Obama On Seperation Of Church And State

Barack Obama has stated he fully supported faith based programs that used taxpayers’ dollars to execute local programs. While on the surface this seems like a good idea but one needs to view the world from a wider view then their own church.

Back in 1990, after Obama had graduated from Harvard Law School, he was teaching part time at University of Chicago and working in at a Chicago law firm he wrote a paper for University of Illinois at Springfield under a highly controversial project called After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois. He wrote his paper under the title of, “Why Organize? Problems and Promise in the Inner City.”

He wrote the following paragraph:

“Nowhere is the promise of organizing more apparent than in the traditional black churches. Possessing tremendous financial resources, membership and — most importantly — values and biblical traditions that call for empowerment and liberation, the black church is clearly a slumbering giant in the political and economic landscape of cities like Chicago. A fierce independence among black pastors and a preference for more traditional approaches to social involvement (supporting candidates for office, providing shelters for the homeless) have prevented the black church from bringing its full weight to bear on the political, social and economic arenas of the city.”

The very thing of separation of church and state that is a consent struggle at all levels in this county. Yet in 1990 believed this did not apply to those he was trying to organize. Just remember Rev. Wright, Obama’s pastor, from Trinity United Church was on the pulpit when he was ranting about the United States. The Catholic Priest Michael Pfleger was also addressing a worship meeting of Trinity Church when he carried on with regards to belittling Hillary Clinton.

One has to wonder what Obama’s real idea of the separation of church and state? This clearly shows Obama has one more set of standards that he will apply to some and not to others. Under Obama, America will not be equal!