Posted on 07/18/2013 4:34:20 PM PDT by mandaladon
Dr. James David Manning, the notoriously controversial chief pastor at the ATLAH World Missionary Church in New York City, recently delivered a bold and controversial message to his congregants about the black community’s perception of the George Zimmerman trial. He urged his mostly black congregation to stop viewing the world through their “black eyes” and start looking at it through the “blood of Jesus.”
If they did that, the pastor explained, there would be no denying that the verdict in the Zimmerman was the correct one. He also told those who are convinced that Zimmerman is guilty that they only believe that because they are black.
“You are focusing on the fact that Trayvon Martin is black and you believe that George Zimmerman is white, he isn’t. His father is baptist, his mother, she’s from Peru. He’s Latin. A mix of Latin and White,” Manning said. “Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and all that crowd jumped the gun, they thought he was white, but he isn’t.”
It should be noted that Manning is an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama (which is really an understatement as he regularly refers to the president as “long-legged mack daddy” and compares him to Hitler and Satan) and has in the past heralded the message of the “birthers.” There is no denying the pastor is a colorful and controversial character, but his sermon is still bound to cause a stir.
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Ouch is right! And that’s putting it mildly!
A few voices of sanity out there. We need more.
The media twisted and propagandized this story from the very beginning.
Facts were distorted or omitted to create a false impression of this case.
Don’t know how much the likes of JON Stewart will crack jokes about this, since liberals are in serious meltdown mode over it. But the media has a great deal of blame in regard to the reporting and false narrative they created here. ,I
I believe with all my heart that whatever is right, truthful, intelligent, sensible, compassionate and best for me will be best for black people in general as well.
I live in a predominately white (by a very, very large margin) community that has a well known past history of mistreatment of blacks many years ago. It was well in the past. Even so, I know of NO ONE who harbors intrinsic animus toward blacks, and I know a lot of people.
Just a few years ago, the state house of representatives district where I live elected its first black representative. It was so unexpected, it made the Wall Street Journal. He is a personal friend and I think the world of him. But I did not vote for him because he is a Democrat. I knew he would caucus and be influenced by the Democrats in his party further left that he actually was. Of course, Al, Jesse and a host of other race-baiting robots would say I did not vote for him because he was black. I did not vote for him because he belongs to the party dominated by Pelosi, Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Barney Frank, et al.
Far too many people have been blinded by dishonest propaganda and false ideology. There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Good for him.
Dr. James David Manning...urged his mostly black congregation to stop viewing the world through their "black eyes" and start looking at it through the "blood of Jesus." If they did that, the pastor explained, there would be no denying that the verdict in the Zimmerman was the correct one. He also told those who are convinced that Zimmerman is guilty that they only believe that because they are black.
Shout it, brother!
Thanks. It almost brings despair that the process of justice and truth is being distorted by our own government with the seeming approval of the aggrieved minorities. Thank God there are some who can look for truth and society’s good.
Black before anything ... sadly true. Of course, a lot of us are something else ahead of Christian but this all seemed highlighted by the Zimmerman shooting.
Would some people have been happier if Zimmerman got shot and killed? Really? What does that say about us?
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good point and good line.
Can’t remember the scripture reference, but it reminds me of a NT account where Jesus points out that some refuse to listen. There has to be a willingness to listen to truth. As your tag points out, some refuse to acknowledge truth BECAUSE they are evil.
Of course, the other side would accuse us of not having an open mind. Not true. I have heard their side ad nauseum every day of my life. I chose truth and light.
Indeed he is, but it happens so rarely these days, it’s like a refreshing glass of ice water on a hot summer day when it does.
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