Wow, everybody wants to take a pot shot at the American people and even at Senator Joe Wilson, who blurted out "You Lie" during Obama's speech in Congress on healthcare. The media outlet wants to call Joe Wilson a racist and one newspaper even had a writer who stated Joe Wilson said "You Lie" with an understood "Boy" on the end because he is white, male, has short hair, and is from the south, and all these things automatically make Joe Wilson a racist.
THE TRUTH IS: Obama and other liberals within the American government have decided constantly to attempt to make race an issue out of things because it is their only hope of rallying during the current situation where the American people are obviously against the current government getting any bigger than they already are. Most of the people I have spoken to are against healthcare with a public option, against a government run and funded co-op, are against cap & trade, against socialism, against big government spending, against government takeover of financial institutions, against a government run automobile industry, and are against organizations like ACORN, against the unconstitutional czars placed in power by appointment of Obama, and against anyone going against the constitution period.
Many things are going on in the American government today that "WE THE PEOPLE" do not agree with and will not support. The government has called us names, said we were paid, and that we are the minority. However, we are the majority, liberals always go to name calling because conservatives speak the truth and it makes liberals mad, and they are mad because Americans are not as stupid as the liberals would have us all think we are.
THE RACE CARD WON'T FLY ANY LONGER!!!!
People in America are sick of liberal politicians and liberal media trying to scream racism whenever they get between a rock and a hard place. TRUTH IS: Our government is between a rock and a hard place now. They attack Joe Wilson and say he was for keeping the confederate flag. So, he is proud of his heritage. Let me tell you a little bit about the Confederate flag.
CONFEDERATE FLAG:
It is just as much a part of the heritage of black people in this country as it is part of the heritage of white people. How can this be? Well, read a little history, prior to the text book kings allowing the books to be changed and you will see what I mean. Yes, the South had slaves. What they don't want people to know now or ever though is that most slaves were kept with their families, treated very well, and given in return for their labor food, shelter, animals, land even, and other things. Slaves were treated very well for the most part. Bad eggs are, however, in every bunch and some of the people who had slaves did beat them and treat them wrong. However, the other men and women in the South would find out and locals would go to the owner of the slave and many times "kick his butt", for treating another human horribly. UNDER THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.
Many slaves were given parts of land they worked on in order to be given a house for their families. They simply worked in return for their land and by working and living on the land were given plenty of food and even money. It is wrong for slavery to exist and I agree. All men are equal and should live as equals and be treated equally. However, this is the way things were in those days.
Prior to the civil war even beginning, the South abolished slavery. Abraham Lincoln and the North did not end slavery. The South aboloshed slavery prior to the civil war. Many black men fought on the side of the South during the Civil War in order to help protect what they had helped build and to protect their families and their lands.
Those who left the South to go to North found themselves in a much worse position than they had in the South and many returned to the South because of the conditions in the North. In the North, Overseers forced black men, women, and children to work in factories and under horrible conditions. Those who were in the North and working were beaten, worked in chains like animals, and often not given food and starved for their overseers not believing they were working hard enough.
The North was brutal to the black race. Many who had left the South to go to the North came back to the South and went back to work on farms, etc. All the while, THE CONFEDERATE FLAG FLEW. You see, black people could be proud of the Confederate flag as much as anyone else because it is a symbol of the South and where we came from and for where we are now. Example: SLAVERY WAS IN THE SOUTH, SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED IN THE SOUTH BY THE SOUTH, AND BLACK ANCESTORS STOOD NEXT TO WHITE ANCESTORS AND FOUGHT FOR THE FREEDOM AND LIBERTY OF THE SOUTH BECAUSED THEY LOVED THE SOUTH.
A lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into the South. Black and White Americans built what is here in the South together. We should all stand under the Confederate Flag and be proud that our ancestors stood together and built such a wonderful place for us. Not to mention, be thankful for our ancestors for having manners and raising us up through generations with the expectation of keeping those manners.
We had Martin Luther King Jr., who had a dream of equality between races, where we could get along, live in peace, and help each other. One of my favorite flags from the 9/12/09 March on D.C. was one with a picture of MLK Jr. and underneath one of Obama. The sign read, "He had a dream" talking about King and "We got a nightmare" referring to Obama. What a wonderful time it would be right now were King president instead of Obama. A Christian man running the nation that people could get behind and would not try to throw the race card around because he wanted to stir problems, but a man who would work his hardest to continue keeping America free, safe, and racist free.
THERE ARE RACISTS IN EVERY BUNCH AND THROUGOUT ALL RACES AROUND THE WORLD. NORMALLY THEY DON'T EVEN WARRANT OUR EARS HEARING AND SO AS A WHOLE, WE DO NOT LISTEN.
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARE AMERICANS. THAT IS ALL WE NEED TO SEE. AS AMERICANS, WE STAND TOGETHER AGAINST THOSE WHO OPPOSE FREEDOM AND LIBERTY IN AMERICA. WE WILL NOT SUPPORT A GOVERNMENT THAT IS SOCIALIST OR COMMUNIST. IF YOU ARE A RACIST, SOCIALIST, COMMUNIST, OR UNCONSTITUTIONALIST, GET OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
WE ARE NOT RACISTS, AND WE WILL NOT TOLERATE A GOVERNMENT TRYING TO BRING RACIAL ISSUES INTO PLAY BECAUSE RACE IS NOT THE ISSUE.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
FAM NEW POST BELOW: OBAMA WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?
OBAMA !!!! WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?
Obama and his regime have now verbally attacked FREE American citizens. Obama, Pelosi and other government liars have called those of us on the Internet and in the real world who are protesting them and their lies mobsters.
I AM NOT PLANTED LIKE THE GOVERNMENT THINKS. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT PAID ME TO PROTEST OR TO STAND UP AND TELL OBAMA THAT HE IS A LIAR AND THIEF. OBAMA IS COMMITTING TREASON AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE WON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
Nancy Pelosi: stated that we were all a bunch of crazy, fanatical, swastika wearing, mobsters, placed and planted around the country by the Republican party. No Party owns me. I am FREE and I act as a FREE American Citizen.
FREEDOM WILL DIE HARD IN AMERICA. PELOSI IS PISSED BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE NAZIS!
I guess Obama would know since he acts like a godfather in the mafia of United States Government by telling people to turn in and report suspicious emails about health care. Turn in my message. I don't care. I believe America is sick of the twisted lies and deceit of government. Our government is corrupt.
Puppet leader Obama and his regime are determined to take away freedom in this country and turn us into a communist state. Did they really think the American people would go from free to slave just like that, without a fight? I hope not. By fight, I do not mean guns even. Speaking out against the corrupt system, if we all ban together and stand up together, is enough to get done what we need to get done.
Liberals attack everybody and everything that oppose them, especially when they are scared and know they losing a battle. It is not just the battle they should worry about, it is the political war they have waged on America that they will lose.
Black and white, Christian and non, other races and ethnic backgrounds as well. People in America are sick and tired of the threats and scare tactics of the liberal hijackers in our government. We won't stop!!!! We won't be quiet and we won't stand for anymore bullying by our leaders.
GE is in Obama's back pocket and Obama is in their back pocket. I will never buy another GE product again.
Dick Morris gave Obama a GRADE of F last nigh on Fox News "The O'Reilly Factor".
I believe Morris was the only person taking a stand on the truth of what is going on by giving this grade. Others were nice by giving Cs and Ds.
Russian subs (2 of them) were spotted 200 miles off the coast of the United States. The news stated they acted unusually, but were not acting provocative. What is our government doing to find out why they were there? Nothing.
Nazi Germany did a "Cash For Clunkers" thing too. What do you think about that?
Hitler has come back as a black man in America. Who will Obama genocide?
JOIN ME AND JOIN FAM IN STANDING FOR FREEDOM AGAINST THE OPPRESSION OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM HIJACKERS IN AMERICA.
DOWN WITH OBAMA AND HIS REGIME, UP WITH AMERICA AND FREEDOM.
Obama and his regime have now verbally attacked FREE American citizens. Obama, Pelosi and other government liars have called those of us on the Internet and in the real world who are protesting them and their lies mobsters.
I AM NOT PLANTED LIKE THE GOVERNMENT THINKS. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT PAID ME TO PROTEST OR TO STAND UP AND TELL OBAMA THAT HE IS A LIAR AND THIEF. OBAMA IS COMMITTING TREASON AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE WON'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
Nancy Pelosi: stated that we were all a bunch of crazy, fanatical, swastika wearing, mobsters, placed and planted around the country by the Republican party. No Party owns me. I am FREE and I act as a FREE American Citizen.
FREEDOM WILL DIE HARD IN AMERICA. PELOSI IS PISSED BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE NAZIS!
I guess Obama would know since he acts like a godfather in the mafia of United States Government by telling people to turn in and report suspicious emails about health care. Turn in my message. I don't care. I believe America is sick of the twisted lies and deceit of government. Our government is corrupt.
Puppet leader Obama and his regime are determined to take away freedom in this country and turn us into a communist state. Did they really think the American people would go from free to slave just like that, without a fight? I hope not. By fight, I do not mean guns even. Speaking out against the corrupt system, if we all ban together and stand up together, is enough to get done what we need to get done.
Liberals attack everybody and everything that oppose them, especially when they are scared and know they losing a battle. It is not just the battle they should worry about, it is the political war they have waged on America that they will lose.
Black and white, Christian and non, other races and ethnic backgrounds as well. People in America are sick and tired of the threats and scare tactics of the liberal hijackers in our government. We won't stop!!!! We won't be quiet and we won't stand for anymore bullying by our leaders.
GE is in Obama's back pocket and Obama is in their back pocket. I will never buy another GE product again.
Dick Morris gave Obama a GRADE of F last nigh on Fox News "The O'Reilly Factor".
I believe Morris was the only person taking a stand on the truth of what is going on by giving this grade. Others were nice by giving Cs and Ds.
Russian subs (2 of them) were spotted 200 miles off the coast of the United States. The news stated they acted unusually, but were not acting provocative. What is our government doing to find out why they were there? Nothing.
Nazi Germany did a "Cash For Clunkers" thing too. What do you think about that?
Hitler has come back as a black man in America. Who will Obama genocide?
JOIN ME AND JOIN FAM IN STANDING FOR FREEDOM AGAINST THE OPPRESSION OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM HIJACKERS IN AMERICA.
DOWN WITH OBAMA AND HIS REGIME, UP WITH AMERICA AND FREEDOM.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
FAM Free America March
Pass out the word. Stand up for Freedom in America. If we want to have our voices heard, we have to get the word out and have to go to Washington D.C. Otherwise we will be ignored to silence. Mainstream media will not tote our cause. To keep America Free and to keep us from being turned into a Socialist country with few rights, few freedoms and few liberties, we must be heard.
Nobody is listening. We must speak up, speak out, and be heard.
Make your voice heard in America. Join our cause on facebook: search for FAM Free America March. Follow us here. Or just simply send an email to free_america_march@yahoo.com
We need all Americans who love freedom to stand together for this cause and have their voices heard.
We oppose socialist healthcare/Obamacare. We do not want tax hikes and we want our government to be again "FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE" of this country. We want to remain free. We want to make the decisions for family and for ourselves. We want to be heard.
Nobody is listening. We must speak up, speak out, and be heard.
Make your voice heard in America. Join our cause on facebook: search for FAM Free America March. Follow us here. Or just simply send an email to free_america_march@yahoo.com
We need all Americans who love freedom to stand together for this cause and have their voices heard.
We oppose socialist healthcare/Obamacare. We do not want tax hikes and we want our government to be again "FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE" of this country. We want to remain free. We want to make the decisions for family and for ourselves. We want to be heard.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
AMERICA IS SPEAKING WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY
Be friends with FAM: Free America March on Facebook.
Send email to free_america_march@yahoo.com
Get active, speak out and stand up.
God delivered the American people a FREE country for all who live here. Now the government is trying to take away those freedoms.
This is not about race and ethnicity. This is about Americans, Christians, and other conservatives coming together to unite and be heard by the government. Anyone who wants to continue to live in a FREE America is welcome.
Obama is not Martin Luther King Jr. and will never be. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and great Christian. We must recognize that we all should want better for America and want equality for each other within the bounds of God's law and God's will.
Who is losing in America today? Look around you. You are losing, Christians as a whole are losing, Conservatives as a whole are losing.
All ethnicities are losing. God is being tossed to the side and liberal government thinks we are stupid. They toss things out into the mainstream media to do with race and most people buy into it. That is what they want. As long as people are not getting along because of racial issues, then the government can run with whatever they want to do because the American people are too busy bickering and arguing over dead racial issues, to get a long and make a peaceful stand together.
The Free America March is the purpose of showing government there is more to the American people than they think there is. We are AMERICANS. We have FAITH, HOPE, and a belief that WE DESERVE BETTER, AND ARE MUCH SMARTER.
The over educated politician puppets in Washington need to see first hand how many conservative Americans are willing to make a stand and say enough. I only wish we had come up with this while President Bush was in office too.
AMERICA NEEDS CHANGE, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. BUT WE NEED CHANGE FOR THE BETTER AND WE ARE BEING SUCKERED INTO CHANGE FOR THE WORSE.
Let's come together and make a stand for America.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! IT IS TIME TO STAND.
God Bless.
Send email to free_america_march@yahoo.com
Get active, speak out and stand up.
God delivered the American people a FREE country for all who live here. Now the government is trying to take away those freedoms.
This is not about race and ethnicity. This is about Americans, Christians, and other conservatives coming together to unite and be heard by the government. Anyone who wants to continue to live in a FREE America is welcome.
Obama is not Martin Luther King Jr. and will never be. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and great Christian. We must recognize that we all should want better for America and want equality for each other within the bounds of God's law and God's will.
Who is losing in America today? Look around you. You are losing, Christians as a whole are losing, Conservatives as a whole are losing.
All ethnicities are losing. God is being tossed to the side and liberal government thinks we are stupid. They toss things out into the mainstream media to do with race and most people buy into it. That is what they want. As long as people are not getting along because of racial issues, then the government can run with whatever they want to do because the American people are too busy bickering and arguing over dead racial issues, to get a long and make a peaceful stand together.
The Free America March is the purpose of showing government there is more to the American people than they think there is. We are AMERICANS. We have FAITH, HOPE, and a belief that WE DESERVE BETTER, AND ARE MUCH SMARTER.
