Posted on 01/30/2007 11:32:03 AM PST by BnBlFlag
We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain "true to our native land," the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation. We constantly affirm our trust in God through cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the Black Community.
Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the Black Value System written by the Manford Byrd Recognition Committee chaired by Vallmer Jordan in 1981. We believe in the following 12 precepts and covenantal statements. These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered. They must reflect on the following concepts:
Commitment to God Commitment to the Black Community Commitment to the Black Family Dedication to the Pursuit of Education Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence Adherence to the Black Work Ethic Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect Disavowal of the Pursuit of "Middleclassness" Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the Black Community Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions Pledge allegiance to all Black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System Personal commitment to embracement of the Black Value System. The Pastor as well as the membership of Trinity United Church of Christ is committed to a 10-point Vision:
A congregation committed to ADORATION. A congregation preaching SALVATION. A congregation actively seeking RECONCILIATION. A congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA. A congregation committed to BIBLICAL EDUCATION. A congregation committed to CULTURAL EDUCATION. A congregation committed to the HISTORICAL EDUCATION OF AFRICAN PEOPLE IN DIASPORA. A congregation committed to LIBERATION. A congregation committed to RESTORATION. A congregation working towards ECONOMIC PARITY.
That certainly may not be consistent with Christian virtues, but it is not at all uncommon in Christendom.
BTTT bump
In response to post 13, Jesus Christ is mentioned on their website under the Mission tab.
So he belongs to the Church of Blame Whitey.
BTTT
COMMENT:
Sorry for you brethren, that you post allegiance to Africa your native land.
You forgot to mention that you are race-baiting enablers of the worst kind, passing themselves off as phony supposed American citizens.
In my lowly red state wannabe opinion, you are no better than the cowardly muck diving Jihad sympathizers that permeate a lying scumbag group like WHO CAIRs.
Well, with all the money you have bilked out of a naive congregation a kin to a group like Jim Jones, buy plenty if one-way tickets.
Then, when the mood hits your sorry butts, just get up and move back to deep darkest black Africa.
A land where your children will probably die before their time, go uneducated, can run half-naked, drink polluted water, die of mass starvation, suffer from diseases such as AIDS and fight against other blacks who want to kill you because they belong to an abysmal religion of piece called Islam.
I am sure those in Africa would put up with your misguided views and laugh behind your incredibly ignorant backs that you would openly admit to being so miserable in America.
Laughing in great guffaws of amazement that you idolized mostly rat infested dictatorial nations over the sweet life of your current Chicago digs.
I will tell you straight up and this is the truth.
If you are so ashamed of being American citizens then do not let the door hit you in your sorry butts on the way out of the country.
Frankly, I am tired of constantly being sucker punched in the emotional gut by narrow-minded groups with parasitic scam artist leaders like yours, Jackson and Sharpton.
Really, I want you to be honest with yourselves for once, don’t you think it is time to assimilate into the main stream of America life.
Flame Away
More than that, this is the presidential candidate who has accused fundamentalist Christians of being divisive. I sure hope America doesn't elect this hypocrite racist.
Love a Christian Girl
Amen to that great comment.
Their site is back online - maybe it was over run with people checking it out and got swamped? I don’t know but it is a pretty frightening scenario on that site - if they want to support Africa they should move there and “fix” whatever they see is wrong - leave America out of it! The best thing that ever happened to them was being born an American. How can they be so blind to not see that??
The Bible speaks against church’s like the Trinity United Church of Christ, they are foolish men who speak of blasphemy and their doctrine is defiled! But in the end God will spew them out his mouth and say depart from me ye workers of iniquity I never knew you. My Bible says he is a color blind God! and is here for ALL NATIONS!
It is scary that the Devil can move through false religion.
Is it true that they won’t allow whites to join their church? What would happen if a white candidate belonged to a church that banned blacks?
And there is no outcry from the press? Calling Don Imus.
An early thread of yours about the beliefs espoused by Obama’s church.
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