Hmm... The sky is remarkably quiet. No trumpets. No shout of the archangel. You mean Obama didn't single handedly usher in the end times?
Life is at the top of my list in terms of issues of importance. Knowing Obama's stance on abortion, I thought an Obama win would leave me feeling bitter/sweet. I have to admit, however, that right now it's all sweet.
I disagree with the President-elect on many issues so I'm sure the bitter will come. But my ancestors, who were considered 3/5 ths human and could not even vote, never would have dreamed this moment would come. For now, I'll enjoy knowing America truly is the land of opportunity where anything is possible.
I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I'll also enjoy watching my fellow Christian homeschoolers wallow in their theories of doom and gloom. (As if Bush didn't do his part to erode freedom, expand the government, and increase the burden on taxpayers.)
Over the course of this election, I've seen an ugly side of the religious right. The attacks have increased over the past few days to the point where Obama has been compared to Hitler and accused of lying about or manipulating his grandmother's death. It has been sickening, and I've spent far too much time ignoring my children in an effort to refute such claims and expose them as evil.
This election truly has ushered in Change We Need. If Republicans take anything from this defeat, they must know that they can no longer demonize blacks, Hispanics, Muslims, and the poor. The politics of hate must come to an end. You cannot claim to be pro-life, while displaying scorn for the living.
I'll be praying for daily for Obama's safety and for the safety of his family. And I will pray that the Lord will use Obama to accomplish His will.
I'll rest easy tonight knowing Dr. King's dream has been realized. The American people have spoken. God bless America!
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"I'll be praying for daily for Obama's safety and for the safety of his family. And I will pray that the Lord will use Obama to accomplish His will."
I agree with you on that.
For me, this is a bittersweet moment. As a black American, certainly I appreciate the moment. But my satisfaction is decidedly tempered.
I hope and pray your optimism is rewarded.
I hope and pray it is, too.
While I don't agree with Pres.-Elect Obama on anything politically, I do think it is truly wonderful, and I had chills, as I watched the results unfold, as truly this is history in the making. This morning there was a picture of Rev. Jesse Jackson just crying, I can imagine, like you said, he never thought this day would come.
Again, I disagree with him very, very much, but like our Pastor said on Sunday, Obama will not bring God's judgment faster, nor will McCain hold off God's judgment. The church and our country are very different things, and God's plan for mankind is much greater and has nothing, NOTHING, to do with America's politics. I think Christian American's idolize our country too much and don't really read and take literally what God says in relation to the end times and also in relation to submitting to government.
This morning, I watched the news with my 6 year old, and knowing we supported McCain, he was pretty vocal about his disappointment. It was a great opportunity to teach him (and remind me) about Romans 13. While I can't and won't support any issue that goes against the Word of God (abortion, gay marriage for example), I will absolutely respect Pres.-elect Obama, and pray for him.
I agree with you about how horrible Obama was treated during his campaign...it was completely disgusting, and for me it reaffirmed the sad reality that many whites in this country harbor racist attitudes against everyone else!
While I also don't agree with him 100%, I'm glad to see that the dirty politics of his opponent were NOT rewarded!
I thought you'd appreciate this blog post at The Corner (National Review Online's blog):
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDM3ZDU1NGY0ZjU4MzdkMjgxMTc5YTFlNmE5NmI5ODQ=
As a "European-American" (could one be more specific?)and a Conservative, I was vocally backing Dr. Alan Keyes during the entire Presidential extravaganza. Why? Because he was and IS the best Conservative Candidate for the job. He is the ONLY candidate who integrated his belief (as did the Founding Fathers) in Creator God for protection of ALL of our Constitutional Rights because they emanate from God. The fact that President Obama gives y'all "patriotic chills" despite that l'il ol' troublesome abortion stance should give you a clue to your own *racial priorities* Colin Powell (a Republican Pro-Choicer endorsing Obama) What a surprise!!!The race-loyalty expressed in these comments reveals the sad reality that "Pro-Life" is a completely Relativistic term ever since John McCain wrapped his lips around it.
Carl, thank you for your comments. As always, I appreciate hearing your point of view. I am glad that you stood for the man you felt was best for the job without considering skin color. I hope that I, too, will one day no longer even think about it.
I think the election results speak to positive changes that have occurred in our nation with respect to race. Skin color is no longer a hindrance, even for the highest office in our land.
I never thought such a day would come, and the fact that this change can happen, gives me hope that hearts can change with respect to the unborn and other issues of importance.
I will be blogging about this soon, as well as sharing some thoughts and links to articles on how we as believers can continue to fight for the unborn.