The over educated politician puppets in Washington need to see first hand how many conservative Americans are willing to make a stand and say enough. I only wish we had come up with this while President Bush was in office too.
AMERICA NEEDS CHANGE, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. BUT WE NEED CHANGE FOR THE BETTER AND WE ARE BEING SUCKERED INTO CHANGE FOR THE WORSE.
Let's come together and make a stand for America.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! IT IS TIME TO STAND.
God Bless.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
FAM (Free America March)
The Free America March is for people in America to be able to recognized as those who participate in this march who want to remain in Free America and who want their voices heard by the government. If you are intersted in this march and gaining more info, please send me a message on facebook or here that says you are interested.
The march will be in Washington D.C. primarily. We need to get a tally on numbers before we set a date for the march. Look below to see if you qualify as follows:
1. You are or consider yourself to be an American.
2. You love freedom.
3. You want America to remain free.
4. You want your voice to be heard by the government.
5. You are against spending money our country does not have that sinks our country any further into debt.
6. You are against tax increases.
7. You are Christian or conservative or just plain old love the freedom we have in America.
8. We welcome all races and all ethnic backgrounds. No person should be discriminated against. If you live in America, love America and love freedom and want to be heard you are welcome to participate. We would love to hear from you.
That's pretty much it. You do not have to be a Christian to participate. Many people are against what the government is currently doing and there are many of all ages, religions, ethinicity, etc who would love to have their voices heard. This is that chance.
We may disagree on many things, but we can come together in a way we never have been able to do so before through this march. We need each other and as Free Americans, we must stand up, be strong, and support each other.
THank you and God Bless America!!!
WAKE UP AND STAND UP AMERICA, IT IS TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!
The march will be in Washington D.C. primarily. We need to get a tally on numbers before we set a date for the march. Look below to see if you qualify as follows:
1. You are or consider yourself to be an American.
2. You love freedom.
3. You want America to remain free.
4. You want your voice to be heard by the government.
5. You are against spending money our country does not have that sinks our country any further into debt.
6. You are against tax increases.
7. You are Christian or conservative or just plain old love the freedom we have in America.
8. We welcome all races and all ethnic backgrounds. No person should be discriminated against. If you live in America, love America and love freedom and want to be heard you are welcome to participate. We would love to hear from you.
That's pretty much it. You do not have to be a Christian to participate. Many people are against what the government is currently doing and there are many of all ages, religions, ethinicity, etc who would love to have their voices heard. This is that chance.
We may disagree on many things, but we can come together in a way we never have been able to do so before through this march. We need each other and as Free Americans, we must stand up, be strong, and support each other.
THank you and God Bless America!!!
WAKE UP AND STAND UP AMERICA, IT IS TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
FAM (FREE AMERICA MARCH)
If you support FREEDOM IN AMERICA and would like to be part of this movement, please message me on facebook or leave a message here on the blog site.
There is a group of us seeing how many people we can put together for the cause and will be getting back to you with more infomration as time goes on. We would like to have enough people in the 30 days to actually set a date, so please inform everyone you know about this movement. This movement is for All Americans who want to stop the government from taking over the country and taking away freedoms and continuing to increase the debt of this great nation.
All publicity and all help is welcome.
GOD BLESS AMERICA! WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!
There is a group of us seeing how many people we can put together for the cause and will be getting back to you with more infomration as time goes on. We would like to have enough people in the 30 days to actually set a date, so please inform everyone you know about this movement. This movement is for All Americans who want to stop the government from taking over the country and taking away freedoms and continuing to increase the debt of this great nation.
All publicity and all help is welcome.
GOD BLESS AMERICA! WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!
The Obama Regime
Obama has his own regime within the United States. Jon Voight gets a HIGH FIVE from me on being a very intelligent and patriotic man. An interview I watched last night on Hannity's America on Fox News, proved to be very interesting. Even Voight made mention of the Obama regime, which any who have read my posts here, facebook or twitter, then you know I have been calling it the Obama Regime for months.
Obama is a Muslim or he would not have referred to the Quoran as holy. He gave a speech to the muslim world. (speech to a religion). Obama says and is very defensive about stating that he is the President of the United States, like he is running the country. Not only is he not running the country, but he has turned this country over to a bunch of liberal, American and Christian hating, morons. A bunch of liberal communists are running our GREAT FREE country and running it right into oblivion.
I CHALLENGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO STAND LIKE A MAN. Obama, don't be a puppet for your masters. Stand up for this great nation and the people who live here or get out of office. If you can't be a man and make a stand GET OUT!
Nancy Pelosi:
Take your liberal, confused, and babling idiacy and get out. You hate American and Christians just as the other liberals in this country.
Bob Beckal:
You don't even deserve my statement because you are just plain stupid.
All the people mentioned here are liberal, communist, and hate America and what our GREAT nation stands for. There are many more. We have to show these people that they are indeed the minority and that good American Patriots are the majority. We have to speak, we have to be heard.
AMERICA RAISE YOUR VOICES. IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO THE STREETS AND MEET AT CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND COURT HOUSES. EVERY CITY IN EVERY STATE, MUST BE HEARD IN ORDER TO GET THE IDIOTS IN THE WHITEHOUSE TO PAY ATTENTION.
We can not sit back and keep quiet any longer. We must be heard. Use your words, use your patriotism, Americanism, and Christianity to call out those in our government that our killing our country. If this continues, America will not remain a free country. The Obama Regime in the process of taking over the court systems. We can not allow this happen.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!! BE HEARD!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Obama is a Muslim or he would not have referred to the Quoran as holy. He gave a speech to the muslim world. (speech to a religion). Obama says and is very defensive about stating that he is the President of the United States, like he is running the country. Not only is he not running the country, but he has turned this country over to a bunch of liberal, American and Christian hating, morons. A bunch of liberal communists are running our GREAT FREE country and running it right into oblivion.
I CHALLENGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO STAND LIKE A MAN. Obama, don't be a puppet for your masters. Stand up for this great nation and the people who live here or get out of office. If you can't be a man and make a stand GET OUT!
Nancy Pelosi:
Take your liberal, confused, and babling idiacy and get out. You hate American and Christians just as the other liberals in this country.
Bob Beckal:
You don't even deserve my statement because you are just plain stupid.
All the people mentioned here are liberal, communist, and hate America and what our GREAT nation stands for. There are many more. We have to show these people that they are indeed the minority and that good American Patriots are the majority. We have to speak, we have to be heard.
AMERICA RAISE YOUR VOICES. IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO THE STREETS AND MEET AT CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND COURT HOUSES. EVERY CITY IN EVERY STATE, MUST BE HEARD IN ORDER TO GET THE IDIOTS IN THE WHITEHOUSE TO PAY ATTENTION.
We can not sit back and keep quiet any longer. We must be heard. Use your words, use your patriotism, Americanism, and Christianity to call out those in our government that our killing our country. If this continues, America will not remain a free country. The Obama Regime in the process of taking over the court systems. We can not allow this happen.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!! BE HEARD!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!
Many Americans are waking up, but how many are speaking out to the point they are being heard? Not near enough of us. If Americans were speaking out publically and writing their local news papers and news papers around the country, they would be heard more often and would make a bigger impact on what is going on.
Get a litst of all the senators names and all the representatives names. Don't just talk to your own. Get them all and bombard the Whitehouse with telephone calls and email, and snail mail. We are the people and if we truly want to be heard, then we will be heard, but we have to get busy fast and we have to make ourselves heard. One letter and one phone call won't work. It has to be repeated daily and then those things will start piling up.
WAKE UP AMERICA AND SPEAK OUT. BE HEARD! YOU HAVE THE RIGHT!!!!
Get a litst of all the senators names and all the representatives names. Don't just talk to your own. Get them all and bombard the Whitehouse with telephone calls and email, and snail mail. We are the people and if we truly want to be heard, then we will be heard, but we have to get busy fast and we have to make ourselves heard. One letter and one phone call won't work. It has to be repeated daily and then those things will start piling up.
WAKE UP AMERICA AND SPEAK OUT. BE HEARD! YOU HAVE THE RIGHT!!!!
Friday, June 26, 2009
PRESIDENTIAL BULLYING
Obama has used scare tactics to force his ways, liberal's ways, and the ways of other world governments. He has threatened to declare Martial law if congress did not pass what he wanted, right after he was elected. Is this the type of tyranical government we want?
Of course congress must be a bunch of cowards because they pass everything Obama wants them to. Apparently if you are told what to do by others you don't have to do anything legally. Obama is a bully on the playground of the American people. More people must stand up against the Obama regime and refuse to be cattle for Obama to heard.
It is rediculous to think our government, other governments, and those over the governments' heads could think they could fool us with attempts at racism as a ploy to divert our attention off them.
I am white and happy to be that way since that is way God made me. I would think and hope black people are happy to be that way because God made them that way. Taking pride in who you are and the color of your skin is part of your heritage and right as a human being. We should all be proud of the way God made us.
We are all in this world together. We have to stand together for God, for Liberty, for Truth, for Justice, and for what is Right.
Why must we as citizens of a free country sit back and allow Obama to threaten those in Congress with Martial law if they do not pass what he wants passed? Because many are too afraid to speak out against what is going on in our FREE country.
WAKE UP CALL AMERICA. ACT NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
STAND UP. STAND TOGETHER. BE HEARD.
Of course congress must be a bunch of cowards because they pass everything Obama wants them to. Apparently if you are told what to do by others you don't have to do anything legally. Obama is a bully on the playground of the American people. More people must stand up against the Obama regime and refuse to be cattle for Obama to heard.
It is rediculous to think our government, other governments, and those over the governments' heads could think they could fool us with attempts at racism as a ploy to divert our attention off them.
I am white and happy to be that way since that is way God made me. I would think and hope black people are happy to be that way because God made them that way. Taking pride in who you are and the color of your skin is part of your heritage and right as a human being. We should all be proud of the way God made us.
We are all in this world together. We have to stand together for God, for Liberty, for Truth, for Justice, and for what is Right.
Why must we as citizens of a free country sit back and allow Obama to threaten those in Congress with Martial law if they do not pass what he wants passed? Because many are too afraid to speak out against what is going on in our FREE country.
WAKE UP CALL AMERICA. ACT NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
STAND UP. STAND TOGETHER. BE HEARD.
IS GOVERNMENT A JOKE?
I have been talking to a lot of people who feel that our government and governments around the world are a joke and the leaders of all these countries are pawns and puppets of world groups pulling the strings.
What do you think?
Well, the argument is old and very strong that leaders of powerful countries are puppets and the masses are being fooled into thinking the governments actually have anything to do with running the countries.
I can certainly say this:
President Obama and others in government currently are certainly acting like a lot of puppets. Have you noticed the arogance of Obama and others surrounding him in our government? I have watched an interesting show about the puppet masters behind Obama and other governments and I have to say that it looks a lot like truth.
Obama is pushing for a "world government" WAKE UP AMERICA! I am an American, not a "world citizen", nor do I want to be. The "powers that be" are choaking freedom out. The world powers, if you want, you can call them the world leaders in government, but look at them for what they are and what they ard doing.
Have you ever studied the book of Revelation in the Bible? Many Christians have never read this book because they believe it is not important to them due to the fact they believe in the rapture. I believe in the rapture myself. However, I do not necessarily believe in the rapture as stated and believed by most Christians. I differ in opinion as to the time frame with the rapture will occur.
As rediculous and showy as politics has become over the years, I have to tend to lean toward puppet masters in the back ground pulling Obama's and other's strings. Sorry, Obama stated in a press conference that, "I am the president of the United States."
Well, you may be, but you look an awful lot like somebody's lap dog. Obama is a good little boy for his master's it seems. What kind of human being can be bought and sold for money? The heartless, souless, cowardly kind.
Sorry, I have to call it like I see it. Obama is damaging our country on the orders of people behind the scenes and backing him, does this sound possible? Where do you stand? Give me your opinions are this? I am not calling this one just yet.
I say there is a lot to be learned and many Christians would agree with this argument and I want to know what you think.
God Bless.
What do you think?
Well, the argument is old and very strong that leaders of powerful countries are puppets and the masses are being fooled into thinking the governments actually have anything to do with running the countries.
I can certainly say this:
President Obama and others in government currently are certainly acting like a lot of puppets. Have you noticed the arogance of Obama and others surrounding him in our government? I have watched an interesting show about the puppet masters behind Obama and other governments and I have to say that it looks a lot like truth.
Obama is pushing for a "world government" WAKE UP AMERICA! I am an American, not a "world citizen", nor do I want to be. The "powers that be" are choaking freedom out. The world powers, if you want, you can call them the world leaders in government, but look at them for what they are and what they ard doing.
Have you ever studied the book of Revelation in the Bible? Many Christians have never read this book because they believe it is not important to them due to the fact they believe in the rapture. I believe in the rapture myself. However, I do not necessarily believe in the rapture as stated and believed by most Christians. I differ in opinion as to the time frame with the rapture will occur.
As rediculous and showy as politics has become over the years, I have to tend to lean toward puppet masters in the back ground pulling Obama's and other's strings. Sorry, Obama stated in a press conference that, "I am the president of the United States."
Well, you may be, but you look an awful lot like somebody's lap dog. Obama is a good little boy for his master's it seems. What kind of human being can be bought and sold for money? The heartless, souless, cowardly kind.
Sorry, I have to call it like I see it. Obama is damaging our country on the orders of people behind the scenes and backing him, does this sound possible? Where do you stand? Give me your opinions are this? I am not calling this one just yet.
I say there is a lot to be learned and many Christians would agree with this argument and I want to know what you think.
God Bless.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
News And Government
I was watching Fox News last night and watched Obama answering some media questions in regard to response on the situation in Iran. Obama has been pressured by others in Congress and government to give a firmer condemning response to the current situation.
One reporter continued to press Obama on definitive answers and Obama was getting mad. He looked liked he was getting pretty ticked off about the reporter pressing him.
Obama is the president of our GREAT Nation. He and other liberals in our government are trying to turn us into a socialist country and apparently do not think they should be held to having to answer to tough questions and actually give answers to those tough questions. As every other liberal, Obama answered questions vaguely. He did make a stronger response to the situation in Iran, but what does he intend to do about the situation?
Anything? Probably not. Obama, Pelosi and other liberal socialists in our country are too busy with trying to pass Energy Bills that are going to hike our energy bills, because Al Gore says he believes in the Green house effect, although it has been proven Al Gore's belief on this issue is a bunch of CRAP.
