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'AMERICAN IDOL': WORSHIP OBAMA, NOT JESUS CHRIST
Breitbart ^ | March 16, 2012 | Christian Toto

Posted on 03/17/2012 7:46:57 AM PDT by NYer

Contestant Elise Testone on Fox's fading pop star showcase "American Idol" sang a duet of sorts with Obama this week as part of her cover performance of the Al Green classic "Let's Stay Together."

Just imagine anything of the sort being done with former President George W. Bush. Impossible, we know. But now word is out that a spiritual "Idol" wannabe has been told in no uncertain terms by the producers not to sing the praises of Jesus Christ, according to The Daily News:

American Idol” producers have apparently warned Colton Dixon if he doesn’t tone down his overtly Christian act, he won’t have a prayer of winning the reality competition.

The 20-year-old devout Christian, though, told Today.com that he answers to a higher authority than voting viewers.

When we first started the Twitter and Facebook stuff, they said beware of political and religious tweets,” Dixon told the site. “Just because it can turn off voters or whatever. But, you know, being a Christian is who I am. It is a part of me musically. It is what I want to do after the show — go into Christian music.

So singers giving a shout out to the Lord might be offensive to some viewers, but a segment glorifying Obama, a divisive president hampered with sagging poll numbers, is A-OK with the show's producers?

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: idol; obama
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To: TXnMA

Wright’s “church” seems to have removed it from their website. Does anyone have — or know where to get — a copy of the original?


I don’t know if this is helpful but it was on FR at one time, and also Sean hannity had it too.


41 posted on 03/17/2012 10:27:31 AM PDT by Yaelle (Santorum 2012)
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To: NYer

What the hell has happened to Breitbart? His site, Big Government, is running an ad now for Alan Grayson for Congress, at the very bottom. Sick, sick, sick.


42 posted on 03/17/2012 11:28:12 AM PDT by matthew fuller (A patriotic American would be ASHAMED to have 5 non-veteran adult sons.)
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To: matthew fuller; Nachum
What the hell has happened to Breitbart? His site, Big Government, is running an ad now for Alan Grayson for Congress, at the very bottom. Sick, sick, sick.

Those are google ads. I don't know how they work but Breitbart's site doesn't get money directly from Grayson.

43 posted on 03/17/2012 11:37:08 AM PDT by x
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To: morphing libertarian

Ah yes, Elvis’ Gospel collection. My favorite recordings of all time.

He was the most talented singer ever.

His was a gift of vocal purity and soul.

RIP Elvis.


44 posted on 03/17/2012 12:51:11 PM PDT by sodpoodle ( Newt - God has tested him for a reason...... to bring America back from the brink.)
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To: TXnMA
Wright's "church" seems to have removed it from their website. Does anyone have -- or know where to get -- a copy of the original?

It's a bit tricky but for those who thrive on challenge, quite doable. First you will need the web address for Rev. Wright's Church: http://www.tucc.org/
You will also need an approximate timeframe for when that statement appeared on his site.
Go to the Wayback Machine: http://www.archive.org/index.php
In the search box, enter the church's web site address. Select the type of search you are making from the drop down menu adjacent to the search box. It will bring up a calendar with highlighted dates. You then visit each date to see if the statement appears on that date. Cross your fingers and 'Good Luck!'.

45 posted on 03/17/2012 2:03:16 PM PDT by NYer (He who hides in his heart the remembrance of wrongs is like a man who feeds a snake on his chest. St)
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To: NYer; ETL; Yaelle; freedumb2003
Thanks, all! But I solved the problem another way: I scanned my own old hard drives and found it -- saved as a BBEdit HTML file:


Is this racist?

About Us

We are a congregation which is Unashamedly White and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the White religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an American 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 White worship service and ministries which address the White Community.

Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the White 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 White Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Whites are gathered. They must reflect on the following concepts:

  1. Commitment to God
  2. Commitment to the White Community
  3. Commitment to the White Family
  4. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education
  5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence
  6. Adherence to the White Work Ethic
  7. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect
  8. Disavowal of the Pursuit of "Middleclassness"
  9. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the White Community
  10. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions
  11. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who espouse and embrace the White Value System
  12. Personal commitment to embracement of the White Value System.


The document is verbatim from the files of Jeremiah Wright's TUCC website, ca 2008 -- when Øbozo had been attending there for 20 years.

All I did was replace "Black" with "White" and "African" with "American" -- and add emphasis and color.

46 posted on 03/17/2012 2:46:54 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: NYer; ETL; Yaelle; freedumb2003; All

Is THIS Racist?

About Us

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:

  1. Commitment to God
  2. Commitment to the Black Community
  3. Commitment to the Black Family
  4. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education
  5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence
  6. Adherence to the Black Work Ethic
  7. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect
  8. Disavowal of the Pursuit of "Middleclassness"
  9. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the Black Community
  10. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions
  11. Pledge allegiance to all Black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System
  12. Personal commitment to embracement of the Black Value System.


The document is verbatim from the files of Jeremiah Wright's TUCC website, ca 2008 -- when Øbozo had been attending there for 20 years.

All I did was add emphasis.

47 posted on 03/17/2012 2:50:02 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: TXnMA

Let us see....This guy IS a member of one of the largest professions that has a record of ———RECORD FAILURE!.....Black pastors have led,let a 75-80 % bastardy rate befall their tribe.... With ALL the attendant problems![which DEMS have been promising to cure since FDR]

NUFF SAID!


48 posted on 03/17/2012 3:02:05 PM PDT by litehaus (A memory tooooo long)
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To: SunkenCiv; RightOnline; kjo; BenLurkin; No Socialist; LibWhacker; peggybac; TurkeyLurkey; svcw; ...
Ping to # 46 and # 47...

Does anyone find either of those to be even remotely "Christian"?

49 posted on 03/17/2012 3:11:51 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: TXnMA

Pure racism.

During those 20 years we white people were being raised to be color blind, to believe skin color didn’t matter, to treat everyone alike.

There can’t be equality if one side is more equal than the other.


50 posted on 03/17/2012 4:39:05 PM PDT by Yaelle (Santorum 2012)
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To: TXnMA

Does anyone find either of those to be even remotely “Christian”?

Absolutely not; it’s racist.
But it was said originally “black.”


51 posted on 03/17/2012 5:41:01 PM PDT by TurkeyLurkey
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To: TXnMA

Thanks TXnMA.


52 posted on 03/17/2012 9:59:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him)
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