can tell, Wright, doesn't know the Jesus I know or he wouldn't say such horrible things...no matter how many other books he has read.

Watching Barack's interview with Major Garrett, it seemed like Barack was weary, angry and while polite ... he is no different than the typical politician backed into a corner confessing and trying to save face. I never liked the man's policy but I can respect someone who honestly believes whatever they say. Last night, he would have gotten some of my respect if he would have just admitted that he knew this about Wright and tried to work it out several times with him privately.

Because if you are a leader and you truly abhor these ridiculous statements... you take the lead to try and either bring about "change" or move on. Barack didn't and hasn't moved on so... what has/is he doing to "change" his Pastor's hateful rhetoric to one of unity.

As a fellow believer I fully understand the need to keep disagreements with my siblings in Christ private. But Barack said he "wasn't there" or "didn't know all of the statements."

Yes he did.

Instead of just denouncing Wright, I would hope Barack (as a Presidential contender) would go to his "mentor" Wright in order to change his mind about the alleged "KKKofA."

Thank you for your post.