SIT TIGHT AMERICA, THE LIBERALS HAVE TAKEN OVER AND IT IS GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE BEFORE IT CAN BEGIN TO GET BETTER.
Copy and paste this to emails, get the stuff on this site and other sites to your friends, neighbors and family. Republicans and conservatives need all the votes for the next elections in 2010. We have to make ourselves heard.
The American government is "FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE" and they are not listening to the people. Lets make them here us. We have to make a lot of noticeable noise. Make your noise. Flood the internet with free websites and blog sites. Make yourselves heard. Don't watch the news and hear others talk and quietly agree.
Americans and Christians have to be heard. Start emailing government officials. Forget about just your state. Email them all and bombard the Nation's capitol so that Obama is forced to hear us.
GOD BLESS!!!
CHECK BACK SOON.
One reporter continued to press Obama on definitive answers and Obama was getting mad. He looked liked he was getting pretty ticked off about the reporter pressing him.
Obama is the president of our GREAT Nation. He and other liberals in our government are trying to turn us into a socialist country and apparently do not think they should be held to having to answer to tough questions and actually give answers to those tough questions. As every other liberal, Obama answered questions vaguely. He did make a stronger response to the situation in Iran, but what does he intend to do about the situation?
Anything? Probably not. Obama, Pelosi and other liberal socialists in our country are too busy with trying to pass Energy Bills that are going to hike our energy bills, because Al Gore says he believes in the Green house effect, although it has been proven Al Gore's belief on this issue is a bunch of CRAP.
SIT TIGHT AMERICA, THE LIBERALS HAVE TAKEN OVER AND IT IS GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE BEFORE IT CAN BEGIN TO GET BETTER.
Copy and paste this to emails, get the stuff on this site and other sites to your friends, neighbors and family. Republicans and conservatives need all the votes for the next elections in 2010. We have to make ourselves heard.
The American government is "FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE" and they are not listening to the people. Lets make them here us. We have to make a lot of noticeable noise. Make your noise. Flood the internet with free websites and blog sites. Make yourselves heard. Don't watch the news and hear others talk and quietly agree.
Americans and Christians have to be heard. Start emailing government officials. Forget about just your state. Email them all and bombard the Nation's capitol so that Obama is forced to hear us.
GOD BLESS!!!
CHECK BACK SOON.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
New Webpage and Links 4 You.
Check it out. Several sites you will find interesting, fun, and monetarily worth your while.
Have fun.
Have fun.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Poem
This poem was sent to my email from another site update. The website for the "workers for Jesus". J. Beetge is where the poem originated on the "Workers for Jesus" website. You can be part of this cause on Facebook.
United we stand Divided we fall Gotta stick together Catching those who fall Gotta be tough Gotta stand fast We gotta be the righteous Cause the weak won't last Unity in Christ We're all for one And one for all Jesus is the one who Lives inside us all He pulls us together Our one true focus Gotta leave our sin Cause the sin will choke us Trust in the world Big mistake Stabbed in the back What's it gonna take Until you realize you are blind Jesus is the unity you're trying to find
God Bless,
Thanks for Reading.
United we stand Divided we fall Gotta stick together Catching those who fall Gotta be tough Gotta stand fast We gotta be the righteous Cause the weak won't last Unity in Christ We're all for one And one for all Jesus is the one who Lives inside us all He pulls us together Our one true focus Gotta leave our sin Cause the sin will choke us Trust in the world Big mistake Stabbed in the back What's it gonna take Until you realize you are blind Jesus is the unity you're trying to find
God Bless,
Thanks for Reading.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Watching Fox News and more on Shooting of Private
Apparently the FBI has been called off questioning several muslims. One of those muslims is the man that cowardly shot Private Long. I forgot his name when posting a few minutes ago. I appologize for that.
What kills me, the government wants to stop Christians and save muslims, extremist muslims, and haters of Christians and America.
When Tiller was killed. He was the abortion doctor. The Whitehouse immediately came out with condolences. The Whitehouse waited several days to issue a statement in reference to Private Long. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE SIDED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.
Our government was sorry and remorseful to lose a baby killer than it seemed in losing a future soldier who was young and had his whole life in front of him.
And thanks obama administration for wanting to stop the questioning of the muslims responsible for killing a kid who was willing to serve our country, who had a bright and long future.
obama administration, SHAME on you for attacking the Christians and Christian morals in this country.
I have chosen to not use capital o because I am not willing to give a man who hates Christians and America respect. Sorry obama does not deserve any. He is the president and I will continue to pray for him and our leaders.
What kills me, the government wants to stop Christians and save muslims, extremist muslims, and haters of Christians and America.
When Tiller was killed. He was the abortion doctor. The Whitehouse immediately came out with condolences. The Whitehouse waited several days to issue a statement in reference to Private Long. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE SIDED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.
Our government was sorry and remorseful to lose a baby killer than it seemed in losing a future soldier who was young and had his whole life in front of him.
And thanks obama administration for wanting to stop the questioning of the muslims responsible for killing a kid who was willing to serve our country, who had a bright and long future.
obama administration, SHAME on you for attacking the Christians and Christian morals in this country.
I have chosen to not use capital o because I am not willing to give a man who hates Christians and America respect. Sorry obama does not deserve any. He is the president and I will continue to pray for him and our leaders.
Shooting of a Soldier
In America, our president says we are no longer a Christian nation and has suggested and implied that we are more of a muslim country than Christian.
NO WE ARE NOT!!!
The president spoke for us all in his speech to the muslim world.
(OBAMA MAY BE THE PRESIDENT, BUT HE HAS NO RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR ME).
Liberal news failed to report a shooting of a 23 year old private in the U.S. military. The private was talking to a group about his military experience and a muslim man came in and gunned him down. One liberal news paper put this report on the 16th page of its paper.
Our president gave a speech to the muslim world, not the Middle East. Our president was raised as a small child as a muslim. He sympathizes with these people because he was raised in their religion.
I give my condolences to the family of the private's life that was lost. I can not remember his name right now, but I will never forget his picture and the way he was killed. This man was training to be a hero and a coward shot him for it.
I pray for the family and our country.
NO WE ARE NOT!!!
The president spoke for us all in his speech to the muslim world.
(OBAMA MAY BE THE PRESIDENT, BUT HE HAS NO RIGHT TO SPEAK FOR ME).
Liberal news failed to report a shooting of a 23 year old private in the U.S. military. The private was talking to a group about his military experience and a muslim man came in and gunned him down. One liberal news paper put this report on the 16th page of its paper.
Our president gave a speech to the muslim world, not the Middle East. Our president was raised as a small child as a muslim. He sympathizes with these people because he was raised in their religion.
I give my condolences to the family of the private's life that was lost. I can not remember his name right now, but I will never forget his picture and the way he was killed. This man was training to be a hero and a coward shot him for it.
I pray for the family and our country.
AN ARTICLE OR BLOG FROM A RUSSIAN ON OUR NATION!!!! MUST READ!!!!
This article is a must read. If your eyes are opened and in order to open your eyes. Please read.
American capitalism gone with a whimper . . . . .
It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people. True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years. The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was. But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists. Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters.
First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather than the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us (Russia) about our rights and about our "democracy".
Pride blinds the foolish. Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different "branches and denominations" were for the most part little more then Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the "winning" side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the "winning" side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox (Russian Orthodox) churches are scandalously liberalized in America. The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama.
His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America's short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more than another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Wiemar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe. These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all.
First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, loses and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars. These make our Russian oligarchs look little more than ordinary street thugs, in comparison. Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes. Should we congratulate them? These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another. They are also usurping the rights, duties and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more then a whimper to their masters.
Then came Barack Obama's command that GM's (General Motor) president step down from leadership of his company. That is correct, dear reader, in the land of "pure" free markets, the American president now has the power, the self given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will. Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions. So it should be no surprise that the American president has followed this up with a "bold" move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantee of automobile policies. I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too. Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK's Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster.
Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our "wise" Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride.Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper...but a "freeman" whimper. So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses?
Senator Barney Franks, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort. He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.
The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left. The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.
Stanislav Mishin
American capitalism gone with a whimper . . . . .
It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people. True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years. The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was. But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists. Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters.
First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather than the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a BurgerKing burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us (Russia) about our rights and about our "democracy".
Pride blinds the foolish. Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different "branches and denominations" were for the most part little more then Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the "winning" side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the "winning" side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox (Russian Orthodox) churches are scandalously liberalized in America. The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama.
His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America's short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more than another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Wiemar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe. These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all.
First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, loses and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars. These make our Russian oligarchs look little more than ordinary street thugs, in comparison. Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes. Should we congratulate them? These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another. They are also usurping the rights, duties and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more then a whimper to their masters.
Then came Barack Obama's command that GM's (General Motor) president step down from leadership of his company. That is correct, dear reader, in the land of "pure" free markets, the American president now has the power, the self given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will. Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions. So it should be no surprise that the American president has followed this up with a "bold" move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantee of automobile policies. I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too. Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK's Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster.
Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our "wise" Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride.Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper...but a "freeman" whimper. So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses?
Senator Barney Franks, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort. He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.
The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left. The proud American will go down into his slavery with out a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.
Stanislav Mishin
Calling to the Muslims and Pushing Away The Christians
Barak Obama has told the world in remarks that America is not a Christian nation. He has also now stated in a very round about way that America is a muslim country, and used false numbers and facts in doing so. He used the term "we" in his doing this and made himself out to be speaking for all Americans.
Well, Pres, you do not speak for everyone in this country.
I am a Christian and there are many other Christians in this nation, out numbering the muslim numbers in this country. You can not call a nation something that it is not.
Obama also made our country appear very weak to the Middle East by appologizing so much and as a muslim raised person, as a child, Obama feels more sympathetic toward the muslims than he does Christians. He and other liberals in our government are passing laws in this country against Christian beliefs and morals that our country was founded upon.
Every body wants to Rush and say he wants our president to fail. Problem is, Obama is failing all by himself. Christians in this country can not be silenced. People want to talk about oppression and racism. Here is some for you, Christians have been persecuted, attacked, and enslaved all over the world and we have a free country that welcomes many different religions the opportunity to worship and gather in this nation and our government is racist against Christians. If you are anything else, our government welcomes you. Our own president failed to take part in the National Day of Prayer, but publicaly came out to pass laws for gay marriage and then has now declared the month of June LGBT pride month.
America was the moral, mighty power of the world at one time. We went to the aide of others and taught them truth about God and won souls for Him.
America now is the brown nosing, laughing stock of the world and our president is going to create more problems by doing this as the threats from new tapes have been received and reviewed. If another attack like that of September 11, 2001 happens, it will be because of Obama and the liberals in Washington DC.
WAKE UP CHRISTIAN AMERICA
WAKE UP AMERICA
We are being sold out by our government.
Well, Pres, you do not speak for everyone in this country.
I am a Christian and there are many other Christians in this nation, out numbering the muslim numbers in this country. You can not call a nation something that it is not.
Obama also made our country appear very weak to the Middle East by appologizing so much and as a muslim raised person, as a child, Obama feels more sympathetic toward the muslims than he does Christians. He and other liberals in our government are passing laws in this country against Christian beliefs and morals that our country was founded upon.
Every body wants to Rush and say he wants our president to fail. Problem is, Obama is failing all by himself. Christians in this country can not be silenced. People want to talk about oppression and racism. Here is some for you, Christians have been persecuted, attacked, and enslaved all over the world and we have a free country that welcomes many different religions the opportunity to worship and gather in this nation and our government is racist against Christians. If you are anything else, our government welcomes you. Our own president failed to take part in the National Day of Prayer, but publicaly came out to pass laws for gay marriage and then has now declared the month of June LGBT pride month.
America was the moral, mighty power of the world at one time. We went to the aide of others and taught them truth about God and won souls for Him.
America now is the brown nosing, laughing stock of the world and our president is going to create more problems by doing this as the threats from new tapes have been received and reviewed. If another attack like that of September 11, 2001 happens, it will be because of Obama and the liberals in Washington DC.
WAKE UP CHRISTIAN AMERICA
WAKE UP AMERICA
We are being sold out by our government.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Christians and Americans Beware
Everybody knows about the new hate crimes bill but what about the rest of us? Christians are being attacked in our country by our government and our liberal leaders.
Where does the hate crimes bill come in?
How many people in this country have the chance of being arrested for using the "N" word toward a black man or woman? Very little chance.
What about white people? If called a racial name by someone like cracker, whitey, and other names, nobody is going to be arrested. Its no big deal.
Chinese people in our country are often referred to as chinks. Nobody will be arrested due to this and no law suit able to be filed.
Japanese are still referred to as Japs. Nobody seems to have a problem with this either.
Hispanics, Italians, and others are all referred to by different racial terms and names.
In no instance is this against the law. Yes, these name can hurt feelings and can lead to fighting and hate, but they are not against the law. This is a free country and freedom of speech is still a big issue among people of every race.
Our government wants to select a group of people, in this case homosexuals, gays, whatever you want to call them, and the government wants to protect them from name calling. How rediculous is that?
The liberals in our government and homosexuals are trying to force their views and opinions on people and make us like homosexuals and force us to deal with them whether we want to or not. I do not agree the homosexual lifestyle. There is no viable proof provided to show where those people were born homosexual or not. The Bible tells us homosexuality is wrong. If it is wrong and a sin, then you can not be born that way. That is my opinion and I have the right to have one.
People who read what I write may think I am coming from a view of hate. Let me tell you now that I am not. Hate is wrong when aimed or directed toward another person. I disagree with the homosexual lifestyle and hate the lifestyle and the sin it brings to those who are part of it. I do not hate the individual person who is homosexual.
As stated in my previous posts, hate the sin, love the sinner. I try to live my life that way and God has directed us to do so. I disagree with people throwing a hissy fit and getting what they want no matter their ethnic/racial background or their preferences sexually.
From a Christian stand point, Christians make make their voices heard and must stand for God, the Bible, and for Jesus Christ. In doing so, a few feathers are apt to get ruffled and Christians will be attacked by the liberal groups and homosexual groups as being hateful and racist. There are bad people in every bunch and to single out conservatives and Christians because we don't like or agree with homosexuallity is also wrong.
Where does the hate crimes bill come in?
How many people in this country have the chance of being arrested for using the "N" word toward a black man or woman? Very little chance.
