/This is pretty long, but definitely worth reading if you care at all
about Christian leadership of our country./
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/Peace, Love, & Joy, /
/Diane oO~ /
/"Knowledge overcomes fear and imparts power."
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I do hope each of you take time to read this article. This is
truly a Christian's response to Why I Can't Vote for Obama. Some
good points each of us could use as we consider our next
president.
This article is from Huntley Brown - he is a fabulous concert
pianist, man of God and is a black man. I appreciate so much
his reasoning for not voting for Obama. I would like to see this
article published or spread out via Email to as many as
possible. It's good stuff!
Why I Can't Vote For Obama
By Huntley Brown
Dear Friends,
A few months ago I was asked for my perspective on Obama, I
sent out an email with a few points. With the election just
around the corner I decided to complete my perspective. Those of
you on my e-list have seen some of this before but it's worth
repeating...
First I must say whoever wins the election will have my prayer
support. Obama needs to be commended for his accomplishments,
but I need to explain why I will not be voting for him.
Many of my friends process their identity through their
blackness. I process my identity through Christ. Being a Christ
ian (a Christ follower) means He leads, I follow. I can't
dictate the terms; He does because He is the leader.
I can't vote black because I am black; I have to vote Christian
because that's who I am. Christian first, black second. Neither
should anyone from other ethnic groups vote because of
ethnicity. 200 years from now I won't be asked if I was black or
white. I will be asked if I knew Jesus and accepted Him as Lord
and Savior.
In an election there are many issues to consider but when a
society gets abortion, same-sex marriage, embryonic stem-cell
research, and human cloning to name a few, then wrong economic
concerns will soon not matter.
We need to follow Martin Luther King's words, "don't judge
someone by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character." I don't know Obama, so all I can go on is his voting
record. His voting record earned him the title of the most
liberal senator in the US Senate in 2007.
http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/ NATIONAL JOURNAL:
Obama: Most Liberal Senator in 2007 (01/31/2008)
To beat Ted Kennedy and Hilary Clinton as the most liberal
senator r, takes some doing. Obama accomplished this feat in 2
short years. I wonder what would happen to America if he had
four years to work with.
There is a reason Planned Parenthood gives him a 100% rating.
There is a reason the homosexual community supports him. There
is a reason Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Castro, Hamas etc. love him.
There is a reason he said he would nominate liberal judges to
the Supreme Court. There is a reason he voted against the
infanticide bill. There is a reason he voted "No" on the
constitutional ban of same-sex marriage.
There is a reason he voted "No" on banning partial birth
abortion. There is a reason he voted "No" on confirming
Justices Roberts and Alito. These two judges are conservatives
and they have since overturned partial birth abortion. The
same practice Obama wanted to continue.
Let's take a look at the practice he wanted to continue. The
5 Step Partial Birth Abortion procedures: A. Guided by
ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the baby's leg with forceps.
(Remember this is a live baby) B. The baby's leg is pulled out
into the birth canal. C. The abortionist delivers the baby's
entire body, except for the head. D. The abortionist jams
scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened
to enlarge the hole. E. The scissors are removed and a suction
catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out,
causing the skull to collapse. The dead baby is then removed.
God help him.
There is a reason Obama opposed the parental notification l
aw. Think about this: You cannot give a child an aspirin
without parental notification but that same child can have an
abortion without parental notification. This is insane.
There is a reason Obama went to Jeremiah Wright's church for
20 years. Obama tells us he has good judgment, but he sat under
Jeremiah Wright's teaching for 20 years. Now he is condemning
Wright's sermons. I wonder why now?
Obama said Jeremiah Wright led him to the Lord and discipled
him. A disciple is one in training. Jesus told us in Matthew
28:19 - 20 "Go and make disciples of all nations." This means
reproduce yourself. Teach people to think like you, walk like
you; talk like you believe what you believe etc.
The question I have is what did Jeremiah Wright teach him?
Would you support a White President who went to a church which
has tenets that said they have a 1. Commitment to the White
Community 2. Commitment to the White family 3. Adherence to
the White Work Et hic 4. Pledge to make the fruits of all
developing and acquired skills available to the White
Community. 5. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of
Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White
Institutions 6. Pledge allegiance to all White leadership who
espouse and embrace the White Value System 7. Personal
commitment to embracement of the White Value System.
Would you support a President who went to a church like
that? Just change the word from white to black and you have
the tenets of Obama's former church. If President Bush was a
member of a church like this, he would be called a racist.
Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would have been marching outside.
This kind of church is a racist church. Obama did not wake up
after 20 years and just discover he'd been going to a racist
church. The TRUE church can't be about race. Jesus did not
come for any particular race. He came for the whole world. A
church can't have a value system based on race. The churches
value system has to be based on biblical mandates. It does not
matter if it's a white church or a black church based on
racial values, it's still wrong. Anyone from either race that
attends a church like this would never get my vote.
Obama's former Pastor Jeremiah Wright is a disciple of liberal
theologian James Cone, author of the 1970 book "the goals of
the black community". If God is not for us and against white
people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him.
Cone is the man Obama's mentor looks up to. Does Obama believe
this?
So what does all this mean for the nation? In the past when
the Lord brought someone with the beliefs of Obama to lead a
nation it meant one thing - judgment.
Read 1 Samuel 8 when Israel asked for a king. First God says
in 1 Samuel 1:9 "Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and
let them know what the king who will reign over them will do."
Then God says 1 Samuel 1:18 " When that day comes, you will
cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD
will not answer you in that day." 19 But the people refused to
listen to Samuel. "No!" They said. "We want a king over us. 20
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead
us and to go out before us and fight our battles." 21 When
Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before
the LORD. 22 The LORD answered, "Listen to them and give them
a king."
Here is what we know for sure. God is not schizophrenic He
would not tell one person to vote for Obama and one to vote for
McCain. As the scripture says, a city divided against itself
cannot stand, so obviously many people are not hea ring from
God. Maybe I am the one not hearing but I know God does not
change and Obama contradicts many things I read in scripture
so I doubt it.
For all my friends who are voting for Obama can you really
look God in the face and say; Father , based on your word, I
am voting for Obama even though I know he will continue the
genocidal practice of partial birth abortion. He might have to
nominate three or four Supreme Court justices, and I am sure
he will be nominating liberal judges who will be making laws
that are against you. I also know he will continue to push for
homosexual rights, even though you destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
for this. I know I can look the other way because of the
economy.
I could not see Jesus agreeing with many of Obama's positions.
Finally I have two questions for all my liberal friends. Since
we know someone's value system has to be placed on the nation;1.
Whose value system should be placed on the nation. 2. Who
should determine that this is the right value system for the
nation?
Blessings,
Huntley Brown