Jesus Was Dark, Liberal: Why Fear Obama?
By B. I. Conway
Jesus was born Yeshua Ben Yoseph in the town of Bethlehem. Yeshua means salvation or “Lord who is salvation” in Hebrew, while the remainder of his name refers to his lineage from his earthly father.
He was born into a poor Hebrew family from Nazareth, but one that was provided for very well by God through the Wise Men.
Nazareth was near the Gentile cities of Tiberias and Sepphoris on the Sea of Gaililee that lies in southern Israel along the ancient “Via Maris,” which linked Egypt to Mesopotamia. As has been shown by archaeology and linguistic evidence, this region was essentially an eastern extension of Africa due to the interaction of these peoples.
Second, Jesus’ genealogy is stated clearly in the Bible and demonstrates that he was a man of color. First, Matthew 1:2-17 sets out Jesus’ lineage to King David and beyond, which interestingly contains many flawed human beings (sinners like me), but also contains at least four Afro-Asiatic women: Rahab, Tamar, Ruth and Bathsheba. There was also a substantial general Afro-Asiatic influence in Jesus’ DNA as the Hebrew in Jesus genealogy were a subjugated people that spent a hundreds of years in Africa.
Putting aside the sexual exploitation of slaves that we know from the American and Mexican experience, Moses, for example, had a Cushite or Ethiopian wife and Phineas, which in Egyptian means “the Nubian,” was the son of Aaron and the father of a priestly Hebrew line.
Third, Jesus spent his early years in Egypt, where he and his family apparently blended in quite well. Matthew reports the flight of Jesus’ family to Egypt to escape Herod’s infanticide designed to kill Jesus. Thus, Jesus spent his formative years in Africa and was exposed to Egyptian mysticism.
This is confirmed by non-biblical resources, as early Jewish critics of Christianity argued that Jesus learned his magic in Egypt. Matthew also documents that God called his son out of Egypt.
For all these reasons, it is clear that Jesus was a man of color. He was of mixed blood known as Afroasiatic. Like his parents, he was much like the darker Palestinian, Egyptian or Yemenite of today: More chocolate brown than Caucasian in appearance.
What is in a name? Today in America, our names have little meaning other than to identify us. This was and is not so in Middle Eastern cultures.
The name Hussein, which is being used to demagogue Mr. Obama because it was also the shortened name of Saddam Hussein, does not actually have any evil connotation. In Arabic, it means “to be good” or “to be handsome or beautiful.”
So as with most demagoguery, we find that there is no basis in fact for it, nor is there any thing for us Caucasian Americans to fear from the use of this name.
Jesus was crucified because he was a liberal – indeed a radical against the religious and political leaders in Jerusalem. Immediately after his triumphal entry, with the crowd shouting Hosanna (God save us), Jesus proceeded to the temple where he made a whip of cords and drove out the money changers and those selling sacrifices, along with their animals. “You have turned my father’s house into a den of thieves,” Jesus implored.
This was done in full sight of the Roman Garrisons, which were situated on each end of the Temple Square and the Hebrew religious leaders that no doubt had an interest in the commerce.
Jesus, as he had many times before, then called these religious leaders hypocrites to their face because they misused their wealth, power and position to glorify and satisfy themselves rather than to take care of the poor, the widowed and orphaned. Jesus was consistent in his ministry as he often warned of the danger of wealth and possessions and that we are only stewards of God’s blessings.
These are liberal principals, but it does not end there.
Jesus was against the death penalty. He taught that thou shall not kill and that if one is sinless, let him cast the first stone. Jesus changed a murderer named Saul into the most prolific apostle of them all. Peter was the rock upon which God’s church was built, but Paul spread the Gospel further and planted more churches than he. This belief in the goodness and potential of all men is a liberal principal.
Jesus is a peace maker and believed in and taught peace. He said, “Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called children of God.” He taught that we should love and pray for our enemies and that if anyone should harm us, that we should turn the other cheek.
You see, Jesus knew that love was the most powerful force in the world and that it will conquer in the end. We have seen this proven in our times. Just think about three of the most influential leaders of the last century: Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King and compare their effectiveness to the Arab terrorist.
These were men of color on three separate continents in entirely different cultures who used love and nonviolence in the face of powerful entrenched government leaders and evil and hate to effect remarkable change. They were acting out liberal biblical principals in faith.