What about white people? If called a racial name by someone like cracker, whitey, and other names, nobody is going to be arrested. Its no big deal.
Chinese people in our country are often referred to as chinks. Nobody will be arrested due to this and no law suit able to be filed.
Japanese are still referred to as Japs. Nobody seems to have a problem with this either.
Hispanics, Italians, and others are all referred to by different racial terms and names.
In no instance is this against the law. Yes, these name can hurt feelings and can lead to fighting and hate, but they are not against the law. This is a free country and freedom of speech is still a big issue among people of every race.
Our government wants to select a group of people, in this case homosexuals, gays, whatever you want to call them, and the government wants to protect them from name calling. How rediculous is that?
The liberals in our government and homosexuals are trying to force their views and opinions on people and make us like homosexuals and force us to deal with them whether we want to or not. I do not agree the homosexual lifestyle. There is no viable proof provided to show where those people were born homosexual or not. The Bible tells us homosexuality is wrong. If it is wrong and a sin, then you can not be born that way. That is my opinion and I have the right to have one.
People who read what I write may think I am coming from a view of hate. Let me tell you now that I am not. Hate is wrong when aimed or directed toward another person. I disagree with the homosexual lifestyle and hate the lifestyle and the sin it brings to those who are part of it. I do not hate the individual person who is homosexual.
As stated in my previous posts, hate the sin, love the sinner. I try to live my life that way and God has directed us to do so. I disagree with people throwing a hissy fit and getting what they want no matter their ethnic/racial background or their preferences sexually.
From a Christian stand point, Christians make make their voices heard and must stand for God, the Bible, and for Jesus Christ. In doing so, a few feathers are apt to get ruffled and Christians will be attacked by the liberal groups and homosexual groups as being hateful and racist. There are bad people in every bunch and to single out conservatives and Christians because we don't like or agree with homosexuallity is also wrong.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
AN ANSWER TO OBAMANATION
What is the answer to Obamanation?
Easy, a president no matter black or white, that truly believes in God, the Free country we live in, and true equality for all.
Equality for people in the workplace.
Equality for education.
Equality of races and sexes.
We are a people of different ethnicity and are both made up of females and males. Our backgrounds are built of many different religions. However, nobody has the right to force their beliefs on another person. Our policy and laws are made from the Ten Commandments and then built upon by man from there. Our country was found on the purposes of being able to worship God in a way not dictated by the Roman Catholic Church of England, the country from where the initial settlers of this country came from that were not native American.
Obama is not for equality.
Obama is not for equality.
Obama is not for equality.
Obama is for everything Anti American and Anti Christian.
Obama is not Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Christian man.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of God and a strong Christian.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man all Americans should be proud of and should respect, even after his death.
Martin Luther King Jr. could run for president tomorrow and I would vote for him.
Martin Luther King Jr. did not run for president and is rolling over in his grave to know the country he fought hard for in order to make equal has elected a God hating anti Christian president who has done more to undermine God's law within this country than any other human being on earth.
The black Christian community in this country should be furious that equality and remembrances of GREAT people such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks is being trampled on by our current president.
It is a matter of pride for black people in America that a black president was elected. However, Obama is not just against white Christian Americans, but against Christian America as a whole. Racial tensions have been built up in politics and media in order to keep Christians separated by racial differences.
I give out a lot of hugs to Christian people in America everyday. Many of them are black. I have had black people at home who believe in God, the power of prayer, and that Jesus Christ is Lord and savior.
CHRISTIAN AMERICA HAS TO STAND TOGETHER AND THE TIME IS NOW.
BLACK
WHITE
ASIAN
JAPANESE
RUSSIAN
INDIAN
WHATEVER
CHRISTIANS COME FROM EVERYWHERE AND ARE HERE IN OUR COUNTRY. WE MUST OVER COME THE OPPRESSION OF THIS GOVERNMENT, SMARTEN UP AND STAND TOGETHER.
If you are black, white, or from any ethnic background in this world and you are a Christian, you are my brothers and sisters and I will stand with you, for you and beside you. We must stand together. We must stand strong. We must stand now.
Easy, a president no matter black or white, that truly believes in God, the Free country we live in, and true equality for all.
Equality for people in the workplace.
Equality for education.
Equality of races and sexes.
We are a people of different ethnicity and are both made up of females and males. Our backgrounds are built of many different religions. However, nobody has the right to force their beliefs on another person. Our policy and laws are made from the Ten Commandments and then built upon by man from there. Our country was found on the purposes of being able to worship God in a way not dictated by the Roman Catholic Church of England, the country from where the initial settlers of this country came from that were not native American.
Obama is not for equality.
Obama is not for equality.
Obama is not for equality.
Obama is for everything Anti American and Anti Christian.
Obama is not Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Christian man.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of God and a strong Christian.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man all Americans should be proud of and should respect, even after his death.
Martin Luther King Jr. could run for president tomorrow and I would vote for him.
Martin Luther King Jr. did not run for president and is rolling over in his grave to know the country he fought hard for in order to make equal has elected a God hating anti Christian president who has done more to undermine God's law within this country than any other human being on earth.
The black Christian community in this country should be furious that equality and remembrances of GREAT people such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks is being trampled on by our current president.
It is a matter of pride for black people in America that a black president was elected. However, Obama is not just against white Christian Americans, but against Christian America as a whole. Racial tensions have been built up in politics and media in order to keep Christians separated by racial differences.
I give out a lot of hugs to Christian people in America everyday. Many of them are black. I have had black people at home who believe in God, the power of prayer, and that Jesus Christ is Lord and savior.
CHRISTIAN AMERICA HAS TO STAND TOGETHER AND THE TIME IS NOW.
BLACK
WHITE
ASIAN
JAPANESE
RUSSIAN
INDIAN
WHATEVER
CHRISTIANS COME FROM EVERYWHERE AND ARE HERE IN OUR COUNTRY. WE MUST OVER COME THE OPPRESSION OF THIS GOVERNMENT, SMARTEN UP AND STAND TOGETHER.
If you are black, white, or from any ethnic background in this world and you are a Christian, you are my brothers and sisters and I will stand with you, for you and beside you. We must stand together. We must stand strong. We must stand now.
You Gotta Be Kidding!!!!!
I have heard it all. Our president, Barak Husein Obama, has declared and been telling other countries we are no longer a Christian nation.
NOW!!!!!! He has declared June national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender month. I won't be celebrating anything in the month of June ever again. I will not capitalize this EVER!!!! It deserves no respect and you will not find any for it here.
There is a "Black History Month" in February, which I see as a little different than this new bogus bull. However, there is no white history month, latino history month, American history month, Christian history month, etc.
Our government says there is no room for racism, yet they are the ones who are racist.
NEWS FLASH AMERICA!!!!!
Our government keeps racism stirred up in order to keep Christians of different races separated. If all Christians, black, white, brown, yellow, of all ethnic backgrounds within our country came together, the government would have to change because they could not deal with the pressure. Race is not the real issue at hand.
Stop bickering about race and realize our government is dooping us. To be strong we must remember: UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD
The government could be sent to another country to mess up. We have enough problems here without trying tell God we don't want him anymore.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!!
GET ACTIVE AND GET INVOLVED.
NOW!!!!!! He has declared June national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender month. I won't be celebrating anything in the month of June ever again. I will not capitalize this EVER!!!! It deserves no respect and you will not find any for it here.
There is a "Black History Month" in February, which I see as a little different than this new bogus bull. However, there is no white history month, latino history month, American history month, Christian history month, etc.
Our government says there is no room for racism, yet they are the ones who are racist.
NEWS FLASH AMERICA!!!!!
Our government keeps racism stirred up in order to keep Christians of different races separated. If all Christians, black, white, brown, yellow, of all ethnic backgrounds within our country came together, the government would have to change because they could not deal with the pressure. Race is not the real issue at hand.
Stop bickering about race and realize our government is dooping us. To be strong we must remember: UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD
The government could be sent to another country to mess up. We have enough problems here without trying tell God we don't want him anymore.
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!!
GET ACTIVE AND GET INVOLVED.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
PLEASE READ
The previous post on the Nation of Islam should be read by everyone. If you are white, black, hispanic, purple with green polka dots, it does not matter. This is a must read for the following:
AMERICANS AND CHRISTIANS.
Talk to any number of black friends I have and white. They will all tell you I am no racist. Hate is wrong. I can hate a sin someone commits, but it is wrong to hate a person. Actions of some people make it impossible not to hate them. Example: rapists, child abusers, etc. Those who have been attacked in this manner tend to hate the people that did these things to them. I and anyone else can understand the point from a victim's prospective and I am not talking about or making light of victim's hatred toward attackers.
The red letters in the Article previously posted are a must know for Christians primarily and for Americans. I love America and I love Christians worldwide, no matter the color of their skin and we must make a stand and notice the similarities between our president and others in government and the Nation of Islam.
WE MUST STAND TOGETHER.
AMERICANS AND CHRISTIANS.
Talk to any number of black friends I have and white. They will all tell you I am no racist. Hate is wrong. I can hate a sin someone commits, but it is wrong to hate a person. Actions of some people make it impossible not to hate them. Example: rapists, child abusers, etc. Those who have been attacked in this manner tend to hate the people that did these things to them. I and anyone else can understand the point from a victim's prospective and I am not talking about or making light of victim's hatred toward attackers.
The red letters in the Article previously posted are a must know for Christians primarily and for Americans. I love America and I love Christians worldwide, no matter the color of their skin and we must make a stand and notice the similarities between our president and others in government and the Nation of Islam.
WE MUST STAND TOGETHER.
Article from a World Religions Class I took
Nation of Islam
I. Group Profile
Name: Nation of Islam also known as the World Community of Al-Islam in the West, American Muslim Mission, The Nation of Peace, the Black Muslim Movement, and NOI.
Founder: Born Wallace Dodd Fard, also known as Wali Farad or Wali Farad Muhammad.
Date of Birth: circa 1891
Place of Birth: There is much controversy over his place of birth; FBI files indicate Portland, Oregan, other sources point to New Zealand.1 Fard himself as well as followers, claim Mecca.
Year Founded: 1930 in Detroit, Michigan
Holy Text: Qur'an, although the Bible has very minor influences on the teachings, specifically with the introduction of Islam into the Black community.
Cult or Sect: Negative sentiments are typically implied when the concepts "cult" and "sect" are employed in popular discourse. Since the Religious Movements Homepage seeks to promote religious tolerance and appreciation of the positive benefits of pluralism and religious diversity in human cultures, we encourage the use of alternative concepts that do not carry implicit negative stereotypes. For a more detailed discussion of both scholarly and popular usage of the concepts "cult" and "sect," please visit our Conceptualizing "Cult" and "Sect" page, where you will find additional links to related issues.
Size of Group: Exact size is difficult to determine. Estimates range from 10,000 to 100,000.2
II. History of the Group
The roots of the Nation of Islam can be traced back to the early part of the 20th century with the emergence of black militant groups. For the most part, NOI surfaced as a social movement, "a large organized group of people committed to collective goals and ideals to preserve or change the existing political economic structure and human relationships in a society"3. The NOI is a specific type of movement because it not only is designed for winning black converts but also focuses on black socioeconomic issues. "A black nationalist movement is an organized effort to create a collective consciousness and racial/cultural pride"4.
In this sense the Nation of Islam is as much a movement for change as it is one of religious enlightenment. Movements such as the Nation of Islam arise during periods of social change and the time period of its formation, circa 1930, was a crucially dynamic period in the United States. The aftermath of World War I coupled with the Great Depression combined to create social conditions that provoked discontent among blacks. Following the Great Migration of southern blacks to northern cities such as Chicago, New York and Detroit, blacks experienced a period of prosperity and "expected their status to continue to improve [but experienced the inverse] when their status dropped after the war, and frustration, anxiety and discontent arose"4.
In addition to being huddled in crowded, poor urban areas, blacks had to compete with whites for jobs. These social conditions made black nationalism an attractive alternative for African Americans. So it was under these conditions that "the Nation of Islam began in the black community of Detroit in 1930 during an era of hunger, discontent, anguish, and disillusionment."5
Wallace Fard is officially credited with founding the NOI but much of the doctrine and beliefs of the NOI stem from the teachings of Noble Drew Ali and his Moorish Holy Temple of Science." The Nation of Islam evolved from the Moorish Temple of Science Organization founded by Timothy Drew"6.
The basis of Drew's (later known as Noble Drew Ali) teaching held that African Americans were actually of Islamic heritage and therefore should be referred to as "Moors." Drew taught that Islam, not Christianity was the original, and therefore the correct, faith of African Americans." Ali also stated that [the terms] Negro and Black signified death and Colored signified something painted. Therefore the terms Asiatic, Moor or Moorish-American must be used. Ali taught that salvation was found by discovering national orignal and refusing to be called Negro, Black, Colored, Ethiopian, etc."7.
Drew also instilled the idea of Moorish superiority over the white race. Drew continued his teachings until his mysterious death in 1929. After Drew's death, his following splintered into numerous fractions. On one side, there is John Given El who believed himself to be the reincarnation of Noble Drew, on the other there is Wallace D. Fard who also believed himself to be the reincarnation of Nobel Drew. The original followers of Drew took two diverging paths. One group followed John Givens and became the Morish Americans of the Moorish Temple of science based in Chicago, and the other group following Fard became The Nation of Islam. 8
Using the foundation laid by Noble Drew, the Nation of Islam was born. In 1930 in Detroit, a door to door salesman, going by the name Wallace Fard, began preaching his remedies for the problems that plagued the black community. His job as a salesman gave him easy access into the homes of blacks throughout the city. While inside the homes he began preaching his doctrine of black separatism, white evil, and Christian manipulation. He used Blacks' familiarity with the Bible as a spring board to his preaching, gradually easing into Qur'anic text.
Fard's three main concepts, which became the foundation for the NOI ideology, were "Allah is God, the white man is the devil and the so called Negroes are the Asiatic Black People, the cream of the planet earth"9. Fard felt that blacks would not achieve freedom, equality,and justice until they not only regained their true religion and language (Islam and Arabic) and but also gained a separate state.
