Posted on 10/07/2004 3:19:43 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
The New York Times reported on October 5 on a growing number of African-American pastors who are supporting President Bush’s re-election this year.
The Times features Rev. Walter Humphrey, pastor of two churches in Akron, Ohio. Rev. Humphrey says the election of Bush in 2000 wasn’t about a stolen election. “I see that as the providence of God.”
Rev. Humphrey says he sees the hand of God on President Bush and supports him because of Bush’s opposition to same-sex marriage and promotion of faith-based social programs.
Rev. Humphrey has helped organize other African-American pastors in Ohio who have come out to endorse President Bush’s re-election.
Another pastor is Rev. Herbert Lusk II of Philadelphia who has been pushing for his fellow pastors to support Bush.
Polls indicate that African-American voters are strongly supportive of traditional marriage and oppose homosexual marriage by a wide margin. This issue could be a key one for blacks this year. A Gallup Poll published in May, 2004 indicated that 72% of blacks oppose granting legal recognition to homosexual marriage. The figure for the general population is only 59%.
The Dallas Morning News (8/27/2004) quoted longtime Democratic voter Vicki Britt who said, “Same-sex marriage goes against everything that the Bible teaches.” She will vote for Bush this year “even though I feel some things Bush has done are wrong. … He’s against same-sex marriage.” She attends Mount Airy Church in Christ in Philadelphia.
TVC’s African-American Summit on Marriage, held in September, included more than 160 pastors from around the nation who gathered in Washington, DC to defend the importance of protecting traditional marriage.
As part of their effort to defend marriage, the pastors signed a letter of concern and tried to visit with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). They were rebuffed by the CBC.
Amen, brothers and sisters!
Some positive news, great
I have had it with the doom tactics and tone of the Kerry/Edwards 04 campaign and it’s band of misfits. I refuse to refer to them in any other way except “Doom & Gloom 04”.
John Kerry – Putting America down since 1971 !!!!!!
LIE: Kerry/Edwards 04
TRUTH: Doom & Gloom 04
African-American Pastors Ping!
Amen!
Gallup Poll published in May, 2004 indicated that 72% of blacks oppose granting legal recognition to homosexual marriage. The figure for the general population is only 59%.
This is also a huge factor in the hispanic vote, Bush and team need to bring this up and not whiff like Cheney did in the debate A few points in the Black vote and Hispanic vote switch to Bush and its a landslide
Tell the world!!
"...the providence of God
Amen!"
The hand of God was definitely seen in the recount by those who were looking with spiritual eyes.
Did anybody here read 'The Faith of George W. Bush'? It wasn't really that great of a book, didn't tell me much I didn't know, but it had one thing that sent a shiver down my spine. Bush was quoted, before the 2000 election and well before 2001, saying that, (to the best of my memory)
"I don't really want to run for president. I'd be happy wandering around wal-mart some day and having people say 'Hey, he was our governor once!' and all that privacy will be gone, but I feel that God wants me to...I THINK THAT SOMETHING BIG IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND MY COUNTRY WILL NEED ME."
Vague? Yes, but I've heard similar things on a much smaller level, and know they are real. It really shook me reading that quote. I didn't think 2000 was a fluke anymore.
"The figure" was 71% in Missouri and more than that in Louisana.
They did NOT name whom they preferred, but one reads that the Catholic Church accepts most of Bush's platform except, death as a capital punishment, for multilateralism and against unilateralism--(Against the war.) and they expressed having a disappointment that neither candidate mentions support for the poor. I question this last item, because the President expressed yesterday in his speech his policies on supporing the poor.
Again, as I did in another thread, where were CBS, NBC, and ABC yesterday? It's obvious to me that many did not hear the President--instead they got it second hand from the MSM.
I'll say it again - GWB is the first president I've ever prayed for. I have never felt compelled to pray for the specific outcome of an election, but I did in 2000. And I mean it when I say 'compelled,' I truly felt forced to pray for this man to be elected and I am a person who struggles with her belief in God.
Maybe somehow I also felt that something big was going to happen. I don't know. I just know that this old Socialist found herself crying in her office, praying that George Bush win the election and believing it to be the most important thing in the world.
Does anyone know how Bush is doing in Detroit? The churches in Detroit seem to have a big politcal influence.
The black ministers in Detroit are backing Bush and asking voters to vote against Kerry, Kilpatrick and Conyers.
Black ministers confront Congressional Black Caucus on gay marriage
Place: Kwwl 10/6/2004
CAPITOL HILL Dozens of black ministers seeking a constitutional ban on gay marriage have had a heated confrontation with members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
At a Capitol Hill news conference, the ministers said most caucus members refuse to support the Federal Marriage Amendment and won't even meet with them.
After the news conference, Michigan Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick told the ministers she supports gays and wouldn't amend the Constitution to keep them from marrying.
Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson said he disagrees with Kilpatrick on that issue, and notes that the Congressional Black Caucus hasn't taken a unified position on gay marriage.
The Reverend Glenn Plummer -- a black pastor and chairman of National Religious Broadcasters -- said the issue will make clear which members of the Congressional Black Caucus are on -- quote -- "God's side."
Im with the REV.Humpreys the hand of God was involved in 2000 and providence will be involved this Nov.also! Its good to see more folks coming to realize that.
Ping
That is wonderful news.
This evening, I was east, to get a gas fill up and other supplies. I cruised farther east before going home, and noticed a LOT of Bush/Cheney '04 yard signs.
This is why breck girl stated so firmly Tuesday that he and sKerry believe marriage is between an man and a woman...but he also tried to pull a slick one...saying other states don't have to recognize a marriage that was performed in a pro-homosexual marriage state.
I am an agnostic, but what happened in 2000 almost was enough to make me believe God had a hand in W prevailing. It's as if it was fated, all the stars lined up for it to happen. W must prevail again! Trying not to be corny here, but I believe W is a revolutionary, a man of destiny, and will definitely go down as one of the greats but he must get a 2nd term to do it.
What hopeful news! So glad to know there are still religous leaders out there willing to stand up for what is right and best for their flock and community - instead of taking the easy, popular way out.
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