I could go on and on from Jesus’ rejection of strict enforcement of religious law to separation of church and state, but I think the point is made. Jesus is a liberal; thank God for his grace.
So, Virginia, please see that you need not fear Mr. Barack Obama because of his color or his liberalism and progressive thinking. He is less liberal than Jesus. Mr. Obama has already told us that he does not want our guns and will enforce the death penalty.
Virginia is the birthplace of freedom through the leadership of our sons, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. They were liberals, indeed radicals declared by King George as criminals worthy of hanging.
Patrick Henry cried, “Give me liberty or give me death.” Thomas Jefferson wrote our Declaration of Independence, the most liberal document of declared rights of its time.
We must realize Martin Luther King’s dream. We must show the world that the truth and peace still matter to the citizens of these United States and that we have progressed past petty prejudices.
Do not listen to the demagoguery of this vision-filled man. I think it not a coincidence that Mr. Barack Obama, a Christian and a man of mixed black and white blood, has risen up to us as he has with such a strong belief that we can come together.
We must do this. We must realize the dream. We will be better for it.
B.L. Conway is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kentucky and a 1986 graduate of its law school. He lives and practices law in Abingdon, Va., and serves in the information ministry of Highlands Fellowship.
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Chosen One. You are the proud winner of the Thick as Molasses Sarcasm Award.
Well done.
Hey boys and girls it’s bl again. please let up on Jimmie Davidson and the great folks at Highlands. they had nothing to do w/ this. it is my work and my views. i did not seek Pastor Davidson’s approval, nor would i have listened to him if he disaproved. The CHURCH HAS NO ROLE in the rough and tumble world of politics. so say it to my face or in this forum, i can take it.
i have not responded directly to any of your comments b/c most were frankly not worthy of my time. i do take strong exception to one which suggest that i did this for my gratification. Sorry, FRIEND I DID IT FOR YOU. you have been sold a bill of lies by these hypocrites on the right AND YOU DO NOT VOTE YOUR INTEREST. You have bought into the lies that the Democrats are for abotion and blacks and their going to take you guns and raise your taxes. THESE ARE ALL LIES. for example, they are going to raise my taxes, but not yours.
i told my republican friend, Jimmy Humprhies Esq. that the poor would be walking the streets of Abingdon by the time Junior, Cheney and the Republican Congress got done w/ them. i did not know how prophectic i would be. our poor brothers and sisters are having decide whether to ride or eat. they have devalued your dollar w/ billions in debt, much of which was paid to Cheney’s Haliburton and other Defense Contractors.
i can recall during the Bosnia conflict, the Republicans including Pappy McCain saying they would never get us into a War w/ no exit strategy. Yep, MORE HYPOCRITICAL LIES and what a terrible loss of life and money for nothing. these sunis and shea have been killing each other forever. now if you think that w/ that pot of gold in oil just setting there between them that they are going to stop killing each other when we leave, then i got some land down in Fla for you, friend.
The Republicans told us they were the party of fisical conservatism. Yep, ANOTHER HYPOCRITICAL LIE. THEY HAVE RUN UP THE LARGEST DEBT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION AND SHATTERED OUR ECONOMY IN THE PROCESS.
The Republicans are the party of the largest prison population in the history of the Untied States. i have been practing law for over twenty years. What they have done to our Federal System is shocking and so unjust. it is, as designed by them a one sided inquisition.
we are blessed in Va and E.Tenn w/ a great State Court System and great Judges. i have yet to complete a case in these State Systems where i felt that my client was slighted or that the Judge was not accomplishing Justice be he Republican or Democrat. Not so, in the Federal system. The Republicans have packed these Courts w/ so called Conservative Judges. in my expierence, that means they deprive the Citizen of their rights and remedies.
i am going to give you one example of my throw up cases (i do mean that physically) from the Federal Western District Court of Virginia. there have been 3 that made me physically ill, but i will only burden you with 1. many lawyers that pracitice here have more. ask them about their horror stories.
