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February 08, 2007
A God who is not pleased with America’s economic mal-distribution
by Jesus Politics
Sen. Barack Obama's church in Chicago, Trinity United Church of Christ, has an interesting mission statement published on their website.
From the mission statement:
Trinity United Church of Christ has been called by God to be a congregation that is not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ and that does not apologize for its African roots! As a congregation of baptized believers, we are called to be agents of liberation not only for the oppressed, but for all of God’s family. We, as a church family, acknowledge, that we will, building on this affirmation of "who we are" and "whose we are," call men, women, boys and girls to the liberating love of Jesus Christ, inviting them to become a part of the church universal, responding to Jesus’ command that we go into all the world and make disciples!
We are called out to be "a chosen people" that pays no attention to socio-economic or educational backgrounds. We are made up of the highly educated and the uneducated. Our congregation is a combination of the haves and the have-nots; the economically disadvantaged, the under-class, the unemployed and the employable.
The fortunate who are among us combine forces with the less fortunate to become agents of change for God who is not pleased with America’s economic mal-distribution!
W.E.B. DuBois indicated that the problem in the 20th century was going to be the problem of the color line. He was absolutely correct. Our job as servants of God is to address that problem and eradicate it in the name of Him who came for the whole world by calling all men, women, boys and girls to Christ.
Posted by Jesus Politics at February 8, 2007 07:08 PM
Comments
W.E.B. DuBois- one of my heroes.
Economic mal-distribution is also absolutely accurate- and it's going to get worse if Bush gets his wish on the budget- he's cutting "domestic spending" and increasing money for Iraq significantly.
Posted by: Bob Bowers at February 9, 2007 07:14 PM
The gap between the rich and the poor is getting
greater every year that George Bush is in office.
Dear God,do we have to wait 2 more years to get
rid of this man? His administration has been a
total disaster for everyone except the wealthy and
the big buisiness. His agenda has been to make
them wealthier than anybody needs to be, and cut
funding for programs that help the poor,
why did America ever elect such a greedy man?
Leonard Adams
Posted by: Leonard D Adams at February 13, 2007 08:01 AM
just quit all the belly aching about the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. quit envying what the next man has and concentrate on your own. you want more? work for it. simple. as for obama, it should be clear we dont need a radical muslim (a damn nigger) like him in the office. a black man would be fine, but he's obviously the type of scum i have no problem considering a filthy nigger.
Posted by: Robert at January 10, 2008 03:39 PM