Frad preached to his listeners how Christianity was the white man's religion used to enslave and subjugate the asiatic (black) man's mind. To him, the Christian faith would never serve to solve the problems that plagued the black community. In fact,it had often been used as a device to keep black subordinate. The "Christian religion was and is the master stratagem for keeping the so-called Negroes enslaved... [this] 'slave religion' taught them to love their oppressor and prey for those who persecute them"10. From 1930 to 1934, Fard successfully recruited 8,000 followers into his Lost-Found Nation of Islam. 11
One of Fard's First Chief Ministers was a man by the name of Elijah Poole. After Fard's mysterious disappearance in June of 1934, his most dedicated head minister Elijah Muhammad (formally known as Robert Pool) took over the movement. The primary reason for Elijah's devotion to Fard was that he believed Fard was God in person. In fact, Elijah is entirely responsible for the deification of Fard as well as the perpetuation of Fard's beliefs.12
After Fards disappearance, Elijah established a second temple in Chicago which eventually became the main headquarters for the NOI. Elijah was very strict and authoritative in his role as head of the Nation of Islam. This strong hold over the organization even held true while Elijah was in prison serving time for draft evasion during the Second World War. While incarcerated, Elijah was able to run the NOI via giving his orders to his wife Clara and his head ministers. So even in prison, the organization never acted without his direct consent and direction. Under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad the organization took shape into the beliefs and practices the NOI is famous for such as their ideas of black racial superiority, and racial separation. Elijah remained head of the NOI until his death in 1975 when his son Wallace Muhammad took over the ranks. 13
Wallace Muhammad and the Reform Era
Wallace Muhammad was never a completely "devout" or "blind faith" follower of the Nation of Islam. In fact, in the years of his involvement with the organization he frequently butted heads with his father Elijah over Islamic ideology.
Wallace was excommunicated and reinstated frequently (at least four times) 1 for conflicting with Elijah Muhammad "over the philosophy (self help), the theology (Islamic Nationalism), and ideology (black separatism)."14
One such reason for an expulsion was a revelation that he and his close friend Malcolm X came to. They concluded that Elijah had not only misrepresented both Fard's doctrines and Islam itself, but that Fard could have not possibly been Allah. Another incident which caused tension between Wallace and his father was Wallace's investigation and questioning of Elijah's adulterous affairs.
Although it may seem odd that one who was repeatedly reprimanded for acting out contrary to the NOI doctrines should take over the organization, it was prophesized by Fard that Wallace would be the eventual successor. Fard said that Elijah's seventh child would be a son and that son would be destined to lead the NOI and because of this vision, Wallace was given leadership. 15
Immediately after Elijah Muhammad's death, Wallace began implementing drastic and dramatic changes within the NOI moving it towards traditional Islam. With the reorganizing, denationalizing, decentralizing, and orthodizing, Wallace changed the most powerful black nationalist group into an Orthodox Islamic group.16 He implemented seven main changes which drastically altered the structure and goals of the group.
First, he did away with the doctrine of black racial superiority taught by Elijah Muhammad.
Secondly, he redefined Fard as a wise man and not God himself.
Third, he restored Malcolm X's legacy as a respected and prominent member.
He separated business from religious practices.
He ended the desire for a separate state.
He honored the US Constitution.
Lastly, he aligned the NOI doctrine with Orthodox Islamic practices.
In addition, he changed the name of the NOI, first to the Bilalian Community, then to the World Community of Al-Islam in the West, to the American Muslim Mission (1980s), and finally to the Muslim Mission (1990s). "Each change was an effort to make the organization and it's members adhere to strict, traditional Islamic principles and to exclude race, nationalism, and racial images of God and phrophets from theory and worship."17 The Muslim Mission now holds orthodox Islamic views and is accepted as part of the traditional Islamic community. 18
During the time Wallace Muhammad implemented his orthodizing changes, NOI followers who strongly believed in the doctrine of black racial superiority and racial separation as taught by Fard and Elijah Muhammad, left the NOI. They felt that "Muhammad ha[d] esentially fallen from the African Nationalist ideological tree. The American Muslim Mission does not represent the ideas of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad or the founding fathers of the race conscious ideology." 19 One such defecter was Louis Farrakhan, the outspoken Black Muslim. To continue the legacy of African Nationalist thought, Minister Louis Farrakhan broke from the group to reestablish the legacy of the NOI. "Farrakhan has picked up the baton from the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and continues his legacy as his spiritual son."20
III. Beliefs and Practices of the Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam deviates considerably from the teachings of orthodox Islam. Their idea of black racial superiority and whites as evil is contradictory to the teachings of racial equality found in Orthodox Islam. Although the title of this group seems to infer that they are part of the Orthodox Islam religion, this is not the case. There are significant differences ranging from interpretation of the Five Pillars to the perception that the members of the NOI have in regards to our diverse culture. The NOI is much more inclusive and politically radical than Orthodox Muslims. Two of the Black Muslims' doctrines are at the heart of the controversy:
their insistence that blacks must separate themselves from the abhorrent and doomed race and their belief that it is the manifest destiny of the Black Nation to inherit the earth.
These doctrines are in flagrant contrast to orthodox Islamic ideals of an all-embracing unity of mankind.21
Differences Between the Nation of Islam and the Orthodox Muslim Church:
One great difference between members of the Nation of Islam and Orthodox Muslims is their perspective on the Qur'an. Orthodox Muslims believe that it was Allah's last revelation to mankind and that this occurred between the years of 610 and 632 CE. The Nation of Islam teachings on the subject are contradictory. On the one end, they state that they believe in the Qur'an and the writings of all the prophets of God. On the other side, the members also state that they believe that they are the original nation, the writers of the Bible and Qur'an, and the creators of history. 22
Another discrepancy is in the belief of the personification of Allah. The Nation of Islam professes that Allah appeared in the flesh as W.D. Fard. Orthodox Muslims believe that at no time did Allah appear in any physical form.23
Al Islam teaches that the Prophet Muhammad was the last of the messengers that Allah has sent to us, and the one for all to follow. The Nation of Islam believes that Elijah Muhammad was also a messenger. He was taught by God himself (W. D. Fard).24
Overall, the Orthodox Muslims believe in the equality of all. There is no one superior group over another. Hierachical structures are based on the ability to submit to the will of Allah. The Nation of Islam is more of a political movement hoping to find a solution for the plight of the African-American.25
Followers of the Nation of Islam spiritually believe that:
There is only one God whose name is Allah as well as a belief in Allah's prophets and the scriptures they brought to the people.
They follow the Holy Qu'ran and believe in the scriptures of all of the prophets of God.
They also believe in the truth of the Bible but see that it's truth has been skewed and misinterpreted.
They believe in the Judgment, but that the first judgment will take place in the United States.
In addition NOI followers see themselves as God's chosen people who can mentally be resurrected.26
Black Muslims are expected to pray five times daily: morning, noon, midafternoon, sundown, and before bed. These prayers must be made facing east (towards Mecca) only after one thoroughly cleanses the body. They are required to attend at least two temple meetings per week.
Black Muslims are also forbidden from eating certian foods such as pork and corn bread, not only because they contribute to a "slow death," but that they are unclean or foods that constituted part of a slave diet.27.
There are strict moral codes between the interaction of the sexes and how the sexes are to act. Muslim women can not wear makeup or tight and revealing clothes and must not be alone with any man other than their husbands. Interracial sexual relationships are strictly forbidden and anyone who engages in such activities faces expulsion from the organization. Clear and obvious distinctions are made to indicate behavior and social roles appropriate for males and females. Women learn these rules of conduct during Muslim Girls Training while men learn their roles as members of the Fruit of Islam. 28
The teachings proclaim that the black man is the original man, ancestor to the entire human race, and that the white race is the result of an experiment of an evil scientist named Yacub. Approximately six thousand years ago Yacub used a recessive gene in the Black race to create the biological mutated Caucasians. These mutated Blacks were "Bleached of the essence of humanity [and] were without soul." 29.
To NOI members, "the white man is a devil by nature, absolutely unredeemable and incapable of caring about or respecting anyone who is not white [and] is the historic, persistent source of harm and injury to black people"30. Because of Yacub's malicious mischief, Whites would rule humanity for an extended period of time until the black race once again gains control. They believe the coming of Farad is the beginning spark to the black race regaining control.31
Members of the Nation of Islam see themselves as "Asiatic," the direct descendants of the black nation of Asia part of the continent of Africa. "The Original Man is the Asiatic Blackman, the Owner, the cream of the planet earth, God of the Universe"32. Within the Asiatic Nation is the "Tribe of Shabazz," those of direct African descent and earth's original people, who were enslaved by whites for hundreds of years. It was Fard and Elijah Muhammad who were sent to find this lost nation and relocate them into an independent state. This separatism was based, in part, on the idea that "Blacks" were never Americans by nature or race and therefore renounce their citizenship as Americans and denounce their loyalty to the United States.33
As a social movement, the Nation of Islam primarily has three main goals:
The United Front of Black Men
Racial Separation
Economic Separation34.
The United Front of Black MenThis is the idea of Black unity:
to have all Black men in America reunited with his own.
To have all Black men join together under the umbrella of the Nation of Islam to achieve their goals together for there is strength in numbers.
Racial Separation Quite simply, this idea states that there be complete separation of the Black and White races. "Only with complete racial separation will the perfect harmony of the universe be restored."35
Economic SeparationThe ideal of this goal is to have complete economic withdrawal from the White community because white economic dominance gives them ultimate power over blacks.
The key to black economic separatism and security lay in five steps labeled the "Economic Blueprint:"
Recognize the necessity for unity and group activities.
Pool your resources, physically as well as financially.
Stop wanton criticism of everything that is black-owned and black operated.
Keep in mind that jealousy destroys from within.
Work hard in a collective manner"36.
IV. Issues/Controversies
Malcolm X
Malcolm Little was born on May 19,1925 to Louise and Earl Little of Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Little was a mulatto born in Grenada and his father was a Baptist minister and organizer for Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Malcolm never finished high school and became accustomed to living in a hustler society. He was nicknamed "Red" because of the color of his hair, and lived up to this title. He was quick-tempered and able to commit acts of violence. On February of 1946, Malcolm was convicted on a robbery charge and sentenced to seven years in prison.37
While in prison, Malcolm became a follower of the Nation of Islam. He was initially introduced to NOI teachings by two incarcerated members of the Detroit Temple and began a correspondence with Elijah Muhammad. They communicated through mail and Malcolm became further and further intrigued by the NOI beliefs. With the support of his sister and brother, he became a member of the Nation of Islam. He discarded his master's surname and changed it to X, a practice done by NOI members that signifies the unknown, true tribal name of their African ancestors. After his parole in 1952, Malcolm X performed organizational tasks for the nation under the guidance of Elijah Muhammad. Almost immediately, Malcolm became the main spokesman for Elijah Muhammad. Because of his charismatic speaking and his mass appeal, he was responsible for dramatically increasing the number of NOI followers during the early 1960s.38
Partly due to tensions within the Black Muslim Movement, Malcolm X became critical of his leader, Elijah Muhammad. What sparked this criticism was allegations of Elijah's Muhammad's sexual exploits with many of his secretaries. What disturbed Malcolm about these accusations was not so much that Elijah Muhammad was capable of doing such immoral acts, but that he was denying and even trying to cover up what he had done instead of "facing what he had done before his followers, as a human weakness or as a fufillment of prophecy -- which Muslims would have understood...or at least accepted."39
Due to this conflict, Malcolm allegedy began recieving death threats from loyal NOI supporters.The final straw that compounded the tension between Malcolm and the NOI occurred after he negatively commented on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, saying that the assassination was a case of "the chickens coming home to roost" (the implication being that the President brought the assassination upon himself). Because of this, he was silenced for ninety days from all speaking and official duties. During that period, he left the Nation of Islam and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.40
In 1964, Malcolm X journeyed on the pilgrimage to Mecca. The hajj forced him to review his ideas on integration and embrace the traditional values of Islam. After the trip, he believed that it was possible for Caucasians to contribute to the struggle. He then adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.
On Feburary 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan while addressing supporters. Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted for murder. It has also been suspected by many of his followers that the government also had something to do with his murder. These accusations have never been confirmed.41
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrahkan is one of the most controversial figureheads associated with the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan was born Louis Eugene Walcott in Bronx, NY in 1933, but moved to Boston, Mass. with his mother and brother by age four. It was in the city of Boston that he would be introduced to the NOI. At twenty-two, he became interested in the organization while Malcolm X was in Boston establishing Temple No. 11.42
Through his dedication to the movement, he eventually became one of the heads of the Boston Temple and remained with the organization until he left in 1977 due to dissatisfaction with the changes implemented by Wallace's leadership. In breaking from the organization he set out to reestablish the legacy of Elijah Muhammad.
At first, Farrakhan went along with the changes implemented by Wallace Muhammad. But as more and more changes began debunking Elijah Muhammad's vision, Farrakhan became uneasy. Wallace was destroying the work and the teachings that Farrakhan believed in. Farrakhan could no longer be a part of an organization that held different beliefs from him. "Something had to give and it did. In 1977 after some thirty months of the Wallace reformation, Farrakhan left Wallace Muhammad's world community of Islam in the West to rebuild Elijah's Lost Found Nation of Islam."43
The ideology of the Nation of Islam under Farrakhan is almost indistinguishable from what it was under Elijah Muhammad, however, there are slight differences. One such change is no longer desiring a separate state, instead the NOI opts for just economic separation.
However controversial Farrakhan may be, to contemporary blacks the social and economic message he preaches is very appealing. Through his messages, he has given many urban blacks a sense of hope and blamed their social and economic condition on the system, and the larger racist white society; but Louis Farrakhan is most notably known for outspokenness and leading of the black community and his inflammatory statements about Jews.
Million Man March
On October 16,1995 approximately a million black men came together for a day of unity, atonement, and reconciliation in Washington D.C. It was a march to strengthen the black community. This movement was envisioned by the controversial Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan organized the march to help dispel the negative image the public has of black males ( 210K AIFF sound or 210K WAV sound). It was a call for black men to take responsibility for themselves and their families. It also advocated a fight against drugs, violence, and unemployment.
One problem some had with the march was not its goal, not its message, but its messenger Louis Farrakhan. Many view Farrakhan as prejudiced and numerous Black churches refused to endorse or support the march. Just days prior to the march, Farrakhan made sweeping anti-Semitic and racial remarks about Jews, Koreans, and Vietnamese being bloodsuckers who take advantage of the black community.44 Commentaries such as these make many nervous and angry. It had people asking: how can one so filled with hate and prejudice lead a civil rights march that asks for equality and justice? In addition to the racial issues Farrakhan's presence evokes, many women see the march as sexist. Organizers of the march asked women to "stay at home," a request that was a flagrant slap in the face to most black women who have fought for equality and justice along side men.45
To many, the march was the beginning. The supporters were challenged to continue this mission and to help make a difference. It has been credited for an increase in voter registration, applicants to adopt black children, a decrease in Black-on-Black crime, and an increased interest in serving the Black community.
