All Whites Go to Hell

You've probably heard the saying that "all dogs go to Heaven", but did you know that all white people go to Hell?  That's what the "Rev. Dr." James Lowery preaches.  Who, you might ask, is the "Rev. Dr."* James Lowery, and why should I care?  Oh, he just happens to be the pastor who Pres Barack Obama selected to give the invocation at his inauguration ceremony, 20 January 2009, and to whom Pres Obama awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom on 30 July 2009.

Rev. Dr. James Lowery spoke at St. James Baptist Church as part of a Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) tour across Georgia to encourage black voters to cast ballots for Obama.

Wait a minute.  I thought pastors weren't supposed to do that.  Here's more from the "good Reverend".

"I don't know what kind of a n----- wouldn't vote with a black man running," said Lowery. "All that he did with the stimulus was genius. Nobody intelligent would risk this country with Romney."

Classy.  Use racial epithets against people of your own race who disagree with you.

he urged individuals to look at their own character and conduct.

I seem to recall a sermon I read somewhere about beams and slivers.

Lowery said that when he was a young militant, he used to say all white folks were going to hell. Then he mellowed and just said most of them were. Now, he said, he is back to where he was.

 Funny, I seem to recall scriptures that teach a different doctrine.

"I'm frightened by the level of hatred and bitterness coming out in this election," said Lowery.

There are those beams and slivers again.

Remember, ladies & gents, the "Rev. Dr." Lowery spewed his hatred inside a church, with multiple local pastors present, using the cross of Christ as a prop for his message.  If your pastor invited someone to speak at your church, and that person spewed this kind of racism, would you sit there and listen?  Would you continue to attend that church?

Forsyth Mayor John Howard, a member of St. James who opened Saturday's program, said he was "pretty shocked" by Lowery's comments. He said if a speaker had made the same comments about black people, he would have gotten up and left.

He said the Bible gives set instructions on how to go to heaven and it doesn't say anything about skin color. Hearing the comments he said he looked at the face of his pastor, the Rev. Antonio Proctor, and could tell he was real shocked too. Howard said he and Proctor talked about putting a video of the event on Forsyth Cable TV but decided after his comments that it wasn't a good idea.

I see.  The mayor knows Lowery's message contradicts the Bible, but he sat there and did nothing anyway.  And why, exactly, wasn't it "a goo idea" to put a video of the event on TV, Mr Mayor?

But wait, there's more.

Rev. Antonio Proctor, pastor of St. James Baptist Church, closed the program by saying, "I am grateful for your stopping here with words to challenge us to hold onto this responsibility."

Seriously?  Hang on; here's the best part, from Lowery's invocation at Pres Obama's inauguration.

“And now, Lord, in the complex arena of human relations, help us to make choices on the side of love, not hate; on the side of inclusion, not exclusion; tolerance, not intolerance,” he prayed in 2009. “And as we leave this mountain top, help us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship and the oneness of our family.”

Ah, yes, because nothing "help[s] us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship and the oneness of our family” like stating that all white people go to Hell.

I also like this part.

Speaking to the group at St. James Baptist, Lowery said he liked giving the benediction because it gave him the last word. The only thing that followed him on the program was the "Star Spangled Banner." He said it was the first time in his life he enjoyed the national anthem

Hey, that sounds a lot like something Michelle Obama said a couple times, doesn't it?

Speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today, would-be First Lady Michelle Obama said, "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback."

Then in Madison, she said, "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country, and not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."

But then, the Obama's have a long history of association with racist, anti-American, anti-Semitic pastors.

Barack Obama is a member of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama's spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright's daughters serve as publisher and executive editor. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said "truly epitomized greatness." That man is Louis Farrakhan.

Maybe for Wright and some others, Farrakhan "epitomized greatness." For most Americans, though, Farrakhan epitomizes racism, particularly in the form of anti-Semitism. Over the years, he has compiled an awesome record of offensive statements, even denigrating the Holocaust by falsely attributing it to Jewish cooperation with Hitler -- "They helped him get the Third Reich on the road." His history is a rancid stew of lies.

Such is the sad state of the Civil Rights movement today.  We've gone from...

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

to all whites go to Hell.

Speaking of which, I have a few questions for Lowery.  If all whites go to Hell, then...

• What happens to those who are part white?
• Does one drop of white blood condemn them?
• Does one drop of black blood redeem them?
• Do you realize that Pres Obama is half white?

Lowery is a racist nut job, so I'd never expect a coherent answer from him (not that I think he'd read my blog).  But here are a couple of serious questions for the reasonable people out there.

• Why do so many Americans, including whites, tolerate racism directed at whites?
• Is racism always wrong, or is it only wrong when directed toward certain races?

*If you're wondering why I placed "Rev. Dr." in quotes when writing "Rev. Dr." James Lowery, the reasons are that...

1. "Reverend" derives from the word, reverence: "a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration".  A person who twists the Scriptures to fit his/her own racist agenda does not revere the Scriptures or the God revealed therein.
2. The term "Doctor" is one of deep respect of which James Lowery has proven himself unworthy.