[We have stayed away from the matter of politics on our “serious” weekend
Grif.Net commentaries, but Bro Brown’s letter is worthy of consideration.
Again, if you don’t like it, hit the garbage icon. But I’d encourage even
the most liberal socialists around to at least read this response to the
elections from a Black Christian.]
Why I Can’t Vote for Obama
By Huntley Brown, Christian Concert Pianist
Dear Friends,
A few months ago I was asked for my perspective on Obama, I sent out an
email with a few points. With the election just around the corner I decided
to complete my perspective.
First I must say whoever wins the election will have my prayer support.
Obama needs to be commended for his accomplishments but I need to explain
why I will not be voting for him.
Many of my friends process their identity through their blackness. I process
my identity through Christ. Being a Christian (a Christ follower) means He
leads I follow. I can’t dictate the terms He does because He is the leader.
I can’t vote black because I am Black; I have to vote Christian because
that’s who I am. Christian first, black second. Neither should anyone from
the other ethnic groups vote because of ethnicity. 200 years from now I
won’t be asked if I was black or white. I will be asked if I knew Jesus and
accepted Him as Lord and Savior.
In an election there are many issues to consider but when a society gets
abortion, same-sex marriage, embryonic stem-cell research, human cloning to
name a few, wrong economic concerns will soon not matter.
We need to follow Martin Luther King’s words, don’t judge someone by the
color of their skin but by the content of their character. I don’t know
Obama so all I can go off is his voting record. His voting record earned him
the title of the MOST LIBERAL SENATOR IN THE US SENATE IN 2007. (National
Journal: Obama: Most Liberal Senator in 2007 01/31/2008)
To beat Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton as the most liberal senator, takes
some doing. Obama accomplished this feat in 2 short years. I wonder what
would happen to America if he had four years to work with.
There is a reason Planned Parenthood gives him a 100 % rating. There is a
reason the homosexual community supports him. There is a reason Ahmadinejad,
Chavez, Castro, Hamas etc. love him. There is a reason he said he would
nominate liberal judges to the Supreme Court. There is a reason he voted
against the infanticide bill. There is a reason he voted No on the
constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. There is a reason he voted No on
banning partial birth abortion. There is a reason he voted No on confirming
Justices Roberts and Alito. These two judges are conservatives and they have
since overturned partial birth abortion. The same practice Obama wanted to
continue.
God help him. There is a reason Obama opposed the parental notification law.
Think about this: You can’t give a kid an aspirin without parental
notification but that same kid can have an abortion without parental
notification. This is insane.
There is a reason he went to Jeremiah Wright’s church for 20 years. Obama
tells us he has good judgment but he sat under Jeremiah Wright teaching for
20 years. Now he is condemning Wright’s sermons. I wonder why now?
Obama said Jeremiah Wright led him to the Lord and discipled him. A disciple
is one in training. Jesus told us in Matthew 28:19 – 20 ‘Go and make
disciples of all nations.’ This means reproduce yourself. Teach people to
think like you, walk like you; talk like you believe what you believe etc.
The question I have is what did Jeremiah Wright teach him? Would you support
a White President who went to a church which has tenets that said they have
a …
1. Commitment to the White Community
2. Commitment to the White Family
3. Adherence to the White Work Ethic
4. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available
to the White Community.
5. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for
Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions
6. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who espouse and embrace the
White Value System
7. Personal commitment to embracement of the White Value System.
Would you support a President who went to a church like that?
Just change the word from white to black and you have the tenets of Obama’s
former church. If President Bush was a member of a church like this, he
would be called a racist. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would have been
marching outside.
This kind of church is a racist church. Obama did not wake up after 20 years
and just discovered he went to a racist church. The church can’t be about
race. Jesus did not come for any particular race. He came for the whole
world.
A church can’t have a value system based on race. The churches value system
has to be based on biblical mandate. It does not matter if it’s a white
church or a black church it’s still wrong. Anyone from either race that
attends a church like this would never get my vote.
Obama’s former Pastor Jeremiah Wright is a disciple of liberal theologian
James Cone, author of the 1970 book A Black Theology of Liberation. Cone
once wrote: ‘Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified
totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and
against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him.
Cone is the man Obama’s mentor looks up to. Does Obama believe this?
So what does all this mean for the nation? In the past when the Lord brought
someone with the beliefs of Obama to lead a nation it meant one thing –
judgment. Read 1 Samuel 8 when Israel asked for a king. First God says in 1
Samuel 1:9 ‘Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know
what the king who will reign over them will do.’
Then God says, 1 Samuel 1:18-22 ‘ When that day comes, you will cry out for
relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in
that day.’ 19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. ‘No!’ they said.
‘We want a king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with
a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.’ 21 When
Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. 22
The LORD answered, ‘Listen to them and give them a king.’
Here is what we know for sure. God is not schizophrenic
He would not tell one person to vote for Obama and one to vote for McCain.
As the scripture says, a city divided against itself cannot stand, so
obviously many people are not hearing from God.
Maybe I am the one not hearing but I know God does not change and Obama
contradicts many things I read in scripture so I doubt it.
For all my friends who are voting for Obama can you really look God in the
face and say; Father based on your word, I am voting for Obama even though I
know he will continue the genocidal practice of partial birth abortion. He
might have to nominate three or four Supreme Court justices, and I am sure
he will be nominating liberal judges who will be making laws that are
against you. I also know he will continue to push for homosexual rights,
even though you destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for this. I know I can look the
other way because of the economy.
I could not see Jesus agreeing with many of Obama’s positions. Finally I
have two questions for all my liberal friends.
Since we know someone’s value system has to be placed on the nation,
1. Whose value system should be placed on the nation.
2. Who should determine that this is the right value system for the nation?
Blessings, Huntley Brown
Verified Accurate. http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/huntleybrown.asp
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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
“Jesus knows me, this I love”