Nation of Islam vs Jews
One of the most controversial issues regarding the beliefs of the Nation is their feelings towards the Jewish community. Although the Black Muslims reject the idea that they have a special antipathy for Jews, their actions and statements often prove otherwise.
Much of the context behind Black anti-Semitism is rooted in the 1960s when there was a drastic erosion of Black-Jewish relations. 46 Such issues as Jews having control over schools in black communities (because of the large percentage of Jewish teachers) to the feeling that Jews, who were once avid supporters of civil rights, had turned their backs on blacks due to an overall decline in American anti-Semitism. The Jews no longer needed civil rights because they had gained their liberation on the backs of blacks. 47 Add to that the fact that Jews lived, in significant numbers, in the black communities and came to be seen as leeching off of blacks. All of this fueled black anti-Semitic feelings.
One of the issues regarding Jews is their racial classification. If Jews are thought of as Semites, then they are not really 'white' and should be considered Arabs and part of the Black Nation.48 Although some Muslim ministers hold this view, the majority disregard this distinction and classify them as white. Most see "the Jew as a white man because he is accepted as a white man."49
Deeper animosity towards Jews stems from the ideas that they are attempting to overpower the black community by undermining them economically. 50 The argument is that Jewish merchants move into black neighborhoods and then open family business in those communities. They then profit off of the community and become extremly wealthy, all the while never employing blacks. "[Blacks] are footing the bill, but there isn't a single black face behind a single counter in the store." 51
By many of the Nation's members, the Jews are accused of attempting to overpower the Black community. The members of the Nation of Islam believe that the Jews keep a tight hold on public opinion through their control of mass communication. They claim that the Jewish communities own much of the television and radio stations and use these methods of communication to further their cause. Black Muslims also resent the presence of the Jews in the Black communities. Oftentimes, a Jewish merchant will open a family business in the lower class community. This is seen as the Jewish man leeching on the Black community since he will take their money, but not hire them to work or associate with them.52
The book titled The Secret Relationship between Blacks and Jews, written by the Historical Research Department of the Nation of Islam, explores its distrust and animosity towards the Jewish Community. Basically, the main idea is that Jews have been directly linked to participating in and perpetuating the slave trade. "Jews have been conclusively linked to the greatest criminal endeavor ever undertaken against an entire race of people -- the Black African Holocaust ."53
The book argues that Jews not only dominated the Atlantic slave trade but were also major slave traders and slave owners in the south. In addition, it claims that Jews exploited blacks during and after reconstruction. the book also claims that Jews, being greedy and money hungry, enjoyed reaping the financial benefits that such exploitation provided. Allegations such as these, for obvious reasons, angered and offended the Jewish community. Critics of the book argue that it is "fictitious, lopsided historical overview...[that] distorts the complex factors which led to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.54 Continuing anti-Semitic attacks and remarks such as these, have created uneasy and tense relationships between members of the NOI and Jews.
Sentiment towards the Nation of Islam
When most American (that is, white Americans) think of the Nation of Islam, the image that strikes them is one of an organization that is racist, anti-white, and anti-American that is now headed by Louis Farrakhan, a "anti-Semite, racist, sexist, homophobe, and looney."55
The image white American has of the Nation of Islam comes not from first hand interaction with its members, but from media portrayals of the NOI and it's leaders such as Louis Farrakhan. Black Nationalism is often interpreted in the popular media as being anti-white "and is uniformly portrayed as being bad for American race relations."56 They see people like Farrakhan and the NOI as damaging: hindering and destroying racial tolerance in the United States.
What seems to be the real negative feelings behind white America's sentiment against the NOI is fear: Fear of the NOI's message of being angry and fed up with white America's treatment of the black man. Their fear can also be seen as fear of the unfarmiliarity, not only with the organization but also with the potential power (against whites) that it is capable of yielding. When a young member of the NOI was invited to a college class room57 many white students were not only stunned by him being there but they also "said they had felt scared speechless in his presence...they assumed that [he] hated them because he was a member of the Nation of Islam. "58 Much of their reaction to the young NOI member was limited to the media portrayal of the NOI and it's leader Farrakhan.
Farrakhan has received more press coverage than any other African American, with the exception of Jessie Jackson. The coverage of his statements and beliefs however anti-Semitic and anti-white they may be, have ironically made him more sympathetic to blacks. "The irony is this: the more the media portray Farrakhan as a manace to society, the more sympathetic he seems to African Americans."59 What happens is that the media tends to focus on white reactions to Farrakhan, as well as issues dealing with race relations. Since often time the white reaction to Farrakhan is negative, this causes backs to side with or sympathize with Farrakhan.
Farrakhan and the NOI in general, have had a profound impact on the black youth. "No leader has had more of an impact on the Hip-Hop Generation than Louis Farrakhan."60 Few leaders and organizations make themselves accesable to the youth. "Farrakhan has a unique ability to reach deeply into the souls of black youth." 61 When he speaks he "seems to be able to talk to young blacks in a way that makes them listen even when he puts them down."62
In addition, youth are drawn to Farrakhan because like their predecessors, they too face economic hardships and Farrakhan's message of economic empowerment via economic separation is a welcome remedy to their financial problems.
Recent Revelations
In an unprecedented event, Minister Louis Farrakhn met with wallace Muhammad on February 25th, 2000. This meeting marked reconciliation between the two opposing groups. The meeting between the two also implied possible acceptance of the NOI under the umbrella of Mainstream Orthodox Islam. This possible acceptance comes after Farrakhan's proclamation of "ending the cycle of violence and hatred" in the world and "uplifting fallen humanity regardless of race, color or creed." Whether or not Farrakhan adheres to this new ideology still remains to be seen.
V. Nation of Islam Links
The Nation of Islam Online The official web site of the Nation of Islam. It contains information about the history, beliefs, and pratices as well as links to NOI events. All the information on this site is considered, by the Nation of Islam, to be official and accurate. http://www.noi.org
The Nation of Islam-A History A very informative page that includes background on the NOI founding and a complete timeline detailing the most important events in the NOI history. The site also contains links to other NOI related topics. http://www.stanford.edu/group/Thinker/v2/v2n3/NOIBackground.html
Answering Islam: the Nation of Islam A site which links to numerous pages including ones that give background information on Fard and Farrakhan. http://www.answering-islam.org.uk/NoI
Black Nationalism A History This page gives an extended overview of the influence of Black Nationalism on the teachings of NOI beliefs. It also traces the development, influence, and impact of Islam in the African American community. http://afgen.com/black_nationalism5.html
Black Gods of the Inner City This site takes an indepth look at the orign of the Nation of Islam but also examines the emergence of othe Black Muslim or Islamic influeced black groups such as the Five percenters. http://metalab.unc.edu/nge/innercity.html
A Brief look at the Roots and Development of the Nation of Islam This page dive deeply into the historical roots of the start ot the NOI It includes factors, such as the status of blacks in the US, that lead to the popularity of the Nation of Islam http://renaissance.com.pk/janrefl99.html
Nation of Islam Front page A page that linkes to sites that feature news, articles, and press releases about the Nation of Islam http://www.adl.org/frames/front_islam.html
Nations of Islam at War This page is part of a site that is maintained by the Village Voice, a New York based liberal paper. It features an article about the power struggles that have gone withing the NOI. http://www.villagevoice.com/features/9920/noel.shtml
Islam, Nation of This page gives a brief but informative sum of the NOI. It is good for getting a short sum of the history of the movement. http://www.blackhistory.eb.com/micro/295/84.html
Malcolm X Scholarly research on Malcolm X, his life and activities. The site looks at his words, both written and spoken, and gives extensive chronology, bibliography of Malcolm X. http://www.brothermalcolm.net/
The Million Man March This page whhich is affiliated with the CNN network gives a multituded of links to various aspects of the march. There is a section that has sound bites, pictures, and other multi-media files/images from the march. It also features related sites and stores about the march. http://www.cnn.com/US/9510/megamarch/march.html
The Million Man March This site links to a number of other important sites and pages that focus on the March. Linked sites include everything from the intinerary of the march to the goals of the march and even has a link to the inpirational Maya Angelou poem read at the march. http://www.igc.apc.org/africanam/hot/index.html
Anti-Nation of Islam LInks
Abusing the Word IslamThis anti-NOI site is maintained by Orthodox Muslims. It makes comparisons between the Nation of Islam and traditional Islam and argues that NOI is misusing the name of Allah.http://alpha.fdu.edu/~siddiqui/abuse.htm
Lewis Farrakhan and the Nation of IslamCornerstone Magazine is a publication of an evangelical groups, Jesus People USA. Written in two parte, the examines the history of the Nation of Islam. The second part examines NOI from the perspectives of traditional Islam and Christianity.http://www.cornerstonemag.com/features/iss111/islam1.htmhttp://www.cornerstonemag.com/features/iss112/islam2.htm
The Unislamic Nation of IslamThis page gives an essay on the history of the Nation of Islam's alleged prejudice and hatred towards whites and argues that such a history is inherantly against Islamic belifs.http://www.cheater.com/homework/Homework/Schoolsucks/Uploads/September24-1997/islam.txt
The Truth About The Nation Of IslamThis page is part of a larger site that addresses the issues of non-mainstream religious groups and organizations. The page on Nation of Islam addresses alleged practices of hatred, comparing the NOI to the KKK.http://www.cultbusters.com/nationofislam.html
Anti-Semitism Inquisition and the Nation of IslamThis paper written by a professor at Oxford College of Emory University examines alleged Nation of Islam anti-Semitic beliefs. It is part of a larger site that dealing with anti-Semitism. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~antis/papers/occasional.papers.html
VI. Bibliography
Books
Alexander, Amy. ed,1998.
The Farrakhan Factor: African-American Writers on Leadership, Nationhood, and Minister Louis Farrakhn. New York: Grove Press
Brackerman, Harold.1994.
Ministry of Lies: The Truth Behind the Nation of Islam's 'The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews" New York: Four Walls Eight Windows.
Clegg, Claude Andrew. 1997.
An Original Man: The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad New York: St. Martin's Press,1997.
DeCaro, Louis A.1998
Malcolm and the Cross New York: New York University Press.
Lincoln, C.Eric. 1994
The Black Muslims in America: third edition Michigan:William B. Edmunds Publishing Company.
Marsh, Clifton. 1996
From Black Muslims to Muslims: the Resurrection, Transformation, and Change of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam in America, 1930-1995 Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc.,
Mimiya, Lawrence H. and C. Eric Lincoln. 1998
"Black Militant and Separatist Movements." Encylopedia of the American Religious Experience Volume II,Charles H. Lippy and peter W. Williams, eds. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,pp. 755-774.
Articles
Claiborne, William. 2000
"Rival Black Muslims Groups Reconcile"Washington Post(Feb. 26, 2000)
Dreier, Peter. 1995
"What Farrakhn Left Out: Labor Solidarity or Racial Seperatism?"Commonweal(Dec. 15)
Howard, John R. 1998
"The Making if a Black Muslim" Society (March 18).
Shore, Paul. 1995
"What is Behind the Nation of Islam's Anti-semetic Rhetoric?" USA Today Magazine (Jan.)
Turner, Richard Brent. 1997
"From Elijah Pool to Elijah Muhammad, Chief Minister of Islam." American Visions (Oct-Nov)
"Louis Farrakhn Leader of the Nation of Islam-the Million Man March Assembled at Farrakhn's Fiery Beckoning." Time (June 17, 1996)
Reference:
Dodoo, J. (2001). Nation of Islam. Retrieved June 1, 2005, from the University of Virginia: http://web.archive.org/web/20060907005952/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/relmove/
Retrieved March 25, 2009
I. Group Profile
Name: Nation of Islam also known as the World Community of Al-Islam in the West, American Muslim Mission, The Nation of Peace, the Black Muslim Movement, and NOI.
Founder: Born Wallace Dodd Fard, also known as Wali Farad or Wali Farad Muhammad.
Date of Birth: circa 1891
Place of Birth: There is much controversy over his place of birth; FBI files indicate Portland, Oregan, other sources point to New Zealand.1 Fard himself as well as followers, claim Mecca.
Year Founded: 1930 in Detroit, Michigan
Holy Text: Qur'an, although the Bible has very minor influences on the teachings, specifically with the introduction of Islam into the Black community.
Cult or Sect: Negative sentiments are typically implied when the concepts "cult" and "sect" are employed in popular discourse. Since the Religious Movements Homepage seeks to promote religious tolerance and appreciation of the positive benefits of pluralism and religious diversity in human cultures, we encourage the use of alternative concepts that do not carry implicit negative stereotypes. For a more detailed discussion of both scholarly and popular usage of the concepts "cult" and "sect," please visit our Conceptualizing "Cult" and "Sect" page, where you will find additional links to related issues.
Size of Group: Exact size is difficult to determine. Estimates range from 10,000 to 100,000.2
II. History of the Group
The roots of the Nation of Islam can be traced back to the early part of the 20th century with the emergence of black militant groups. For the most part, NOI surfaced as a social movement, "a large organized group of people committed to collective goals and ideals to preserve or change the existing political economic structure and human relationships in a society"3. The NOI is a specific type of movement because it not only is designed for winning black converts but also focuses on black socioeconomic issues. "A black nationalist movement is an organized effort to create a collective consciousness and racial/cultural pride"4.
In this sense the Nation of Islam is as much a movement for change as it is one of religious enlightenment. Movements such as the Nation of Islam arise during periods of social change and the time period of its formation, circa 1930, was a crucially dynamic period in the United States. The aftermath of World War I coupled with the Great Depression combined to create social conditions that provoked discontent among blacks. Following the Great Migration of southern blacks to northern cities such as Chicago, New York and Detroit, blacks experienced a period of prosperity and "expected their status to continue to improve [but experienced the inverse] when their status dropped after the war, and frustration, anxiety and discontent arose"4.
