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Repost: Obama's Church IS Racist

Obama's Trinity United Church of Christ, which he has been a member for 20 years, was married at, his children baptized at, and his family contiues to attend and financially support is unmistakeably racist.  How? Consider their "Black Value System" that the church adopts and states "...must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schooles, whereever Blacks are gathered."  First, consider the direct text (below), then re-read with Black replaced with White.  Any organization, church or otherwise, that set this as their standard would be clearly and likely universally labeled as racist.  Thus, it is fair to conclude, in my opinion, that Trinity United Church of Christ is also racist.  Obama's 20 year membership puts his character and suitability into question just as it would a member of a similary guided "White Christian Church."

THE BLACK VALUE SYSTEM

Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the Black Value System ... in 1981. ....These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered. They consist of the following concepts:

  1. Commitment to God. “The God of our weary years” will give us the strength to give up prayerful passivism and become Black Christian Activists, soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind.
  2. Commitment to the Black Community. The highest level of achievement for any Black person must be a contribution of strength and continuity of the Black Community.
  3. Commitment to the Black Family. The Black family circle must generate strength, stability and love, despite the uncertainty of externals, because these characteristics are required if the developing person is to withstand warping by our racist competitive society.
  4. Those Blacks who are blessed with membership in a strong family unit must reach out and expand that blessing to the less fortunate.
  5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education. We must forswear anti-intellectualism. Continued survival demands that each Black person be developed to the utmost of his/her mental potential despite the inadequacies of the formal education process. “Real education” fosters understanding of ourselves as well as every aspect of our environment. Also, it develops within us the ability to fashion concepts and tools for better utilization of our resources, and more effective solutions to our problems. Since the majority of Blacks have been denied such learning, Black Education must include elements that produce high school graduates with marketable skills, a trade or qualifications for apprenticeships, or proper preparation for college.
  6. Basic education for all Blacks should include Mathematics, Science, Logic, General Semantics, Participative Politics, Economics and Finance, and the Care and Nurture of Black minds.
  7. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence. To the extent that we individually reach for, even strain for excellence, we increase, geometrically, the value and resourcefulness of the Black Community. We must recognize the relativity of one’s best; this year’s best can be bettered next year. Such is the language of growth and development. We must seek to excel in every endeavor.
  8. Adherence to the Black Work Ethic. “It is becoming harder to find qualified people to work in Chicago.” Whether this is true or not, it represents one of the many reasons given by businesses and industries for deserting the Chicago area. We must realize that a location with good facilities, adequate transportation and a reputation for producing skilled workers will attract industry. We are in competition with other cities, states and nations for jobs. High productivity must be a goal of the Black workforce.
  9. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect. To accomplish anything worthwhile requires self-discipline. We must be a community of self-disciplined persons if we are to actualize and utilize our own human resources, instead of perpetually submitting to exploitation by others. Self-discipline, coupled with a respect for self, will enable each of us to be an instrument of Black Progress and a model for Black Youth.
  10. Disavowal of the Pursuit of “Middleclassness.” Classic methodology on control of captives teaches that captors must be able to identify the “talented tenth” of those subjugated, especially those who show promise of providing the kind of leadership that might threaten the captor’s control.
    Those so identified are separated from the rest of the people by:
    1. Killing them off directly, and/or fostering a social system that encourages them to kill off one another.
    2. Placing them in concentration camps, and/or structuring an economic environment that induces captive youth to fill the jails and prisons.
    3. Seducing them into a socioeconomic class system which, while training them to earn more dollars, hypnotizes them into believing they are better than others and teaches them to think in terms of “we” and “they” instead of “us.”
    4. So, while it is permissible to chase “middleclassness” with all our might, we must avoid the third separation method – the psychological entrapment of Black “middleclassness.” If we avoid this snare, we will also diminish our “voluntary” contributions to methods A and B. And more importantly, Black people no longer will be deprived of their birthright: the leadership, resourcefulness and example of their own talented persons.
  11. Pledge to Make the Fruits of All Developing and Acquired Skills Available to the Black Community.
  12. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions.
  13. Pledge Allegiance to All Black Leadership Who Espouse and Embrace the Black Value System.
  14. Personal Commitment to Embracement of the Black Value System. To measure the worth and validity of all activity in terms of positive contributions to the general welfare of the Black Community and the Advancement of Black People towards freedom.

