Black Churches/pastors Financed By Republican Dollars

[MShakur]

Encouraging The Black Preacher To Take A Stand In The War On Terrorism (Part 1)
from Blackelectorate.com


One morning last week while driving in Washington D.C., I tuned in, as I often do, to the city's Black talk-radio station 1450AM WOL and its popular morning host, civil rights leader Joe Madison. The Black Eagle, as Mr. Madison is commonly known was in the middle of making a powerful argument. Mr. Madison was illuminating a point that many in the Black community have lamented over and murmured about in discussion, but which few have made juxtaposed to the current U.S.-led "war on terrorism".

Mr. Madison was openly asking the question: Why aren't the most prominent Black Christian Pastors, particularly those who lead the so-called multi-million-dollar "super churches," speaking out against the measures being taken by the Bush administration, particularly Attorney General John Ashcroft, that would allow government intelligence agencies to eavesdrop, wiretap and place under surveillance religious institutions and their leadership, in a way that has not been possible, legally, in nearly 30 years.

Mr. Madison was simultaneously pleading with and challenging any Black preachers and Christians in his listening audience to take seriously, as a matter of life and death, the new powers that the Bush administration was seeking, in terms of the expansion of surveillance powers. He gave a very thorough explanation of the direct implications on Black preachers of the broadening of the activities of the Justice Department. He specifically spoke of the proposal that would relax FBI restrictions on the surveillance of church groups and their activities through wiretaps and the use of paid informants.

In the entire 30 minutes that I heard Mr.Madison speak, I did not once hear him mention any prominent Black preachers by name. But I immediately thought of three Black preachers that I know are enormously popular among Black Christians and others.

I thought of Bishop T.D. Jakes of Dallas Texas, whose congregants include former NFL greats, Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders. I thought of all of the different barbershops that I have been in where video and audiotapes of Bishop Jakes are sold or are viewed. I also reflected over Bishop Jakes's new television program on BET, "The Potter's Touch".

I also thought of Rev. Creflo Dollar of Atlanta, Georgia, whose television ministry is one of the most popular and widely watched in all of the United States of America. Among Rev. Dollar's congregants is heavyweight great Evander Holyfield and some of my high school classmates who now live in Atlanta.

And I also thought of Rev. Fred Price of Los Angeles, California whose Sunday morning ministry is by far, one of the most popular, if not the most popular televised sermon on that day. I reflected over his several months-long series on Race and Religion which helped to earn him the cover of the now-defunct Emerge magazine.

I also thought of the reaction to what the Attorney General was considering by those Black Pastors who were foremost in advocating on behalf of President Bush's faith-based initiative. And I considered the courageous and powerful arguments that I have heard small and mid-level Black Pastors (in terms of the size of their churches) make in critiquing the motive and goals of the policies currently advanced by the Bush administration.

As I listened to Mr. Madison's impassioned pleas to the leadership of the Black Christian community I wondered to myself would we ever see Bishop Jakes, Rev. Dollar or Rev. Price use their televised platforms to criticize the Bush administration's expansion of surveillance powers and erosion of civil liberties, especially now that they place the Black Church in the crosshairs of the FBI, CIA and NSA.

"President Bush is worthy of your prayers and support. He is a man who rises early every morning to seek God and His wisdom through prayer and the study of the Word. This is not the time for Christians to picket, carry protest signs or throw their opinions around. The election is over, and the man in the Oval Office is the one we, as Americans, voted in. Numbers 32:7-13 makes it clear how God feels about a nation divided during a time of war." Creflo Dollar -

[Moorbey]

None of these churches nor their pastors have our interests at heart. All they care about is the all mighty dollar bill and keeping their flocks death,dumb and blind to the fact that we are being exterminated on a daily basis. They believe that when the war jumps off that yt will come to their rescue, they will leran when it's too late.

[BlakWolf]

true...these preachers dont care about the people. they care about the peoples money and not the people....they make money off of the mental slavery of their own people, and make claims about caring about their community, when that is not the case.

these Black preachers are nothing but crooks without guns and masks saying "stick em up" ! the more our people know tha truth the better we will be

[General]

Brother, I know from Primary experience how these TRAITORS are tools for White Power. They are Devils, slaves and pure ignorant Cowards. These are the examples of what not to do.

[CreatorsCollege]

"Beware the Pharisees (promoters of religious doctrine) and Pharisees (same, but fought the Pharisees), for they put heavy burdens on the people they themselves don't meet" Revolutionary Jesus

I have NO sympathy for "sheep" in someone else's flock. I may be a sheep too, but at least I know that I am one, and THERE IS A FARM.

'Chicken Run' is neck-and-neck with me as far as illuminating movies go. The only Spirit in a Chu'ch is the unHoly-Ghost of Ignorance!

Preachers doing the things that "Jesus" came against, and people doing the things that "He" taught against. That's what they want, and that's what they get.

Deception, falsehood and illusion is all some can handle. As this year draws down, please meditate on the reality that not every African wants to be, or will accept liberation -too much personal responsibility.

THEY are the "glitch" in the Program/Creation