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Coalition of African American Pastors.
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Coalition of African American Pastors.
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Brittany Cooper penned a powerful and provocative essay for Salon.com, entitled The right's made-up God: How bigots invented a white supremacist Jesus.
As a practicing Christian, I am deeply incensed by these calls for
restoration and reclamation in the name of religious freedom. This kind
of legislation is largely driven by conservative Christian men and
women, who hold political views that are antagonistic to every single
group of people who are not white, male, Christian, cisgender, straight
and middle-class. Jesus, a brown, working-class, Jew, doesn’t even meet
all the qualifications.
Nothing drives this point home like Left in Alabama Blogger countrycats' we must laugh to keep from crying account of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore praising "Plessy v. Ferguson minutes after a group of African-American pastors hung a "Letter from the Birmingham Jail Courage Award" around his neck. Seriously, that's what happened yesterday in Montgomery".
Watch the video here. And note just how, well... white... the assembly is for a "Coalition of African American Pastors" event.
Before I turn the blog over to countrycat let me say this...it is our responsibility to be a bold witness and stop letting the right wing use Jesus to justify their own prejudices. Jesus didn't hate women, minorities, the poor and LBGT's. Jesus didn't say come whomever will as long as you look, think, and act like bigots. As a matter of fact Matthew 25:40 English Standard Version of the Bible reads: And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
It is our responsibility to be a bold witness and say hate and bigotry is not God's way.
"What so ever we sow, so shall we reap"~Galatians 6:7
RedEye stepping down out of the pulpit...for now.
From the files of they must think we are stoopid in Sweet Home Alabama.
A group of Christian pastors will present an award named for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail Friday to Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, in recognition of his efforts to stop same-sex marriage in Alabama.
I kid you NOT.
First of all, the so called "group of Christian pastors" consist of three, count them, three African American "pastors" and the "grassroots group" is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization based in Nevada.
We appreciate your financial support. Because we are 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization, donations are tax-deductible.* If you would
like to contribute to our efforts, please click here or mail your check to the address below. Thanks!
Please mail all correspondence to the address below:
CAAP West Business Office
2654 West Horizon Ridge Parkway
Suite B5-139
Henderson, NV 89052.
*The Coalition of African American Pastors is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization. Your donations to The Coalition of African
American Pastors may be tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
No goods or services were received in exchange for any contributions.
You should consult a tax advisor regarding any tax deductions.
Remember the IRS "Scandal"?
The IRS has interpreted our tax laws to allow big corporations and
wealthy individuals to make unlimited secret campaign donations through
sham political fronts called “social welfare organizations,” like Karl
Rove’s “Crossroads,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and “Priorites USA.”
The real story can be found in the Al.com comment section
Note too that the "Coalition of African American Pastors" is part of the
anti-gay hate group NOM's "wedge strategy" to drive a wedge between
certain minority groups. Bill Owens is literally on NOM's payroll
About "Pastor" William Owens...
Over the past few weeks major news outlets have largely failed to
identify Rev. William Owens – head of the recently-formed Coalition of
African-American Pastors (CAAP) – as a key player in the National
Organization for Marriage’s (NOM) race-baiting strategy, treating him
instead as a legitimate representative of the black faith community’s
position on marriage equality.
Owens garnered national attention in July after criticizing President Obama for endorsing same-sex marriage, comparing him to Judas for allegedly betraying black voters who supported him in 2008. He also weighed in on the Chick-fil-A debate by comparing opposition to the fast food giant to racism during the Civil Rights Movement.
Since making his controversial remarks, Owens has played the role of spokesperson for the African American community on Fox News, Fox Business, and CNN, as well as in a number of major news articles.
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Oh the irony (for lack of a better word) of African American "pastors"aiding and abetting the co-opting of Martin Luther King's Letter from the Birmingham Jail to promote bigotry and justify marriage discrimination.
One of the worst things about being a dead famous person is the general
public's propensity to put words in your mouth to serve their own
agendas. It happens all the time with Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas
Jefferson, and now, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What Tee Up said all the darn way!
The most disgusting part of this whole scam that moore and his
"followers" are pulling of is that the media laps it up and gives them
exactly what they want.
RedEye, stomping way from the computer to go pray for my my state, my country, and the world.
Jesus, Save us From Your Followers Continued....
