TUESDAY-LESSON IN CIVICS #41

Very interesting, we are supposed to be a Christian nation, but then Europe was predominantly Christian also. Imagine moving to an Arab country and trying to run for Office and requesting that Christianity be installed there in the form of separate holidays and special areas set aside for them to conduct their religious services as well as special privileges just because they are Christians.

Well, the following should get you mad as hell.

Michael Reisig is the editor of the Polk County Pulse located in Mena, Arkansas as well as the author of several books. Reisig wrote the following article for the Polk County Post on February 20, 2008:

President Obama – by Michael Reisig

Well, having observed the progress of the Democrat and Republican primaries, I would have to say at this point, America is probably close to electing Barack Hussein Obama as its next president. I understand the need for change – but for all my observation of Obama I have yet to hear any decisive, detailed plans – it all seems to be continual rhetoric on the concept of change.

It’s all a puzzlement to me, and more than anything, I think this phenomena is representative of the new Survivor/Oprah Winfrey/ American Idol consciousness (where the bizarre is applauded as reality and image is more important than substance) and it is undoubtedly brought about by the overwhelming dissatisfaction Americans have for a government that has cheated and lied and stolen from them for at least the last two generations. But for minorities, and in particular blacks, this election represents a moment of long awaited validation. There is no question that the election of an African-American president will empower the blacks of this country. Don’t misunderstand me – this is not racist statement, this is just a fact, and in many respects this could be a good thing. But there is no denying the sense of audacious rebellion that constantly simmers in much of the black community, particularly with the youth of the large metropolitan areas.

I have some concern that the election of a black president will take us back to a consciousness that promotes the power of race over intelligence, reason, and the value of law, and that this may divide black and whites more than uniting them. I hope that I am wrong.

Obama speaks a lot about a uniting of Black and White America, but the church he has attended for years would contradict that. Although you won’t hear much of this on national television, one has but to go to Obama’s church of choice, Trinity United Church of Christ (you can go to the website to check for yourself) to find, and I quote, ‘An unabashedly black congregation with a non-negotiable commitment to Africa. An African people true to our native land, the mother continent, the cradle of civilization.’ No where in the website is America even mentioned. Can you imagine if one of the other white candidates for president were a member of a church that declared itself “unabashedly white?” What would the media have done to them already?

I was also startled by a number of the points in Trinity United Church’s 10-Point Vision:

* A congregation with a non-negotiable Commitment to Africa;

* A congregation committed to cultural education (African);

* A congregation committed to the Historical Education of African people in Diaspora;

* A congregation committed to Liberation;

* A congregation committed to restoration (could this mean restitution?).

In addition, Trinity’s senior pastor, Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., is considered by many to be a black racist, who, without question, preaches radical Afro-centric theology. It appears, by affiliation, that we have a man who wants to be president of America while much of his loyalty is invested in black Africa. But there is also a deeper and perhaps darker consequence in terms of America and its multi-national population when we consider Mr. Obama as our new leader.

Investigations have shown that Obama’s father and stepfather were devout Islamists. Both faithfully practiced their religion. Obama’s stepfather, who had a much greater impact on Obama’s upbringing, was a radical Wahabbi Muslim. Obama’s mother married Lolo Soetoro, a Wahabbi extremist, who lived in Indonesia. When Obama’s mother moved to Indonesia – before she married her second Muslim husband – she enrolled her son in the St. Francis Assisi Catholic School. He was enrolled as a Muslim because he was a Muslim.

Obama’s campaign website has been hailed as a testament to the candidate’s transformative politics. But at least part of the senator’s on-line outreach, “Muslim Americans for Obama in 08” proposes installing Muslim prayer areas in public places and giving Muslims time off for prayer, and has denounced Obama’s colleagues in the U.S. Senate who happen to be Jewish. Further troubling are the issues and solutions on this site:

1. A law that would prohibit harassment of Muslim women wearing the Hijab at the airport, DMV and other public arenas.

2. Institute a law that would allow Muslim employees to take an hour off from work for their Friday Jummah Prayer.

3. Make the two Eid’s (Muslim festivals), recognized national holidays on calendars with days off from work.

4. Optional hallel meals offered in all federal buildings, public schools and colleges.

5. Provide prayer areas suitable for Salah and Jummah, in public and private facilities, (i.e., Malls, Airports, Universities and government buildings).

6. Organize a Muslim American group to assist in recommendations for U.S. foreign policy affecting majority Muslim countries.

I have to wonder how many encampments of Islamic extremists hidden in the hills of Afghanistan and back rooms of Baghdad and Tehran listen to the news of America’s primary elections with unadulterated glee, considering first, that we may have a president who has virtually no experience in managing a government or attending to military/international affairs, and secondly; the chance (as remote as it is) of a quasi-Muslim president of the United States. Just think of the possibilities.

(much of this has and is happening all over Europe and look what is happening in Denmark, Holland, Spain, etc., they are losing their national identity to Islam. Is that what we want here?)

Its time that we as Christians stand up and let our voices be heard. Lets stop being the silent majority.