In addition to being huddled in crowded, poor urban areas, blacks had to compete with whites for jobs. These social conditions made black nationalism an attractive alternative for African Americans. So it was under these conditions that "the Nation of Islam began in the black community of Detroit in 1930 during an era of hunger, discontent, anguish, and disillusionment."5
Wallace Fard is officially credited with founding the NOI but much of the doctrine and beliefs of the NOI stem from the teachings of Noble Drew Ali and his Moorish Holy Temple of Science." The Nation of Islam evolved from the Moorish Temple of Science Organization founded by Timothy Drew"6.
The basis of Drew's (later known as Noble Drew Ali) teaching held that African Americans were actually of Islamic heritage and therefore should be referred to as "Moors." Drew taught that Islam, not Christianity was the original, and therefore the correct, faith of African Americans." Ali also stated that [the terms] Negro and Black signified death and Colored signified something painted. Therefore the terms Asiatic, Moor or Moorish-American must be used. Ali taught that salvation was found by discovering national orignal and refusing to be called Negro, Black, Colored, Ethiopian, etc."7.
Drew also instilled the idea of Moorish superiority over the white race. Drew continued his teachings until his mysterious death in 1929. After Drew's death, his following splintered into numerous fractions. On one side, there is John Given El who believed himself to be the reincarnation of Noble Drew, on the other there is Wallace D. Fard who also believed himself to be the reincarnation of Nobel Drew. The original followers of Drew took two diverging paths. One group followed John Givens and became the Morish Americans of the Moorish Temple of science based in Chicago, and the other group following Fard became The Nation of Islam. 8
Using the foundation laid by Noble Drew, the Nation of Islam was born. In 1930 in Detroit, a door to door salesman, going by the name Wallace Fard, began preaching his remedies for the problems that plagued the black community. His job as a salesman gave him easy access into the homes of blacks throughout the city. While inside the homes he began preaching his doctrine of black separatism, white evil, and Christian manipulation. He used Blacks' familiarity with the Bible as a spring board to his preaching, gradually easing into Qur'anic text.
Fard's three main concepts, which became the foundation for the NOI ideology, were "Allah is God, the white man is the devil and the so called Negroes are the Asiatic Black People, the cream of the planet earth"9. Fard felt that blacks would not achieve freedom, equality,and justice until they not only regained their true religion and language (Islam and Arabic) and but also gained a separate state.
Frad preached to his listeners how Christianity was the white man's religion used to enslave and subjugate the asiatic (black) man's mind. To him, the Christian faith would never serve to solve the problems that plagued the black community. In fact,it had often been used as a device to keep black subordinate. The "Christian religion was and is the master stratagem for keeping the so-called Negroes enslaved... [this] 'slave religion' taught them to love their oppressor and prey for those who persecute them"10. From 1930 to 1934, Fard successfully recruited 8,000 followers into his Lost-Found Nation of Islam. 11
One of Fard's First Chief Ministers was a man by the name of Elijah Poole. After Fard's mysterious disappearance in June of 1934, his most dedicated head minister Elijah Muhammad (formally known as Robert Pool) took over the movement. The primary reason for Elijah's devotion to Fard was that he believed Fard was God in person. In fact, Elijah is entirely responsible for the deification of Fard as well as the perpetuation of Fard's beliefs.12
After Fards disappearance, Elijah established a second temple in Chicago which eventually became the main headquarters for the NOI. Elijah was very strict and authoritative in his role as head of the Nation of Islam. This strong hold over the organization even held true while Elijah was in prison serving time for draft evasion during the Second World War. While incarcerated, Elijah was able to run the NOI via giving his orders to his wife Clara and his head ministers. So even in prison, the organization never acted without his direct consent and direction. Under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad the organization took shape into the beliefs and practices the NOI is famous for such as their ideas of black racial superiority, and racial separation. Elijah remained head of the NOI until his death in 1975 when his son Wallace Muhammad took over the ranks. 13
Wallace Muhammad and the Reform Era
Wallace Muhammad was never a completely "devout" or "blind faith" follower of the Nation of Islam. In fact, in the years of his involvement with the organization he frequently butted heads with his father Elijah over Islamic ideology.
Wallace was excommunicated and reinstated frequently (at least four times) 1 for conflicting with Elijah Muhammad "over the philosophy (self help), the theology (Islamic Nationalism), and ideology (black separatism)."14
One such reason for an expulsion was a revelation that he and his close friend Malcolm X came to. They concluded that Elijah had not only misrepresented both Fard's doctrines and Islam itself, but that Fard could have not possibly been Allah. Another incident which caused tension between Wallace and his father was Wallace's investigation and questioning of Elijah's adulterous affairs.
Although it may seem odd that one who was repeatedly reprimanded for acting out contrary to the NOI doctrines should take over the organization, it was prophesized by Fard that Wallace would be the eventual successor. Fard said that Elijah's seventh child would be a son and that son would be destined to lead the NOI and because of this vision, Wallace was given leadership. 15
Immediately after Elijah Muhammad's death, Wallace began implementing drastic and dramatic changes within the NOI moving it towards traditional Islam. With the reorganizing, denationalizing, decentralizing, and orthodizing, Wallace changed the most powerful black nationalist group into an Orthodox Islamic group.16 He implemented seven main changes which drastically altered the structure and goals of the group.
First, he did away with the doctrine of black racial superiority taught by Elijah Muhammad.
Secondly, he redefined Fard as a wise man and not God himself.
Third, he restored Malcolm X's legacy as a respected and prominent member.
He separated business from religious practices.
He ended the desire for a separate state.
He honored the US Constitution.
Lastly, he aligned the NOI doctrine with Orthodox Islamic practices.
In addition, he changed the name of the NOI, first to the Bilalian Community, then to the World Community of Al-Islam in the West, to the American Muslim Mission (1980s), and finally to the Muslim Mission (1990s). "Each change was an effort to make the organization and it's members adhere to strict, traditional Islamic principles and to exclude race, nationalism, and racial images of God and phrophets from theory and worship."17 The Muslim Mission now holds orthodox Islamic views and is accepted as part of the traditional Islamic community. 18
During the time Wallace Muhammad implemented his orthodizing changes, NOI followers who strongly believed in the doctrine of black racial superiority and racial separation as taught by Fard and Elijah Muhammad, left the NOI. They felt that "Muhammad ha[d] esentially fallen from the African Nationalist ideological tree. The American Muslim Mission does not represent the ideas of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad or the founding fathers of the race conscious ideology." 19 One such defecter was Louis Farrakhan, the outspoken Black Muslim. To continue the legacy of African Nationalist thought, Minister Louis Farrakhan broke from the group to reestablish the legacy of the NOI. "Farrakhan has picked up the baton from the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and continues his legacy as his spiritual son."20
III. Beliefs and Practices of the Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam deviates considerably from the teachings of orthodox Islam. Their idea of black racial superiority and whites as evil is contradictory to the teachings of racial equality found in Orthodox Islam. Although the title of this group seems to infer that they are part of the Orthodox Islam religion, this is not the case. There are significant differences ranging from interpretation of the Five Pillars to the perception that the members of the NOI have in regards to our diverse culture. The NOI is much more inclusive and politically radical than Orthodox Muslims. Two of the Black Muslims' doctrines are at the heart of the controversy:
their insistence that blacks must separate themselves from the abhorrent and doomed race and their belief that it is the manifest destiny of the Black Nation to inherit the earth.
These doctrines are in flagrant contrast to orthodox Islamic ideals of an all-embracing unity of mankind.21
Differences Between the Nation of Islam and the Orthodox Muslim Church:
One great difference between members of the Nation of Islam and Orthodox Muslims is their perspective on the Qur'an. Orthodox Muslims believe that it was Allah's last revelation to mankind and that this occurred between the years of 610 and 632 CE. The Nation of Islam teachings on the subject are contradictory. On the one end, they state that they believe in the Qur'an and the writings of all the prophets of God. On the other side, the members also state that they believe that they are the original nation, the writers of the Bible and Qur'an, and the creators of history. 22
Another discrepancy is in the belief of the personification of Allah. The Nation of Islam professes that Allah appeared in the flesh as W.D. Fard. Orthodox Muslims believe that at no time did Allah appear in any physical form.23
Al Islam teaches that the Prophet Muhammad was the last of the messengers that Allah has sent to us, and the one for all to follow. The Nation of Islam believes that Elijah Muhammad was also a messenger. He was taught by God himself (W. D. Fard).24
Overall, the Orthodox Muslims believe in the equality of all. There is no one superior group over another. Hierachical structures are based on the ability to submit to the will of Allah. The Nation of Islam is more of a political movement hoping to find a solution for the plight of the African-American.25
Followers of the Nation of Islam spiritually believe that:
There is only one God whose name is Allah as well as a belief in Allah's prophets and the scriptures they brought to the people.
They follow the Holy Qu'ran and believe in the scriptures of all of the prophets of God.
They also believe in the truth of the Bible but see that it's truth has been skewed and misinterpreted.
They believe in the Judgment, but that the first judgment will take place in the United States.
In addition NOI followers see themselves as God's chosen people who can mentally be resurrected.26
Black Muslims are expected to pray five times daily: morning, noon, midafternoon, sundown, and before bed. These prayers must be made facing east (towards Mecca) only after one thoroughly cleanses the body. They are required to attend at least two temple meetings per week.
Black Muslims are also forbidden from eating certian foods such as pork and corn bread, not only because they contribute to a "slow death," but that they are unclean or foods that constituted part of a slave diet.27.
There are strict moral codes between the interaction of the sexes and how the sexes are to act. Muslim women can not wear makeup or tight and revealing clothes and must not be alone with any man other than their husbands. Interracial sexual relationships are strictly forbidden and anyone who engages in such activities faces expulsion from the organization. Clear and obvious distinctions are made to indicate behavior and social roles appropriate for males and females. Women learn these rules of conduct during Muslim Girls Training while men learn their roles as members of the Fruit of Islam. 28
The teachings proclaim that the black man is the original man, ancestor to the entire human race, and that the white race is the result of an experiment of an evil scientist named Yacub. Approximately six thousand years ago Yacub used a recessive gene in the Black race to create the biological mutated Caucasians. These mutated Blacks were "Bleached of the essence of humanity [and] were without soul." 29.
To NOI members, "the white man is a devil by nature, absolutely unredeemable and incapable of caring about or respecting anyone who is not white [and] is the historic, persistent source of harm and injury to black people"30. Because of Yacub's malicious mischief, Whites would rule humanity for an extended period of time until the black race once again gains control. They believe the coming of Farad is the beginning spark to the black race regaining control.31
Members of the Nation of Islam see themselves as "Asiatic," the direct descendants of the black nation of Asia part of the continent of Africa. "The Original Man is the Asiatic Blackman, the Owner, the cream of the planet earth, God of the Universe"32. Within the Asiatic Nation is the "Tribe of Shabazz," those of direct African descent and earth's original people, who were enslaved by whites for hundreds of years. It was Fard and Elijah Muhammad who were sent to find this lost nation and relocate them into an independent state. This separatism was based, in part, on the idea that "Blacks" were never Americans by nature or race and therefore renounce their citizenship as Americans and denounce their loyalty to the United States.33
As a social movement, the Nation of Islam primarily has three main goals:
The United Front of Black Men
Racial Separation
Economic Separation34.
The United Front of Black MenThis is the idea of Black unity:
to have all Black men in America reunited with his own.
To have all Black men join together under the umbrella of the Nation of Islam to achieve their goals together for there is strength in numbers.
Racial Separation Quite simply, this idea states that there be complete separation of the Black and White races. "Only with complete racial separation will the perfect harmony of the universe be restored."35
Economic SeparationThe ideal of this goal is to have complete economic withdrawal from the White community because white economic dominance gives them ultimate power over blacks.
The key to black economic separatism and security lay in five steps labeled the "Economic Blueprint:"
Recognize the necessity for unity and group activities.
Pool your resources, physically as well as financially.
Stop wanton criticism of everything that is black-owned and black operated.
Keep in mind that jealousy destroys from within.
Work hard in a collective manner"36.
IV. Issues/Controversies
Malcolm X
Malcolm Little was born on May 19,1925 to Louise and Earl Little of Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Little was a mulatto born in Grenada and his father was a Baptist minister and organizer for Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Malcolm never finished high school and became accustomed to living in a hustler society. He was nicknamed "Red" because of the color of his hair, and lived up to this title. He was quick-tempered and able to commit acts of violence. On February of 1946, Malcolm was convicted on a robbery charge and sentenced to seven years in prison.37
While in prison, Malcolm became a follower of the Nation of Islam. He was initially introduced to NOI teachings by two incarcerated members of the Detroit Temple and began a correspondence with Elijah Muhammad. They communicated through mail and Malcolm became further and further intrigued by the NOI beliefs. With the support of his sister and brother, he became a member of the Nation of Islam. He discarded his master's surname and changed it to X, a practice done by NOI members that signifies the unknown, true tribal name of their African ancestors. After his parole in 1952, Malcolm X performed organizational tasks for the nation under the guidance of Elijah Muhammad. Almost immediately, Malcolm became the main spokesman for Elijah Muhammad. Because of his charismatic speaking and his mass appeal, he was responsible for dramatically increasing the number of NOI followers during the early 1960s.38
Partly due to tensions within the Black Muslim Movement, Malcolm X became critical of his leader, Elijah Muhammad. What sparked this criticism was allegations of Elijah's Muhammad's sexual exploits with many of his secretaries. What disturbed Malcolm about these accusations was not so much that Elijah Muhammad was capable of doing such immoral acts, but that he was denying and even trying to cover up what he had done instead of "facing what he had done before his followers, as a human weakness or as a fufillment of prophecy -- which Muslims would have understood...or at least accepted."39
Due to this conflict, Malcolm allegedy began recieving death threats from loyal NOI supporters.The final straw that compounded the tension between Malcolm and the NOI occurred after he negatively commented on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, saying that the assassination was a case of "the chickens coming home to roost" (the implication being that the President brought the assassination upon himself). Because of this, he was silenced for ninety days from all speaking and official duties. During that period, he left the Nation of Islam and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.40
In 1964, Malcolm X journeyed on the pilgrimage to Mecca. The hajj forced him to review his ideas on integration and embrace the traditional values of Islam. After the trip, he believed that it was possible for Caucasians to contribute to the struggle. He then adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz.
