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It’s Left To Us
Beware Black Churches/Faith Based Initiatives
Beware of the Faith Based Initiatives of
President George W. Bush. President Bush was just in Dallas speaking to the
Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization, he
stated that “government needs to stand on the side of faith-based groups,
not against faith-based groups”. What he did not say----is the troubling
aspect of this attempt by government to politicize churches by giving them
government money. Many churches and groups will dampen their efforts to hold
government accountable because of this money given under the guise of “what
government can never do is put love in a person’s heart, or a sense of
purpose in person’s life” stated the President, suggesting that government
must rely on churches to do this!!
Hidden in this so called self help faith based financial assistance offered
by the Bush administration is serious potential of many large Black churches
to not address local and national political issues that directly affect
their congregations.
I was disheartened by video at a local church that received millions of
dollars to build a church school and gym. President Bush had made a visit to
highlight his faith based programs, and what caused me great
consternation—was this little Black girl, who was caught on the video
smiling and singing “We love you President Bush”. I thought of the irony of
this scene, this little Black girl not knowing how adverse President Bush’s
programs and policies had been used to set back the quality of life for many
Blacks in education, health, civil rights and his in-justice system.
Can we afford these faith based programs? Will these large churches with
many ill informed members be led blindly by these church ministers who want
larger churches and more federal dollars to operate, at whatever cost,
including selling their politics.
Black churches must began to serve their congregation with political
information that is not self-serving, but information that will energize
them to work more for political relief needed in every aspect of our lives,
whether it is health care, education or employment.
We must be aware that there can be serious pitfalls in accepting federal
dollars or local funding from banks, if it causes our church leadership to
look the other way because of faith based funding or the bank note. Will
these churches feel obligated to vote for President Bush because of these
funds? Will the church leadership stay silent when the President’s polices
adversely affect his members or community?
It Is Left To Us— to not be enticed by these so called faith based
Initiatives, because I feel the cost will be too great and we will not be
able to afford them because it will take the fight out of most of these
church members and church leaders who receive these funds
Lee Alcorn
lee.alcorn@att.net
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