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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:12 PM Original message |
Trinity United Church of Christ |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. This bullshit again? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:17 PM Original message |
it's african/race content is irrelevant. otherwise just the usual bible thumping stuff |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Compare to the website of the First AME in Los Angeles |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. W. E. B. DuBois was a remarkable man - someone I admire greatly. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Most Americans are adult enough to understand |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. It isn't about agreeing or disagreeing. The question is whether |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. I'm white |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Well if you are on DU you probably don't need liberation, but |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Deal with what? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. YAY! I get to use this again! |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Damn -- I thought it was the rickroll |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Nah. That's what the sigline is for |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. One quote of DuBois upsets you this much? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. But they could quote someone who didn't convert to Communism. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Convert to communism? Communism is not a religion. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Thanks. Your experience is reassuring. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Maybe they picked DuBois because he is highly respected. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I assure you. I am quite well educated. But I am older. DuBois is not |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. DuBois is a figure in History...... |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #26 |
72. W.E.B. DuBois was one of the most brilliant, inluential, and prescient thinkers of the 20th Century |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. It could be that the church was founded before MLK came on the scene, |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:25 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. I've seen the movies. It looks beautiful. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #52 |
81. It touches something primal in all of us. We recognize something older |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. For the love of Pete... sheesh. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. this is racist tripe. nt. |
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The Ghost (557 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. My father ... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I know. That is why I am a bit surprised for a church to |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Don't know about other whites, but the Conference minister |
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The Ghost (557 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Absolutely |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
73. Why would you be surprised about a church identifying with one race - especially blacks? |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
80. They don't. Not that I could find.... |
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abburdlen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'm probably slow |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. It's his home church. He's a member. nt |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. It's where he and his family go to church |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here is a video link with Obama's From Trinity United Church of Christ |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. This is not reassuring. The pastor did not explain himself very well. |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 06:57 AM Response to Reply #22 |
70. no he did/nt and I find him.. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #70 |
79. Oh for crying out loud. |
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Colobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. More of this? Oh Lord... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I went to a white Methodist church in Alabama in the late '50s. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Well, you're wrong. I don't know how else to say it. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. You are correct that blacks would not have been welcome. |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #21 |
74. "There were no African-American members, but there was not official statement that the church |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. That Republican e-mail, again? (Note: Wikepedia is not a news source.) |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. I did not read a Republican e-mail. I just wondered about the churches |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. What's wrong with people being proud of their heritage? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Nothing is wrong with being proud of your heritage. There is something |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. A Greek Orthodox Church had an open house near here |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. I would be surprised if only people of Greek descent could join |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #38 |
54. Everyone is welcome to worship and join. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:37 AM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Thanks. I appreciate your answer. The church is not racist then. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:42 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. No. I've served on conference committees with the pastor, |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. You mentioned in another thread that the congregation supports marriage equality |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:12 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. I just checked the denomination's website (ucc.org), |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:20 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. thanks for checking that out |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:27 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Even in the UCC, African American congregations tend to be |
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EffieBlack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #38 |
76. Obama's church DOES NOT EXCLUDE ANYONE! |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm sorry..... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. My question is: Are whites of all backgrounds welcome as members at Obama's church? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. I'm sure whites would not be turned away. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. I think Polish Americans acknowledge and love their |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 02:36 AM Response to Reply #55 |
69. I don't think these people hate America. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. I belong to a "Black" church.....and sure enough, we have some White Members.... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:35 AM Response to Reply #50 |
56. That is very inclusive. I think that is great. There is nothing |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #39 |
59. His church is in an overwhelmingly black neighborhood and |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:56 AM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Thanks for the clarification. This article explains his views |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. I looked up Du Bois. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. We should be worried about ignorant religious bigots who might |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. FrenchieCat, you are in denial. Based on the answers I have |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Wikipedia? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
42. Jesus, 4th time in 2 days for this |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #42 |
57. I did not see the previous posts. I think my question is legitimate. |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
43. I found this: |
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LucyParsons (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
45. How would you feel about this: ? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:41 AM Response to Reply #45 |
60. I would not have a problem provided that non-Jews could convert. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. This question has been answered. Why can't you let it go? nt |
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abburdlen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
46. I want to thank the OP |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #46 |
64. Thanks for the link to the Time article. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
71. Somehow I didn't expect to see this sad little tactic |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
75. I think there's a valid politifcal concern, but .... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
77. This racist garbage again? |
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NoBorders (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-08-08 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
78. Can't assume what Obama thinks/believes |
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