Fiery comments by Barack Obama’s former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have thrust the black church into the national spotlight in recent weeks. But what exactly is “the black church” and is it as monolithic as it’s being described?
Linda Thomas, a professor of theology and anthropology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, talks with Andrea Seabrook.
Black liberation theology is racist.
Quote of Dr. Cone:
“Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community … Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love.â€
This is racist and vile hate speech and it is Black liberation theology.
Seems there are similarities of hate generating Islamic madras schools and black theology churches….
Except, we hold our noses at most madras schools while making excuses for black theology churches.
S&ToN;, could you possibly give us the source/pg. # of that quote from Cone? Would appreciate it.
Thanks,
T
A Black Theology of Liberation By James H. Cone 1990 ISBN-10: 0883446855 Page 27