The American Thinker
By Jeannie DeAngelis
January 15, 2011
In going to the writer’s website and scanning a number of
her articles it appears that she is born again and likely a Spirit-filled believer.
Even though this article was published in a secular
conservative forum; the things stated by this writer have been desperately
needed to be said to the public at large. Acknowledging to
the public that there are Christians who are
horrified, and stand firmly against at the evil deeps that are done in
the name of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Bible believing and Spirit-filled Christians
have long been corked by a false teaching that declares that no Christian
should judge, cry out an alarm of the ravening wolves prowling about within and
without the church, lest they be destroying by God for speaking against
ministers and ministries.
For two long generations now, this code
of silence has allowed the most evil and perverse
ministries free reign among the flock of God to at will devour, maim, and destroy
with utter impunity. We judge this doctrine
false as it is against the words and commandments of Jesus Christ and the
Apostles. We judge those who have bent the knee in hiding and covering over, and
remaining silent concerning the deeds of such wicked sinners. We judge these as
they are; enablers! These have through grievous
sins of omission have helped, supported, and seen to the continuance of these
ravening wolves daily raping, and robbing, and bringing to utter ruin the
weakest among Christians the poor, the elderly, and the infirm.
Who among us can deem this travesty as just, as righteous, before
a Holy God? Who among us can financially
support, can stand with, or partake of ministries that do such evil?
We are speaking here of money hungry Evangelistic ministries,
deceitful Mega-Church Ministries, and all those arrogant small time preachers
and teachers that follow them the ways of Balaam and the sin of Cain unto
eternal death.
Although a committed Christian
I've never appreciated whipped up revival meetings complete with dancing, falling backwards or crippled people being yanked out of
wheelchairs. After three decades of voyeuristic research, I possess a
heightened ability to spot a snake oil salesman
a mile away. Oftentimes, under bouffant hairstyles, oversized pinky rings
and weepy confessions one finds self-absorbed individuals who exploit the
Gospel for gain while living contrary to the message they preach.
Yet, year-after-year gullible sheeples continue to support ministries, submit to
fleecing, and attend events where flesh and blood is exalted and the credulous
place unquestioning faith in fraud.
It was that kind of finely honed
discernment that spotted a similar dynamic at work at the memorial service
where Barack Obama spoke in honor of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, 13 severely wounded bystanders, and six
individuals, including a 9-year-old girl, all mortally wounded by a madman on a
mission.
To the untrained eye, the
Was I the only one who recognized
that when Obama entered the packed stadium all that was missing was a donkey
and palm branches?
The tenor in the room was one of
an energized rock concert. In the bleachers were those who came to the memorial
to hear the message and catch a glimpse of a superstar. "The university
... opened up the football stadium for the overflow crowd. People started
lining up at about 6:30
am to get into the event. Many people ...brought children."
On one side of the stanchions, the
tiered rows were abuzz with emotion, anticipation and adoration. On the floor,
closer to the stage, were dignitaries, the press and wide-eyed family
members huddled closely together.
Although the event was intended to
be a solemn tribute to the dead and wounded, within seconds it morphed into a
quasi worship service where the headliner became the focus of the occasion. In
fact, untraditional components were utilized to rev up the audience like tee
shirts draped over the seats with campaign-style logos
that reminded congregants, in a state Obama is in the process of suing, that:
"Together we Thrive." Can anyone say Benny Hinn Prosperity
Prayer Shawls?
The "memorial service"
had all the accoutrements of an energized crusade. A Pascua Yaqui, eight
minute blessing was pronounced over the assembly by Native American/Mexican
associate professor of medicine Carlos Gonzalez who was recruited to open the
diversity-sensitive proceedings. Gonzalez' tribal incantation was
accompanied by eagle feathers that were a cross between a dusting implement and
a quill pen. Carlos showered the flock with spiritual entreaties that
referenced everything from "winged" things to "Father Sky [and]
things that ‘slither'."
In lieu of a church organist,
entertainment was provided by the Arizona Choir and the
Then, in the tradition of
adulterous televangelist Jim
Bakker, Scripture was read by three individuals, Department of Homeland
Secretary Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack
Obama all of whom, when not selectively reading Bible verses before thousands
of people, heartily endorse anti-Biblical policies like destroying unborn babies.
Attempting to channel a tempered
Billy Sunday, Obama is more like charlatan-man-of-the-cloth, Ted Haggard.
Haggard lived a life-style diametrically opposed to the one he espoused at the
pulpit, as does the President who eloquently encouraged the cheering crowd to
do a laundry list of what he has yet to do, such
as: Refraining from passing blame, choosing not to turn on enemies, acting
humble, curtailing finger pointing and carefully listening to others.
Obama said:
What we can't do is use this tragedy as one more occasion
to turn on one another. As we discuss these issues, let each of us do so
with a good dose of humility. Rather than pointing fingers or assigning
blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to
each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind
ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together.
The camera didn't scan the crowd,
but I bet if it did, in honor of a former Reverend Jeremiah Wright Sunday
service, quite a few attendees would have been seen waving affirmative
handkerchiefs, hollering "Amen," and swooning backwards into their
seats.
As in every fraudulent tent
meeting, the run up to passing the collection plate is always peppered with
words and images that tug at heartstrings, incite
tears and prime pockets for emptying. In hopes of filling the basket with
renewed momentum, revived poll numbers and positive public approval, Reverend
Obama did not disappoint. As the audience wept, the President chided the nation
with flowery language that implied Americans fail to live up to the
expectations of a murdered child's vision of democracy.
While there were no political
hallelujahs and exhortations to "Turn to your neighbor and say ‘hope and
change,'" there were inferences that Americans don't give enough, care
enough or do enough, which is the type of exploitative rhetoric that
successfully fills coffers at sports arenas hosting miracle crusades.
Then, like a shameless pastor
fallen from grace, after robbing future generations blind by placing the nation
in insurmountable debt, in memory of little Christina Taylor Green, Obama
beseeched the financially hamstrung to do: "Everything we can to make sure
this country lives up to our children's expectations."
After all the hype and false
religiosity, sanctimonious fakery, manipulative exploitation and acceptance of
accolades from an arena supposedly gathered in somber tribute to the dead and
wounded probably the most shameful exhibit came when Barack Obama intimated his
presence was a catalyst to healing.
"In an electrifying moment,
the president
revealed that Giffords, who...was shot
point-blank in the head, opened her eyes for the first time shortly after his
hospital visit," Obama's comment was obliquely suggestive of Jesus saying
"Talitha koum!" (Which
means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!").
Like a faith healer working the
crowd with stirring images, Obama painted a picture of his presence in a room stimulating a response
from a woman in a coma. The crowd and the nation was so taken by the
whole affair that in one sentence Obama went up in the polls, sent tingles up
the leg of pundits both on the right and the left, probably settled the Arizona
lawsuit and quelled any further opposition to health care reform.
Nevertheless, as a person who
prides herself on recognizing the genuine from the counterfeit, it appeared as
if Vicar of Veracity Barack Obama, in Christina's stead, was attempting to
"jump in rain puddles" by quoting from Job. Unknowingly, Obama
revealed the underlying spirit of the service with words from Job 30:26 that,
when spoken in context,
say: "Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then
came darkness."