Now, the same with White replacing Black:

THE WHITE VALUE SYSTEM

Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the White Value System ... in 1981. ....These White Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Whites are gathered. They consist of the following concepts:

  1. Commitment to God. “The God of our weary years” will give us the strength to give up prayerful passivism and become White Christian Activists, soldiers for White freedom and the dignity of all humankind.
  2. Commitment to the White Community. The highest level of achievement for any White person must be a contribution of strength and continuity of the White Community.
  3. Commitment to the White Family. The White family circle must generate strength, stability and love, despite the uncertainty of externals, because these characteristics are required if the developing person is to withstand warping by our racist competitive society.
  4. Those Whites who are blessed with membership in a strong family unit must reach out and expand that blessing to the less fortunate.
  5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education. We must forswear anti-intellectualism. Continued survival demands that each White person be developed to the utmost of his/her mental potential despite the inadequacies of the formal education process. “Real education” fosters understanding of ourselves as well as every aspect of our environment. Also, it develops within us the ability to fashion concepts and tools for better utilization of our resources, and more effective solutions to our problems. Since the majority of Whites have been denied such learning, White Education must include elements that produce high school graduates with marketable skills, a trade or qualifications for apprenticeships, or proper preparation for college.
  6. Basic education for all Whites should include Mathematics, Science, Logic, General Semantics, Participative Politics, Economics and Finance, and the Care and Nurture of White minds.
  7. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence. To the extent that we individually reach for, even strain for excellence, we increase, geometrically, the value and resourcefulness of the White Community. We must recognize the relativity of one’s best; this year’s best can be bettered next year. Such is the language of growth and development. We must seek to excel in every endeavor.
  8. Adherence to the White Work Ethic. “It is becoming harder to find qualified people to work in Chicago.” Whether this is true or not, it represents one of the many reasons given by businesses and industries for deserting the Chicago area. We must realize that a location with good facilities, adequate transportation and a reputation for producing skilled workers will attract industry. We are in competition with other cities, states and nations for jobs. High productivity must be a goal of the White workforce.
  9. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect. To accomplish anything worthwhile requires self-discipline. We must be a community of self-disciplined persons if we are to actualize and utilize our own human resources, instead of perpetually submitting to exploitation by others. Self-discipline, coupled with a respect for self, will enable each of us to be an instrument of White Progress and a model for White Youth.
  10. Disavowal of the Pursuit of “Middleclassness.” Classic methodology on control of captives teaches that captors must be able to identify the “talented tenth” of those subjugated, especially those who show promise of providing the kind of leadership that might threaten the captor’s control.
    Those so identified are separated from the rest of the people by:
    1. Killing them off directly, and/or fostering a social system that encourages them to kill off one another.
    2. Placing them in concentration camps, and/or structuring an economic environment that induces captive youth to fill the jails and prisons.
    3. Seducing them into a socioeconomic class system which, while training them to earn more dollars, hypnotizes them into believing they are better than others and teaches them to think in terms of “we” and “they” instead of “us.”
    4. So, while it is permissible to chase “middleclassness” with all our might, we must avoid the third separation method – the psychological entrapment of White “middleclassness.” If we avoid this snare, we will also diminish our “voluntary” contributions to methods A and B. And more importantly, White people no longer will be deprived of their birthright: the leadership, resourcefulness and example of their own talented persons.
  11. Pledge to Make the Fruits of All Developing and Acquired Skills Available to the White Community.
  12. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting White Institutions.
  13. Pledge Allegiance to All White Leadership Who Espouse and Embrace the White Value System.
  14. Personal Commitment to Embracement of the White Value System. To measure the worth and validity of all activity in terms of positive contributions to the general welfare of the White Community and the Advancement of White People towards freedom.

