Posted on 11/09/2008 4:46:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
RALEIGH, N.C.--Jubilation, pride and relief permeated pews and pulpits at predominantly black churches across the country on the first Sunday after Barack Obama's election, with congregrants blowing horns, waving American flags and raising their hands to the heavens.
"God has vindicated the black folk," the Rev. Shirley Caesar-Williams said as a member of her Raleigh congregation, Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church, brandished a flag and another marched among the pews blowing a ram's horn.
"Too long we've been at the bottom of the totem pole, but he has vindicated us, hallelujah," the Grammy-winning gospel singer cried. "I don't know about you, but I don't have nothing to put my head down for, praise God. Because when I look toward Washington, D.C., we got a new family coming in. We got a new family coming in. And you know what? They look like us. Amen, amen. They look like us."
In the historically black New York City neighborhood of Harlem, Obama buttons and T-shirts were as prevalent in the pews as colorful plumed hats, while in a church in the former capital of the Confederacy, a young girl handled a newspaper with a photo of Obama and the headline, "Mr. President."
At Los Angeles' oldest black church, ushers circulated through the aisles with boxes of tissues as men and women, young and old, wept openly and unabashedly at the fall of the nation's last great racial barrier.
And on the day that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. famously called "the most segregated day of the week," black and white Christian clergy members asked God to give Obama the wisdom and strength to lead the country out of what many consider a wilderness of despair and gloom.
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I’m sure they were jumping pews, running the aisles, and rolling on the floor.
Our church prayed for president-elect Obama, too...for his wisdom, strength, and salvation.
Let’s check in with them this time next year to see how they feel. Of course, any negatives will be blamed on the “obstructionist” Republicans in the Senate.
“”God has vindicated the black folk,”
“Vindicated” seems to be a very strange choice of a word.
The underlying sentiment is very telling.
Just sayin’.
I just wonder when Farrakhan is going to dine at the WH.
Amen!
Barrak = 6
Hussein = 7
Obama = 5
Divide by 3 = 6 +6 +6
What about the millions of unborn who have been murdered???
When are they vindicated?
As every church and temple should. That is not political in any way, IMO.
I heard he is 12%black, 38%Arab, and 50% White. But I guess black is the most important part after all.
...There were a few scowling faces (mine included) today when one of our associate ministers gave the message 'A Chance to make a Change.' During the opening remarks he talked about the historic aspects of the election, and got in a couple of digs at the current administration, paraphrasing a guest preacher (who is normally better than this) who stated God allowed President Bush to get in and 'mess things up badly' and position Obama to come in now.
And it didn't end there. After Sunday School an Obama supporter came up to me and took note of the fact that there were many of us who'd supported McCain, and that many things had been 'camouflaged' from us with him and Bush, including an abortion some woman had had (I kid you not). I did tell her that while I did not vote for the President-elect, I would pray for him to govern well and be successful--not for the sake of the Democrat Party but for the sake of our nation. So that means when he does something right, cool; if not, Red Flag!
...There were a few scowling faces (mine included) today when one of our associate ministers gave the message 'A Chance to make a Change.' During the opening remarks he talked about the historic aspects of the election, and got in a couple of digs at the current administration, paraphrasing a guest preacher (who is normally better than this) who stated God allowed President Bush to get in and 'mess things up badly' and position Obama to come in now.
And it didn't end there. After Sunday School an Obama supporter came up to me and took note of the fact that there were many of us who'd supported McCain, and that many things had been 'camouflaged' from us with him and Bush, including an abortion some woman had had (I kid you not). I did tell her that while I did not vote for the President-elect, I would pray for him to govern well and be successful--not for the sake of the Democrat Party but for the sake of our nation. So that means when he does something right, cool; if not, Red Flag!
The minute he turns on them he’s a half-a-cracker not a blackman. Watch and see!
I apologize for the double post.
These people have no clue. They have been played and used- big time. I suggest they learn the meaning of the word ‘scapegoat’.
blacks have proved racism is strong in this country and no matter how much the media tries to down play it the black community have proved beyond doubt they base their thought and views on color not views and thinking
also can white churches now mention openly without fear from the Govt and media talk about politics
when will these churches be getting their faith based money
ARF
Yeah, by giving us another baby murdering, faggot embracing leader.
What planet do these people live on, anyway?
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