Obama has called for blacks to rally in support of his re-election by launching “African-Americans for Obama.” This race-based call to assembly presses blacks to organize en masse in support of his re-election through volunteer community organizing work to get blacks registered and out to vote.
He used a video promo to tell blacks to pressure churches into supporting his administration by using the so-called faith community. He also instructed voters to become church “congregation captains.”
Cries and assertions that this was an overt act of racism by an overtly racist president – whose wife is the equivalent of Black Panther socialist Angela Davis, only with a taxpayer-paid no-limit credit card – were swift and plentiful.
But I see it a bit differently. I see it as emblematic of Obama’s grotesque narcissism and his eager willingness to elevate himself above God. Telling people to go to church for the purpose of organizing voters is antithetical to the Bible I read. He claims to be a Christian, but nothing about him resembles the walk of a believer, as found in the fourth chapter of Ephesians. He more closely parallels the King of Tyre as found in the 28th chapter of the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. But I digress.
Pastors who allow their churches to be turned into something other than a house of worship and who allow wolves to feed upon their flocks will not be found blameless, either. But, again, I digress.
Nearly 25 years ago, I spoke the following words in a speech I gave. I said: “With pandemic levels of AIDS, abortion, i.e., black genocide, black on black crimes, drugs, disregard for life and personal responsibility, and unparalleled under-achievement – not to mention toxic levels hatred, bitterness and self-serving theology – one would think that black preachers would better serve their congregants by preaching Jesus Christ and factual biblical standards juxtaposed to gathering to figure new ways to extort government, demand handouts and blame whites for every misfortune.”
Which brings me to my point. First of all, churches engaging in community organizing for political purposes are in violation of their federal tax-exempt status. Secondly, I argue that the principle reason so many people (and blacks specifically) give lip service to God, when their lives and actions speak differently, is because the church has become a place for the politics of hatred, wallowing in despair and immiseration. This explains how churches that claim to be Christian can support a man and woman who support the things Obama and his wife do.
Blacks are quick to blame whites for their ills and are applauded by liberal socialists when they do. But I say, if the pastors were preaching Jesus Christ and Him crucified for our sins, there would be no room for the animus and rage that boils within the hearts and bowels of so many persons of color.
The tragedy of tragedies are manifold – not least of which is the lack of sound biblical preaching. Then there is the embracing of those who use blacks and take advantage of them. But at the end of the day, the people are left further behind than when they started.
It’s been nearly 50 years since signing of the Civil Rights Act, and we’ve had nearly 50 years of the Great Society initiatives. It’s been 44 years since President Richard M. Nixon signed race-based affirmative action programs into law, 33 years since the Department of Education was founded and 39 years since abortion on demand became the law of the land.
Everything referenced in the last paragraph came with promises of a better day for blacks, but 50 near years after the fact, blacks are told they’re no better off than before. They are, however, fewer in number thanks to abortion. Now it’s Obama’s turn to use blacks as the stepping stone to another shopping season for his wife and another four years for him to disaffect the nation in a way that further crushes the lungs and backs of urban blacks.
The one thing Obama has fought for is to provide more abortions for low-income women and low-income black women in particular. He has promoted debauchery and fear, and he is the primary reason for fuel prices that make it difficult to put cereal and buttered rice on the table.
Blacks don’t need Obama. They, like so many others, need pastors who will stop leading them astray and stop allowing them to be led astray.
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judy l copp: thk you for posting it…
I’ve been called a racist a couple of times simply for stating facts on why I feel the way I do which is the hatred driven at me and the things that have been done to my kids such as stealing from my daughter, threatening to kill her, vandalism to her property, accusations before knowing any facts JUST to make her look bad, etc. She was a HS Science Teacher outside of Detroit but quit this year! (I keep telling her she needs to write a book)
If we can’t have a conversation about it, how are we ever going to get past it. They want to stay in their hate-filled world, they don’t want to get past racism because it won’t suit their own agenda.
deb in texas: getting past racism won’t serve the interest of those behind the scenes…
So we Whites should organize and rally in support of whichever white guy gets the Republican nod. Gee, I wonder it the Commiecrats would scream racism? The only reason obama/reed/pelosi/shummer/biden/et al, and the rest of the Commiecrat garbage get away with this shite is that they recognize that the level of average intelligence of the American people borders on “barely trainable”; and that’s after 50±years of FREE public education courtesy of our friendly SOCIALIST AMERICAN TEACHERS UNIONS. So that’s 50±years AND a crap-load of tax money wasted. Take you kids out of the public schools; give them a real education, not Commiecrat indoctrination.
eats many turtles: can’t argue with anything you have said…
Another great article, Mr. Massie! I always enjoy when you share your thoughts because it is certainly a perspective that is faint or missing in Black America. I am one who is extremely puzzled by the support that so many Black Americans have for this President. It’s like these ignorant Black leaders ,including those in Black Churches, can quickly point out what they see as the inequities of White America, but refuse to see that the one bringing them to their demise is President Barack Obama. With Unemployment among blacks at 13+%, how is it that he is helping Black Americans!? These people are all caught-up in this race thing, stilling saying he is the first black president. What does that have to do with anything if you don’t have a job and cannot support your family? Or, with the increase of gas prices and the downturn of all other economic indicators and being the first black president means nothing. I believe he will go down in history as the worst President and then the he will become the worst Black President.
I have a friend who is a Black American women and she received a campaign flyer from the Obamas asking for donations with a nice picture of the little communist family, the prez the wife and the two kids. Now, she is retired and on social security but what more important is that she even understands that even under President Bush she did get regular cost of living raises and since the first black prex and been President se received one cost of living raise and that was this year, in an election year no doubt; so she ignored the first letter because of her frustration and disappointment. About month later, she received another letter from the campaign but this was with harsher language saying something like, “we see that you have not made your donation and you should support the first black president,” I paraphrased. Now, you now his efforts to raise $1billion is not happening or going very well when he needs to hit-up senior women and men who are getting social security! Perhaps she donated the first time when mesmerized by this first black president crap, but the thrill is gone! So hence, the reason for African-Americans for Obama! What a joke, even Black American ain’t that stupid!
elizabeth lovett: any blacks aren’t that stupid but they’re that full of animus toward whites…that they will turn off their common sense and embrace resentment just out of some foolish sense of spite…
at the same churches they should show Maafa 21 & run away slave and talk about Obamas support of infanticide. when liberal Bustamane was running in California people from my family said I should vote for him only because he was Hispanic. as it turned out Arnold S. was almost as big of a liberal than Bustamante.
branwen: maafa 21 is a dynamic documentary…I wonder how many people watch it and then say its not true…denying truth is what their ilk does best…