On Feburary 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan while addressing supporters. Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted for murder. It has also been suspected by many of his followers that the government also had something to do with his murder. These accusations have never been confirmed.41
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrahkan is one of the most controversial figureheads associated with the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan was born Louis Eugene Walcott in Bronx, NY in 1933, but moved to Boston, Mass. with his mother and brother by age four. It was in the city of Boston that he would be introduced to the NOI. At twenty-two, he became interested in the organization while Malcolm X was in Boston establishing Temple No. 11.42
Through his dedication to the movement, he eventually became one of the heads of the Boston Temple and remained with the organization until he left in 1977 due to dissatisfaction with the changes implemented by Wallace's leadership. In breaking from the organization he set out to reestablish the legacy of Elijah Muhammad.
At first, Farrakhan went along with the changes implemented by Wallace Muhammad. But as more and more changes began debunking Elijah Muhammad's vision, Farrakhan became uneasy. Wallace was destroying the work and the teachings that Farrakhan believed in. Farrakhan could no longer be a part of an organization that held different beliefs from him. "Something had to give and it did. In 1977 after some thirty months of the Wallace reformation, Farrakhan left Wallace Muhammad's world community of Islam in the West to rebuild Elijah's Lost Found Nation of Islam."43
The ideology of the Nation of Islam under Farrakhan is almost indistinguishable from what it was under Elijah Muhammad, however, there are slight differences. One such change is no longer desiring a separate state, instead the NOI opts for just economic separation.
However controversial Farrakhan may be, to contemporary blacks the social and economic message he preaches is very appealing. Through his messages, he has given many urban blacks a sense of hope and blamed their social and economic condition on the system, and the larger racist white society; but Louis Farrakhan is most notably known for outspokenness and leading of the black community and his inflammatory statements about Jews.
Million Man March
On October 16,1995 approximately a million black men came together for a day of unity, atonement, and reconciliation in Washington D.C. It was a march to strengthen the black community. This movement was envisioned by the controversial Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan organized the march to help dispel the negative image the public has of black males ( 210K AIFF sound or 210K WAV sound). It was a call for black men to take responsibility for themselves and their families. It also advocated a fight against drugs, violence, and unemployment.
One problem some had with the march was not its goal, not its message, but its messenger Louis Farrakhan. Many view Farrakhan as prejudiced and numerous Black churches refused to endorse or support the march. Just days prior to the march, Farrakhan made sweeping anti-Semitic and racial remarks about Jews, Koreans, and Vietnamese being bloodsuckers who take advantage of the black community.44 Commentaries such as these make many nervous and angry. It had people asking: how can one so filled with hate and prejudice lead a civil rights march that asks for equality and justice? In addition to the racial issues Farrakhan's presence evokes, many women see the march as sexist. Organizers of the march asked women to "stay at home," a request that was a flagrant slap in the face to most black women who have fought for equality and justice along side men.45
To many, the march was the beginning. The supporters were challenged to continue this mission and to help make a difference. It has been credited for an increase in voter registration, applicants to adopt black children, a decrease in Black-on-Black crime, and an increased interest in serving the Black community.
Nation of Islam vs Jews
One of the most controversial issues regarding the beliefs of the Nation is their feelings towards the Jewish community. Although the Black Muslims reject the idea that they have a special antipathy for Jews, their actions and statements often prove otherwise.
Much of the context behind Black anti-Semitism is rooted in the 1960s when there was a drastic erosion of Black-Jewish relations. 46 Such issues as Jews having control over schools in black communities (because of the large percentage of Jewish teachers) to the feeling that Jews, who were once avid supporters of civil rights, had turned their backs on blacks due to an overall decline in American anti-Semitism. The Jews no longer needed civil rights because they had gained their liberation on the backs of blacks. 47 Add to that the fact that Jews lived, in significant numbers, in the black communities and came to be seen as leeching off of blacks. All of this fueled black anti-Semitic feelings.
One of the issues regarding Jews is their racial classification. If Jews are thought of as Semites, then they are not really 'white' and should be considered Arabs and part of the Black Nation.48 Although some Muslim ministers hold this view, the majority disregard this distinction and classify them as white. Most see "the Jew as a white man because he is accepted as a white man."49
Deeper animosity towards Jews stems from the ideas that they are attempting to overpower the black community by undermining them economically. 50 The argument is that Jewish merchants move into black neighborhoods and then open family business in those communities. They then profit off of the community and become extremly wealthy, all the while never employing blacks. "[Blacks] are footing the bill, but there isn't a single black face behind a single counter in the store." 51
By many of the Nation's members, the Jews are accused of attempting to overpower the Black community. The members of the Nation of Islam believe that the Jews keep a tight hold on public opinion through their control of mass communication. They claim that the Jewish communities own much of the television and radio stations and use these methods of communication to further their cause. Black Muslims also resent the presence of the Jews in the Black communities. Oftentimes, a Jewish merchant will open a family business in the lower class community. This is seen as the Jewish man leeching on the Black community since he will take their money, but not hire them to work or associate with them.52
The book titled The Secret Relationship between Blacks and Jews, written by the Historical Research Department of the Nation of Islam, explores its distrust and animosity towards the Jewish Community. Basically, the main idea is that Jews have been directly linked to participating in and perpetuating the slave trade. "Jews have been conclusively linked to the greatest criminal endeavor ever undertaken against an entire race of people -- the Black African Holocaust ."53
The book argues that Jews not only dominated the Atlantic slave trade but were also major slave traders and slave owners in the south. In addition, it claims that Jews exploited blacks during and after reconstruction. the book also claims that Jews, being greedy and money hungry, enjoyed reaping the financial benefits that such exploitation provided. Allegations such as these, for obvious reasons, angered and offended the Jewish community. Critics of the book argue that it is "fictitious, lopsided historical overview...[that] distorts the complex factors which led to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.54 Continuing anti-Semitic attacks and remarks such as these, have created uneasy and tense relationships between members of the NOI and Jews.
Sentiment towards the Nation of Islam
When most American (that is, white Americans) think of the Nation of Islam, the image that strikes them is one of an organization that is racist, anti-white, and anti-American that is now headed by Louis Farrakhan, a "anti-Semite, racist, sexist, homophobe, and looney."55
The image white American has of the Nation of Islam comes not from first hand interaction with its members, but from media portrayals of the NOI and it's leaders such as Louis Farrakhan. Black Nationalism is often interpreted in the popular media as being anti-white "and is uniformly portrayed as being bad for American race relations."56 They see people like Farrakhan and the NOI as damaging: hindering and destroying racial tolerance in the United States.
What seems to be the real negative feelings behind white America's sentiment against the NOI is fear: Fear of the NOI's message of being angry and fed up with white America's treatment of the black man. Their fear can also be seen as fear of the unfarmiliarity, not only with the organization but also with the potential power (against whites) that it is capable of yielding. When a young member of the NOI was invited to a college class room57 many white students were not only stunned by him being there but they also "said they had felt scared speechless in his presence...they assumed that [he] hated them because he was a member of the Nation of Islam. "58 Much of their reaction to the young NOI member was limited to the media portrayal of the NOI and it's leader Farrakhan.
Farrakhan has received more press coverage than any other African American, with the exception of Jessie Jackson. The coverage of his statements and beliefs however anti-Semitic and anti-white they may be, have ironically made him more sympathetic to blacks. "The irony is this: the more the media portray Farrakhan as a manace to society, the more sympathetic he seems to African Americans."59 What happens is that the media tends to focus on white reactions to Farrakhan, as well as issues dealing with race relations. Since often time the white reaction to Farrakhan is negative, this causes backs to side with or sympathize with Farrakhan.
Farrakhan and the NOI in general, have had a profound impact on the black youth. "No leader has had more of an impact on the Hip-Hop Generation than Louis Farrakhan."60 Few leaders and organizations make themselves accesable to the youth. "Farrakhan has a unique ability to reach deeply into the souls of black youth." 61 When he speaks he "seems to be able to talk to young blacks in a way that makes them listen even when he puts them down."62
In addition, youth are drawn to Farrakhan because like their predecessors, they too face economic hardships and Farrakhan's message of economic empowerment via economic separation is a welcome remedy to their financial problems.
Recent Revelations
In an unprecedented event, Minister Louis Farrakhn met with wallace Muhammad on February 25th, 2000. This meeting marked reconciliation between the two opposing groups. The meeting between the two also implied possible acceptance of the NOI under the umbrella of Mainstream Orthodox Islam. This possible acceptance comes after Farrakhan's proclamation of "ending the cycle of violence and hatred" in the world and "uplifting fallen humanity regardless of race, color or creed." Whether or not Farrakhan adheres to this new ideology still remains to be seen.
V. Nation of Islam Links
The Nation of Islam Online The official web site of the Nation of Islam. It contains information about the history, beliefs, and pratices as well as links to NOI events. All the information on this site is considered, by the Nation of Islam, to be official and accurate. http://www.noi.org
The Nation of Islam-A History A very informative page that includes background on the NOI founding and a complete timeline detailing the most important events in the NOI history. The site also contains links to other NOI related topics. http://www.stanford.edu/group/Thinker/v2/v2n3/NOIBackground.html
Answering Islam: the Nation of Islam A site which links to numerous pages including ones that give background information on Fard and Farrakhan. http://www.answering-islam.org.uk/NoI
Black Nationalism A History This page gives an extended overview of the influence of Black Nationalism on the teachings of NOI beliefs. It also traces the development, influence, and impact of Islam in the African American community. http://afgen.com/black_nationalism5.html
Black Gods of the Inner City This site takes an indepth look at the orign of the Nation of Islam but also examines the emergence of othe Black Muslim or Islamic influeced black groups such as the Five percenters. http://metalab.unc.edu/nge/innercity.html
A Brief look at the Roots and Development of the Nation of Islam This page dive deeply into the historical roots of the start ot the NOI It includes factors, such as the status of blacks in the US, that lead to the popularity of the Nation of Islam http://renaissance.com.pk/janrefl99.html
Nation of Islam Front page A page that linkes to sites that feature news, articles, and press releases about the Nation of Islam http://www.adl.org/frames/front_islam.html
Nations of Islam at War This page is part of a site that is maintained by the Village Voice, a New York based liberal paper. It features an article about the power struggles that have gone withing the NOI. http://www.villagevoice.com/features/9920/noel.shtml
Islam, Nation of This page gives a brief but informative sum of the NOI. It is good for getting a short sum of the history of the movement. http://www.blackhistory.eb.com/micro/295/84.html
Malcolm X Scholarly research on Malcolm X, his life and activities. The site looks at his words, both written and spoken, and gives extensive chronology, bibliography of Malcolm X. http://www.brothermalcolm.net/
The Million Man March This page whhich is affiliated with the CNN network gives a multituded of links to various aspects of the march. There is a section that has sound bites, pictures, and other multi-media files/images from the march. It also features related sites and stores about the march. http://www.cnn.com/US/9510/megamarch/march.html
The Million Man March This site links to a number of other important sites and pages that focus on the March. Linked sites include everything from the intinerary of the march to the goals of the march and even has a link to the inpirational Maya Angelou poem read at the march. http://www.igc.apc.org/africanam/hot/index.html
Anti-Nation of Islam LInks
Abusing the Word IslamThis anti-NOI site is maintained by Orthodox Muslims. It makes comparisons between the Nation of Islam and traditional Islam and argues that NOI is misusing the name of Allah.http://alpha.fdu.edu/~siddiqui/abuse.htm
Lewis Farrakhan and the Nation of IslamCornerstone Magazine is a publication of an evangelical groups, Jesus People USA. Written in two parte, the examines the history of the Nation of Islam. The second part examines NOI from the perspectives of traditional Islam and Christianity.http://www.cornerstonemag.com/features/iss111/islam1.htmhttp://www.cornerstonemag.com/features/iss112/islam2.htm
The Unislamic Nation of IslamThis page gives an essay on the history of the Nation of Islam's alleged prejudice and hatred towards whites and argues that such a history is inherantly against Islamic belifs.http://www.cheater.com/homework/Homework/Schoolsucks/Uploads/September24-1997/islam.txt
The Truth About The Nation Of IslamThis page is part of a larger site that addresses the issues of non-mainstream religious groups and organizations. The page on Nation of Islam addresses alleged practices of hatred, comparing the NOI to the KKK.http://www.cultbusters.com/nationofislam.html
Anti-Semitism Inquisition and the Nation of IslamThis paper written by a professor at Oxford College of Emory University examines alleged Nation of Islam anti-Semitic beliefs. It is part of a larger site that dealing with anti-Semitism. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~antis/papers/occasional.papers.html
VI. Bibliography
Books
Alexander, Amy. ed,1998.
The Farrakhan Factor: African-American Writers on Leadership, Nationhood, and Minister Louis Farrakhn. New York: Grove Press
Brackerman, Harold.1994.
Ministry of Lies: The Truth Behind the Nation of Islam's 'The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews" New York: Four Walls Eight Windows.
Clegg, Claude Andrew. 1997.
An Original Man: The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad New York: St. Martin's Press,1997.
DeCaro, Louis A.1998
Malcolm and the Cross New York: New York University Press.
Lincoln, C.Eric. 1994
The Black Muslims in America: third edition Michigan:William B. Edmunds Publishing Company.
Marsh, Clifton. 1996
From Black Muslims to Muslims: the Resurrection, Transformation, and Change of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam in America, 1930-1995 Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc.,
Mimiya, Lawrence H. and C. Eric Lincoln. 1998
"Black Militant and Separatist Movements." Encylopedia of the American Religious Experience Volume II,Charles H. Lippy and peter W. Williams, eds. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,pp. 755-774.
Articles
Claiborne, William. 2000
"Rival Black Muslims Groups Reconcile"Washington Post(Feb. 26, 2000)
Dreier, Peter. 1995
"What Farrakhn Left Out: Labor Solidarity or Racial Seperatism?"Commonweal(Dec. 15)
Howard, John R. 1998
"The Making if a Black Muslim" Society (March 18).
Shore, Paul. 1995
"What is Behind the Nation of Islam's Anti-semetic Rhetoric?" USA Today Magazine (Jan.)
Turner, Richard Brent. 1997
"From Elijah Pool to Elijah Muhammad, Chief Minister of Islam." American Visions (Oct-Nov)
"Louis Farrakhn Leader of the Nation of Islam-the Million Man March Assembled at Farrakhn's Fiery Beckoning." Time (June 17, 1996)
Reference:
Dodoo, J. (2001). Nation of Islam. Retrieved June 1, 2005, from the University of Virginia: http://web.archive.org/web/20060907005952/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/relmove/
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