this is what happened to Bradley Mckennse from the mountains of S.W. Va. Bradley was at home minding his own business w/ his family when a Sheriff Deputy shows up and said they had child welfare check to do(his wife’s teenage girl had been out of school for a few days and her grandmother on Bradleys wife’s X side had called concerned). Bradley and his wife explained that the child was in state custody as she had got on drugs and they sent her in for detox. the officer did not call to confirm, but insisted on searching the house where he found several rifles in one room and a pistol under Bradley’s bed. The Deputy left but, he went back and checked Bradleys NCI report and found he had been convicted of 3 felonies for indescent liberties 12 years before. The deputy came back and obtained Bradley’s confession that the pistol was his.
the Feds pick up the case and there we are in Federal Court. All motions to supress are as usual denied. the boy has confessed. what i do to help him?
i investigated the three undelying felonies. i found that they were bs. Bradley at age 18 had obtained a job driving a school bus. unfortunately, he was assigned to drive “troubled female teenagers’ to and from a special needs school. we found 2 of them and they recanted their prevous statements saying that Bradley had talked lewd to them. they told us they got mad at Bradley b/c he would not stop and buy them ice cream or something of that sort. we obtained their sworn affadavits.
the problem for Bradley was that his court appointed lawyer had worked him a sweet deal back then. plead to three felonies and you get no jail time. fast forward and Congress passes the Armed Carrer Criminal provision setting the mandatory minimum punishment at 15 years for 3 or more violent prior offenses. these were not violent offenses but, sorry Bradley Congress defined them as such.
So we go to the sentencing inquisition. the probation office who works directly for the Judge despite my begging that he look at the underlying nonoffenses, concludes that they are violent offenses. now here i am cross examing the Judges employee. here i am putting on Bradley and the family to beg for him. i don’t think there was a dry eye in the room other than on the bench. When it’s over the Judge looks down at me sternly and says tersley “you know my hands are tied Mr. Conway”: 15 years for this victimless crime.
Plus, consider that you cannot expect any relief from the 4th Circuit Court Appeals w/ it’s Conservative Judges. any lawyer will tell you that and Bradley could not afford an appeal in any event.
Well, i am sorry folks that was sickening and I could not believe it happened in America. A family was completely destroyed and Bradley who was supporting them sits in prison today rotting away.
there are literally thousands and thousands of stories like Bradleys and young people wasting away for victimless crimes. it cost us, the tax payers over 30,000 per year to house one of those wasting away. we could send them to college cheaper and perhaps develop them in to tax paying Citizens.
Congress has no business being involved in the sentencing of the good folks of our region when they never saw or meet them. One size does not fit all. that is not Justice.
So now you know the reason why i did this. it has nothing to do with me. i love the people of this region. they have been so good to me and my family. i did it for them. they must learn to vote their interest again.
if you earn $200,000 or above, you ought to vote Republican b/c yes, your taxes are going to be raised to pay down this debt and stablilize our dollar. but if you do not, your just cutting your own throat if you vote Republican. they do not operate in your interest. Do you really want 8 more years of this Injustice, war, soaring debt, falling dollar, higher prices and Corporate welfare.
Think about it. That is all i am trying to get you to do. tx bl
What a comedy this is: “THE KING JAMES BIBLE IS GODS WORD ALL OTHERS ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE CALLED A BIBLE THEY SHOULD BE TOILET PAPER”
The so-called call the “holy” Bible was assembled from a large number of Jesus tales floating around Rome and the Middle East hundreds of years after the death of Jesus. The pagan emperor, Constantine, had his people put it together the way he wanted it. It can hardly be called “God’s Word,“ whether King James Version or not. Read your history books before you read this collection of folk tales.
