Amen

What irks me though is this… we seem to have the "disciple dilemma" in reverse. The disciples were certain that Christ had come to save them from the Romans and bring restoration to Israel, establishing His throne forever. We realize that Jesus had to prove God's love to a lost world, but the disciples didn't realize that until He had been resurrected. We are so very focused on the Gospel, and rightfully so, but we seem to forget that Jesus really will establish a real physical Kingdom and that we are to live as members of that kingdom. In James 2.5-7, James makes the appeal to the brethren to not despise the poor among them on this basis (that they will be heirs of Christ's Kingdom). Paul makes a bold statement saying that in Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free… Christ is all in all. Only in Christ does the promises of Isaiah 65.17-25 come true. As I have said, I am not a nationalist. I have no hope that human beings will right every injustice; usually human efforts just lead to even more injustices and bitterness. In Christ we have a righteousness we could not have earned, a relationship we do not deserve, a resurrection we cannot begin to imagine, and entrance into a kingdom we could not create. Again, I don't disagree with all that Rev. Wright has had to say (in what little I have heard); I just love listening to the black preachers who are more heavenly minded better. All the political talk just appeals to my flesh… my spirit longs for that kingdom which will bring justice and peace. Come Lord Jesus, come.

I agree that we are a country of hypocrites. But the world is overpopulated with hypocrites. It's not an American thing. For countries who condone mercy killings and death to infidels claim America has a poor record with civil liberties, is something out of a Monty Python skit.

I have to agree with you about part of that. The only people that I talked to from outside the country had immigrated at great cost and time, just to get out of their homeland and get here.

I don't understand how a country can be worse than most and yet have a huge immigration problem.

Liberation Theology is also naive. Good people have some bad skeletons in their closet and bad people have their good points. Corporately, we are always bad. We like to call it 'necessary evils' but it is simply human nature cut loose in corporate form. That goes for the government and the Rainbow Push Coaliltion. The church even has issues in dealing with this. Yet, comparitively/globally speaking, America is wonderful compared to most countries, especially the ones who are the most critical of us. The fact Wright isn't executed or in jail now is evidence of how great and tolerant we really are, compared to our detractors.

The impact of racism and rejection is revealed in his anger, paranoia and his rhetoric, not the truth in what he is saying….that much, I do understand him sympathize with him. I see a man that has been hurt and needs healing, rather than someone bringing light into darkness.

BTW, I am a card carrying Indian, have Irish and Jewish ancestors as well. I think everyone owes me $500.

But it makes great t.v. and movies. Clint Eastwood has made a fortune of the same storyline.

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I watched Obama on the stupid box the other night and let me tell you this man is oily and he was saying he doesn't care if your black white yellow hispanic black or gay lol ok so black two times then as if to switch gears after the hesitation he says gay. ok but all I could hear was nothing nothing real nothing but words, the race card is played to win to creat a moat if you will and they are both playing it somehow lol bill / hiland oboma. where does it leave this country?