He is a celebrity and he has a name. He is astute enough to get out there and organize something when people are looking to do something anyway. However, I would bet money that a rally right now about this situation hosted, promoted, and pushed by Bishop Jakes would attract more people and be taken more seriously.
Probably so. Well, maybe not this week, but generally.
Okay, I'm out. Tired of politics tonight. Have a good one, Stew!
Probably so. Well, maybe not this week, but generally.
Okay, I'm out. Tired of politics tonight. Have a good one, Stew!
Okay...but just think about it. There are dozens of respected voices in the black community who can attract tens of thousands with no compelling issue to rally people around. People take them seriously and are willing to follow them and support them for who they are.
Sharpton is not shaping the consciousness as much as you might seem to think he does, and you really can't afford to allow his voice to push you to oppose a situation just for the sake of opposing him and his ilk.
Have a good night.
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A 911 dispatcher telling you not to follow some one is not an order from law enforcement.
It does appear that Trayvon may have attacked Zim and there is an actual witness to this.
I still have a problem with the entire scenario.
It is apparent to me from the information now coming out that Trayvon's life was spiraling out of control in the year leading up to this. I've seen this happen many times. It happened to me a little bit earlier when I was 16. I thank God for the Lord's mercy. He saw fit to save me. Those of us who have the Holy Ghost let's not take this as a campaign to drag the name of a dead teenager through the mud. What we expose let us be careful. How we refer to the dead, let us be careful. How we refer to the living, let us be careful. Trayvon is a lost soul. However, God is not pleased with the death of souls, neither should those of us that have God's spirit in us. This should grieve us and move us to prayer.
So, let's be prayerful. The world will see a criminal in this kid or in Zimmerman soon enough.
God sees souls. Let us not forget that.
There are enough Trayvon's in the world that we need to be reaching. I meet them, pray with them, talk to them, witness to them, everyday. God loved Trayvon, God loves Zimmerman.
God losing Trayvon was like the death of child. I don't think we see the death of someone who was not saved that way. God created Trayvon and wanted him saved. Likewise he wants Zimmerman saved.
Would it be too much to ask those who have the Holy Ghost on this board to spend an extra half hour to an hour of prayer sometime this week seeking God on this situation if you have not already? There has been an extreme burden on me for the past four days, so I just thought under the unction of the Holy Ghost I'd just ask that of the believers? We can speculate on what "will happen" and what won't, and get as political as we want to be. It means nothing if the people of God don't pray.
Tbf - great post. I have been deeply troubled over this entire situation. Not only the needless death of a young man, but also the rush to judgement by both sides in this situation. I wonder how Dr. King would have addressed this situation?
We live in a fallen world that needs our Lord.
I will join you in prayer.
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Thank you TBF for adding some much needed balance to this discussion. I to will pray.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
"One witness, who has since talked to local television news reporters, told police he saw Zimmerman on the ground with Trayvon on top, pounding him — and was unequivocal that it was Zimmerman who was crying for help."
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The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
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