I am new to Highlands Fellowship, have been attending services at the Johnson City facility for about three months. I have yet to hear any of the things there, that have been reported here by Mr. Conway. He praises Rev. Davidson and Warren, and also states that the views are his own and not from either of the them. However, he uses the name of Highlands Fellowship to add validity to his statements. To use Jesus in this manner, to try and persuade the public to vote for someone is hypocritical and wrong as a Christian. The lord gave us free will to chose. Even the free will to chose the path of a Christian and to the kingdom of GOD. or not. As for “charity” The liberal view is the redistribution of wealth by force from the state and federal government in the form of taxes. As a Christian this is a choice we make to glorify GOD. Mr. Cowan, I realize and acknowledge you have the freedom of speech in this great country, and the freedom to back whom ever you like for president. However to bring your church into your statements and your position in the church and your friendship with the senior pasture to try and persuade others to your view of your “IDOL” and false savior, ( and yes, you made the comparisons) it may be time to ask the spirit of the lord to guide you instead of all the education of man you so prominently presented to your readers. One more statement (I could make many more) But sir you are incorrect when you state that senator Obama does not support abortion. I have heard several statements where he has stated his support for women’s right of choice. He even stated a few months back that and I paraphrase “ I don’t want my daughters punished with a BABY if they make a mistake.“ If this is whom you think we must vote for, as you stated at the bottom of your article “WE MUST DO THIS, WE MUST REALIZE THE DREAM, WE WILL BE BETTER FOR IT.. Sir; We must not do this! we must not realize the dream of you and Senator Obama, (However, Martin Luther Kings Dream would be Great to be realized). And no sir we will not be better for it. The killing of babies is wrong. You knew it once according to your statements. I am in hopes and pray this is something you put together to get a rise from people as stated by one of the other respondence (lildave). If not, Lord help you. I hope the church prints it’s comments to your article to show your statements are not typical of Highlands.
This message is for Mr. Conway and all the other Liberals posting the derogatory comments. Christ was not Dark. Christ was not a Liberal. Christ did the will of his Father, that includes the Ten Commandments.
The Democrat Party is controlled by Satan. Those who support that Party, are supporting Satan.
Before you slander me, I warn you, God has not tolerated anyone who speaks derogatory of me. You do at your own peril.
There is a reason Christ said “Many will come to him claiming to have done Good Works in his name, and he told, them depart from me you workers of iniquity, I never knew you”.
Everyone needs to learn the meaning of this.
Mr. Conway has been decieved and is trying to decieve others. The Jewish People, who I am one, are basically a light brown people, not African Black. They were commanded not to intermarry other peoples, which most of them following this commandment. Christ’s Father is God. God is described as having snow white hair, with a very white appearance. Blue eyes are more “Flaming” then brown or black. Christ said he looks like his Father.
Christ was not a Liberal like Obama. Obama, like other Democrats are for abortion, the shedding of innocent blood. Obama is for Homosexual Rights, which is an abomination to a Holy God.
It amazing what the Devil and his servants will do in these last days to decieve people.
RedState CFA, you state that my “assertion is without foundation.“ I am neither in the witness chair nor across the deposition table from you as the opposing side’s counsel. My assertion stands.
Nowhere did I state that someone forced me to go to church. Nowhere did I state that I hated doing so. I did not know any better at that time. I was a very religious person for those first two decades and even considered entering the ministry at one point.
I now realize that “faith,“ the abandonment of rational thought, is not a good thing. It leads to religious persecution, wars, as well as the torture and death of those who do not follow your particular concept of a god.
Organized religions are one most evil things upon the face of the earth. They are responsible for the deaths and imprisonment of millions over the last 2,000 years. This is history, not just my opinion. Why can’t believers just keep quiet about their own spirituality and the rest of the world be?
BL, I know you and I really believe you are just trying to see how much you can stir up and start which does more harm to the cause of Christ than it helps, here is what helps BL, how many people have you told about Jesus Christ’s blood and he died for your sins and you can be saved? How many SOULS have you led to salvation BL ? And let me give you just a little advise if I may as an uneducated person just preaching the gospel, if you want to start something make a statement like this; THE KING JAMES BIBLE IS GODS WORD ALL OTHERS ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE CALLED A BIBLE THEY SHOULD BE TOILET PAPER. See what happens now?
Even if the oft-altered bible stories were true, they show that Jesus spoke of coming to save the Children of Israel and not the Gentiles. They indicate that if you believe the teachings of Jesus and are not Jewish by birth, you are wasting your time.
http://members.aol.com/JAlw/jesus_and_the_gentiles.html
Matthew 10:5-6
These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.“
Matthew 15:24
“I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.“
A thorough analysis of this question and possible contradictions will be found at:
http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/universal.html
After reading all the responses to the article written by Mr. Conway, my only comment is that the founding fathers were absolutely correct in their wish to separate church and state. And as for Mr. Conway’s article, I say, “What’s your point, Mr. Conway? Is it your wish to alienate everyone? It seems to me that your article is a vainglorious attempt to cause as much disruption as possible among the people who read it. Sir, get a life!“
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