America is counting down to the crossroad of what we'll say to God this Nov. 2 as to determining our direction as a government/nation ... God has me in Amos right now, and i hear Him saying in my spirit, "Last chance America, last chance" ... This thread is not so much for comments, as it is for prayer ... fervent prayer ... So be it known that if anyone wants to take me to task for anything regarding this thread i won't be answering, for i'll be to busy praying!Although all politically active African Americans are not Democrats, the great majority of us are (i'm an Independent), due to the Democrats being more reactive to so many of the injustices suffered by blacks in America in the past 50 years ... But i think what has been forgotten is that it wasn't a party that helped us gain Civil Rights, but the God in whom we placed our faith in toward such attainment ... African Americans owe no allegience to any man, or party, in this regard, but to God, and even more so to Him, if any man, or party is for the institution of laws contrary to His Word ...This Thursday past i watched a "Religion & Politics" program on C-Span, given by the Howard University School of Divinity, that makes the point for what i'm about to post ... They all, as the Spirit bore witness to my spirit, are operating out of blind allegience to the Democrats not based on Christian principle, but on personal preference, due to past, and percieved present injustice to our race, and not our Christianity ... So i fired off an open letter to ...Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders, Senior PastorProfessor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinityhttp://www.thirdstreet.org/PastorsPage.htm... to me the only voice of reason on the panel, because she at least said that it is imperative for Af/Am saints to weigh ALL the issues, and so i felt led of the Holy Ghost to make sure she become aware of this "blind allegience" issue ...This is the e-mail i got back from her ...((( Thank you for your response. I hear your criticism of Kerry, but I cannotunderstand how George Bush can be seen as an appropriate choice for blacksor for Christians, given his commitment to war and killing, with adisproportionate number of our troops being our own young black men.Cheryl Sanders )))This is the e mail i sent back, and the reason why i've posted this thread ... ((( Pastor Sanders, It's not about criticism of Bush or Kerry as men, but in which direction their policies will take and effect this country for the next 30 to 40 years via their Supreme Court placements ... As an African American myself i know why the Dems are our party of preference, but this is about something much bigger than preference ... This is about principal, Christian principal ... To many liberals, particularly the radical homosexual wing, have an anti-Church, anti-Christian, anti-Christ, philosophy ... There is a chance, if it is the will of God, that the Black Church could be responsible for electing a Supreme Court that will be to the detriment of the entire American Church of Christ, regardless of any delineations ... When the law of the land becomes legalized homosexual marriages, and Christian pastors refuse, they will be prosecuted by law, and face the choice of obey or shut down ... And the Church's tax exemption won't be far behind, in fact it's in discussion now due to the blatant rule breaking of many African American churches in the allowance of Democratic politicalization from their pulpits ... And lastly, regarding this war in Iraq, which by the way we wouldn't be in if God had not allowed it, and for His own reasons i might add, do you really think that this nation is going to fare better under the added sin of now harvesting unborn children for medical reasearch? ... The Black church right now is straining at gnats, and swallowing camels ... Jesse Jackson calls stem cell research, continued abortion and gay unions wedge issues against whats best for Blacks as a race ... But i hear the Lord saying that what we're concidering as best for our race is the wedge issue against what's best for His principals, His Church, and this nation ... If we allow ourselves, like Hezekiah, to invite in the Babylonian ... we will regret it later! ... We will be the instrument of bringing on much persecution to Christians and Christianity via government ... I find it ironic that the future of the American Church is so much in the hands of how the Black Church votes on election day ...Your brother in Christ,Rahman Reuben )))Saints below are some sites that talk about the Church's tax exempt status ... And while some white/Republican oriented churches are also causing the ire of the ACLU, IRS and political parties, it will be by the misguided vote of the Black Church, that ultra left wing Supreme Court judges will get in, and that will not only be detrimental to the Church as a whole, but to this nation, and the world ... i don't care where you live on the planet saints, ultra liberalism in America is going to affect you adversly, because ultra liberalism in America is going to be quickly judged by the wrath and judgment of God ... So please, ALL SAINTS, read Amos, and pray our Lord to take the scales from the spiritual eyes of the AMERICAN BLACK CHURCH, to see that at least in regards this election, to vote for Christ principles, and not it's usual preferences ... AmenChurch loses tax-exempt status: Organization had placed newspaper ads criticizing Bill Clintonhttp://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a391d19af0f3b.htmCLINTON JUDICIAL APPOINTEE REMOVES TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF CHURCH FOR CRITICIZING CLINTON DURING ELECTIONhttp://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3703f6515e5e.htmCandidate Forums At Churches Inform Voters And That's Goodhttp://www.tampatrib.com/News/MGB1FDQW8ZD.htmlBarry Lynn – out to scare churcheshttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39617Urgent Message for Churches Concerning Distribution of "Voter Guides"http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/urgent.htm