Comments (15)

Mr. Weaver,
There is nothing racist in their whether you put the word white or black in there. You could substitute women or Scientologists or whatever. Nowhere in there is any preaching of hate towards another group. It is all about improving one's self, family and community and also about fear of having that taken from you should you succeed.
Wake up and stop trying to play the white race card. Perhaps you are projecting a bit of your own hatred or fear?

Well...when you're the historically oppressed minority you get a little latitude on these things. What would make you feel better? Do you feel unfairly excluded by racial profiling? I'm sure they'd be happy to include you if you'd just speak up. Oh, you'd rather have statistically lower wages and a lower mortality rate? No, you'd just prefer to be statistically more likely to go to prison. Well, whatever makes you feel like you're apart of the group! Feel free to join in anytime!

(snark)

Woops, should be "higher mortality rate." Silly typo.

Are you saying that Obama signed on to this by virtue of going there for 20 years? I doubt it very much, to be honest.

What an incredible waste of time cutting and pasting Trinities mission statement and then simply replacing black with white as if those two words were devoid of context and historical meaning.

To equate one value system which has been used to destroy the value system of another with the value system that has been used withstand its own destruction as stunning leap in logic and an outright denial of history.

In short, your argument is false, misleading and just plain stupid at best.

I wish we had a church like that in my neighborhood when I was growing up.

You know what really pisses me off about it is that stuff about learning math and science. Oh and that thing about aiming for high productivity at work...sheesh...

what next? Telling your mom you love her?

Uhh, you replace the word "white" with A LOT of things and you are going to get a less than savory outcome:

NAACP = National Association for the Advancement of WHITE People

Black History Month = WHITE History Month

United Negro College Fund = Unite WHITE College Fund

Wow you are onto something! Its not just the Trinity Church!!!!111!1

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"Matthew J. Weaver is racist." That's all the blogosphere is going to pick up from the dust of all your trolling.

Fortunately, millions of white men (and women) DON'T agree with you, and DO support Obama. And that fact has given millions of non-white Americans (including me) cause to hope and maintain our good faith in this country's system, and faith in our white neighbors. Obama is doing you a favor, even though like your racist forbears you are virtually spitting at him in the face.

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Damn those Historically Black Colleges!

Let us be clear - a minority group is in a different position than a majority group - they are trying to hold on to a cultural identity and in some cases redefine that identity. The statements you post are not racist or anti-white.

There is nothing wrong with a minority group doing this - never has been and never will.

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Here's another cut and paste for Mr. Weaver.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, racism is a belief or ideology that all members of each racial group possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially to distinguish it as being either superior or inferior to another racial group or racial groups. The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines racism as a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular racial group, and that it is also the prejudice based on such a belief. The Macquarie Dictionary defines racism as: "the belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule or dominate others."

Trinity United Church of Christ is NOT racist.

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I think, as others have said, that there is a fundamental difference between a historically oppressed group and a historically dominant group. I agree that a white group with this sort of code would almost certainly be racist. I do not think a black group's espousing such a code is a sign of racism.

You can't just ask "would it be racist if a white group did what this black group is doing." It is just and reasonable for a discrete, vulnerable group to think and act in ways that would be offensive in members of a diffuse, dominant group -- beginning with the fostering of group identity and solidarity.

The refusal to recognize this difference is one of the key features of racist White Power groups. I'm not saying Matt Weaver is a racist, but in his search for arguments against Obama, he has picked up one that is invalid and that is a hallmark of white racism.

Hey everybod, what's slavery?

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Here, let me try some cut and paste.

Repost: Matthew J. Weaver - IS Racist


Perhaps you should seek some spiritual guidance for that...

And...Buchanan's still a racist.

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