THIS IS A BENEDICTION? PART TWO - ANSWERING JUDI

Roman Around ^ | 21 January 2009 | Andrew Roman

[andrew roman]

Yesterday's inaugural ceremony benediction by the Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery certainly has caused a bit of a stir - at least among those of us who pay attention. My short little harmless commentary on yesterday's closing prayer called "This Is A Benediction?" has received a host of responses on Free Republic.com and at Roman Around.

Indeed, I do very much enjoy engaging in debate. When I receive opposing viewpoints that are not riddled with expletives and personal attacks, I like to take them on. Occassionally I'll even post them.

This is just such an occassion.

Someone called "Judi" took issue with my disdain at yesterday's benediction - particularly the closing.

Recall that Reverend Lowery said:

“We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back … when brown can stick around … when yellow will be mellow … when the red man can get ahead, man … and when white will embrace what is right …”

I'll address Judi's points one by one.

Judi wrote:

My my my. Who knew that something so simple would turn into such a mess.

[GeronL]

and when white will embrace what is right

Its called racism Judi. Demeaning an entire race on the basis of skin color is wrong, Judi. Right?

[Enchante]

"Who knew that something so simple...."

WOW, Judi, so racist statements are just fine so long as they are "simple"...? Don't criticize racists so long as they confine their bigotry to "simple" utterances?

That would be almost funny, Judi, if the implications were not so disgusting.

[GeronL]

exactly, we’re going to have 4 years of hate spew

[Jeff Head]

It's called...

BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY

And it's come whole out of the closet.

[stylin19a]

Rev. Lowery's benediction was fine in the beginning, then it started to take on the sights & sounds of the Paul Wellstone wake\memorial, with the overt condemnation at the end.

Pres. Obama might as well have invited Rev. Wright to give the benediction

judi needs to buy a dictionary

From merriam webster

Main Entry: bene·dic·tion
Pronunciation:be-nə-ˈdik-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English benediccioun, from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio, from benedicere to bless, from Latin, to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus good) + dicere to say — more at bounty, diction Date: 15th century
1: the invocation of a blessing ; especially : the short blessing with which public worship is concluded
2: something that promotes goodness or well-being
3: often capitalized : a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it 4: an expression of good wishes

[WilliamofCarmichael]

"Frederick Douglass IV . . . is working with actors and educators to bring his ancestor's determined vision to life. Mr. Douglass says the basic message for young black Americans is to persevere. 'If [people like my great-great grandfather] could come to this world as slaves,' he says, 'and leave the plantations with little more than what they had on their backs and become the doctors, lawyers and leaders that they are, then you have absolutely no excuse but to move forward.'"

This Douglas guy and his offspring are they a family of them insensitive, bigoted, oppressive white people holdin' down black, brown, yellow, and red?

Don't look white but they sure sound like them crazy white people oppressin' everybody but themselves.

(A mite bit of sarcasm.)

.. no wait! I get it. Frederick Douglass was an Oreo cookie! Just like Michael Steele, Kenneth Balckwell, Lynn Swann, Dr. Thomas Sowell, Dr. Walter Williams, . . . .

[WilliamofCarmichael]

As long as the "civil rights" industry is as lucrative as it has been for decades and decades all misery and woe will always be the "typical" white person's fault. Period.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Forgot to include the link.

here

Voice of America, I believe.

[GOP Poet]

Great responses Mr. Roman! :-).

The audacity lies with those on the Left who continue to foster these divides between races.

Yes.

And believe me … there is not a racist electron in my body. As God is my witness, the race of a human being is absolutely of no consequence when making decisions, arriving at judgments, or ascertaining character.

Kind of like Dr. King said.

Right on and Amen to that!

Also a shout out to lady lawyer a fellow FReeper.

[GOP Poet]

Great responses Mr. Roman! :-).

The audacity lies with those on the Left who continue to foster these divides between races.

Yes.

And believe me … there is not a racist electron in my body. As God is my witness, the race of a human being is absolutely of no consequence when making decisions, arriving at judgments, or ascertaining character.

Kind of like Dr. King said.

Right on and Amen to that!

Also a shout out to lady lawyer a fellow FReeper.

Oops messed up on italicizing your whole quote. Here is the corrected version. Apologies.

[blueplum]

Lowrey’s incendiary, reverse-racist remarks were unconscionable considering the event, and the American public deserves a very very public apology not only from Lowrey but from Obama himself. (America also deserves an apology from Rahm for his fiddling nose photocaptured pose as noted on another thread) imo moo jmo