Can one continue claiming to be "Pro-Life" while primarily indentifying with a man who fosters death?
Alan Keyes on the President-elect's skin color...
Barack Obama is black like me only in the sense that we both have dark skin- I.e., a purely physical characteristic. To expect me to identify with him on that basis would require that I validate the concept of race ( i.e., grouping people based on physical characteristics). I have written and said over the years that I reject this concept, and that the only way to overcome racism is to reject the concept of race.
Because human beings are not stones, but persons, our communities are not the result of merely physical characteristics. The very idea of race in this sense is a modern lie tied to the dogma of evolution. I believe that human communities reflect the moral nature of our humanity. They are formed therefore by adherence to common moral principles, as that adherence is developed and reflected in the course of shared historical experience. Understood in this proper sense, Obama and I are not part of the same ethnic group. My heritage includes the experience of slavery, the moral sensibility to injustice and to the importance of respecting the premises of human dignity and freedom. Obama looks back to a heritage that probably includes forbears who were part of the Afro-Islamic groups of Africans who were active in the slave trade. By itself that might be of only superficial importance, but his views on the fundamental moral issues of the day (like the taking of innocent human life) mean that he rejects the premise of God-given moral equality for all men that I hold to be the true soul of the black American identity. The notion that I should take special pride in the election of such a man simply because of his skin color implies that I put the false and humanly contrived category of race above the category of common moral principle that is the true basis for human community. I do not and never will.
The tragic irony is that people whose feelings and reactions are shaped by racial solidarity implicitly validate the concepts that were the basis for racist views and discrimination. They implicitly reject the hope that Martin Luther King expressed that someday people would be judged for the content of their character not the color of their skins. As they do so, they destroy the moral substance that is the true and righteous legacy of the black American heritage in order to revel in the triumph of the very racism that was used to justify the enslavement of my ancestors. This is a desperately sad self-contradiction. I will be no part of it.
This quiet validation of the premise of racism is far from being a good thing . It betrays the suffering and nobility of all those black Americans who fought for justice not only for themselves, but for all, by appealing to the truth of the ideals stated in the Declaration of Independence. This betrayal tips the scales of history back in the direction of regimes based on inequality, elitism and oppressive abuses of power.
I have by the way made these points many times, starting with the Senate race in Illinois.
Godspeed,
Alan
http://aipnews.com/talk/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=909&posts=5
No matter who Mr. Keyes does or doesn't wish to identify himself with, the fact is, 50 years ago he would not have been able to run for president. That someone who shares his skin color can actually run and win is worth celebrating, IMO.
Can we also celebrate the bravery of Doctor Alan Keyes, going against the peer pressure of those sharing his skin color, to challenge Obama's eligibility to hold the office of POTUS?http://aipnews.com/talk/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=973&posts=6
If Americans love our country and its Constitution, we should be advocating with all our hearts, that NO man or woman, answering the call to serve THE PEOPLE, is above the Constitution's power to define and regulate our nation.
Everyone should be aware that no person is officially designated "President-elect" until the Electoral College casts its votes. This failsafe was engineered into our system to protect ALL the people. Just as Obama arrogantly appeared during his campaign with a revised Presidential Seal on his speaker's podium, he appeared at a recent press conference with the title, President-elect on his podium. In the casual parlance of transitional proceedings, the outgoing Administration often refers to the person presumed to be the next President with that terminology. However, there seems to be an exuberant "rush" to skip dotting the i's and crossing the t's in this particular power transition. Let us indeed celebrate the very real possibility of post-racial America. But let's don't turn this into an Affirmative Action Presidency by glossing over the requirements to which every previous President was required to adhere.
"As president, Bush scuttled the playing of 'Hail to the Chief' in his honor and repeatedly reminded his staff to act humbly.
This is as opposed to Obama, who I believe is the first president-elect in history to have his own 'Office of the President-elect' seal commissioned.
Like I always say, even if you don't like the current president-elect, you should still have some respect for the office of the presidency-elect."
- Ann Coulter
Carletta,
This is NEWS, but the media is dismissing it. Our Constitution and our Republic lies in the balance, but even though the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to look into it, the media is keeping a blackout, allegedly out of "respect" for Obama.
BET has reported on it with the headline that Keyes is suing Obama which is blatantly incorrect. Keyes is not seeking the Presidency for himself as a "sore loser" but wants the integrity of the Constitution to be maintained.
http://aipnews.com/talk/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1039&posts=6
http://aipnews.com/talk/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1030&posts=4
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