Look like he's been taking remedial classes from Satan!!!!
"Black churches need to get back to their roots of fighting for racial equality and stemming the tide of poverty..."
Gee, I thought taking a stand against murdering little babies and blatant sodomy was more rooted in Christianity than worrying about a person's right to vote or make sure monthly welfare checks are on time.
But then, has anyone ever heard Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson preach "The Gospel"?
Let's see:
1) Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain... or not ever. In fact, never mention Jesus, God, or the Bible ever again.
2) Instead of interdenominational partnerships, do away with denominations completely and call it non-denominational.
3) Never use the words "good" and "evil" in a context of conflict.
4) Tolerance, tolerance, tolerance!
5) Burn witches. Witches look like Ann Coulter.
A rough draft of the results of their refocusing.
Thank GOD! (pun intended).
Look...
The leading cause of poverty in the USA is a single female head of household. This is certainly devestating in the poor black communities. The "cure" for this is a compelling proclaimation of the Gospel, and the moral values therein.
The second leading cause is illegal drug use and alcohol abuse. John Wesley's Methodists addressed themselves to such issues, both in England and in the USA, and that's why they were rabid tee-totallers (and ultimately got Prohibition passed into law). While it's okay to have a drink or two, certainly church teachings have something to say about this subject.
Schools cannot educated a child that has a horrible family life. The reason that Utah does more with less money is that (generally) the Mormons have an ethic of strong intact families.
All of the social agencies in the world cannot do enough good work at any cost to fix the problems of single-parent families, of drug use, and of lack of work ethic. Soooo... I hope that Rev. Al really does re-discover the Gospel, and address himself to those issues.
Sadly, I fear that they will simply be used as campaign stops for politicians who promise them more welfare.
"Hundreds of black ministers and activists are in Dallas this week to discuss refocusing the political efforts of black churches..."
Maybe they should 'refocus' on upping the intellectual capacity of their congregations, so they are not so easily taken in by charlatans like Al(Sharpy)Sharpton.
Gee, and I thought churches weren't supposed to engage in political activity?