"Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Daughter Indicted for Alleged Money Laundering" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright leaves the Selma Performing Arts Center, March 5, 2009, in Selma, Ala. Jeri Wright, president-elect of the Chicago chapter of the civil rights organization, the National Action Network, speaks during a press conference at Chicago's historic Regal Theater Aug 1, 2007. (AP Photo) photo courtesy: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/rev-jeremiah-wright-daughter-indicted-alleged-money-laundering/story?id=18932843#.UYaO-sqjscs

 

 

"Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Daughter Indicted for Alleged Money Laundering"

"By LEE FERRAN (@leeferran) and BRIAN ROSS (@brianross)

April 11, 2013"

"The daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Obama's controversial former pastor, has been accused of laundering money in an alleged $1.25 million fraud led by an ex-police chief in Illinois.
Jeri L. Wright, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for allegedly accepting $28,000 from former police chief Regina Evans and her husband, ex-police officer Ronald Evans, for Wright's supposed work related to the Evanses' not-for-profit program called We Are Our Brother's Keeper. Approximately $20,000 of that money, however, found its way back into bank accounts controlled by the Evanses, prosecutors said.
According to a release from the Department of Justice, Wright was playing a part in a scheme by the Evanses to misuse a $1.25 million state grant that had been awarded to the not-for-profit program in 2009.
We Are Our Brother's Keeper was supposed to spend the money on training up to 40 participants in bricklaying and electrical work at a Regal Theater also owned by the Evanses, but the indictment alleges that "little, if any, of the training provided in the grant agreement was ever completed."
The Evanses have been charged with more than 10 fraud-related counts. In addition to the alleged money laundering, Wright stands accused of making false statements to federal law enforcement officers and lying to a grand jury. If convicted, Wright could face potentially decades in prison."
READ THE REST HERE: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/rev-jeremiah-wright-daughter-indicted-alleged-money-laundering/story?id=18932843#.UYaO-sqjscs

Dear Ones:
     Heaven knows that the world of organized religion regularly 'sees' its share of gross illegalities and immoralities.
     But this article about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's daughter, Jeri L. Wright, got our attention.
     You will recall that Wright is a major proponent of the 'Black Liberation Theology' and its follow-up 'white privilege programs', popular not only in his Chicago church, but here, as well,  in the progressive liberal United Church of Christ And Unitarian Universalist churches in Connecticut and elsewhere.
     The 'theme' of these 'paradigms' is not to 'unite', but to 'demonize and divide'.
     Worse , the ultimate goal is to 'dominate' those who were former oppressors.
     As if.
     As if that is a suitable solution, any more than 'white supremacism' is a suitable solution.
      People need to get real!
      Any movement set upon deliberately shredding and unraveling the racial fabric of the United States has historically been doomed to failure ever since the Civil War.
     Somehow or another, Americans have managed to have the ''triumph of spirit' that allowed for this.
     But I see a 'change' in the air.  I see a country in all kinds of distress.  And I see a complete 'system overload' on 'false dialogues on race'.
     What might have started as reasonable dialogue has, thanks to the deadening overkill of 'political correctness', dissolved into silent resentment, fear, deceit and the bearing of false witness.
     'Race communications' have fallen by the 'wayside' in the looming shadow of threats of terrorism, financial collapse and other 'quality-of-life horrors' so endemic in the United States today.
     Worse, 'race conversations' that remain are being further obfuscated by those injecting 'Islamist' considerations them, in this day and age where everything revolves around 'terrorism'.
     I say Americans need to 'reboot and reengage' on the race issue.  We need to not 'give up' on discussions of race, because we are witnessing a decline in interracial civility, the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time.
     But we have to keep it 'real', as I said.  And the way to do that is to disregard all vestiges of the bogus 'political correctness' that have brought us to where we are today.
     We can and should rationally observe the actions of those who abuse their 'positions of power' on ALL sides of the race debate, learn from them and vow to never 'do the same', ourselves.
     We can 'say we've had enough' and choose to work for 'good', but only if we throw off the mantle of false speech, false pride and false doctrine.  If you can't play this way, this is not for you, of course.
     For all others, especially for those of the Judeo-Christian tradition and for those who do not purely wish to 'dominate others', I suggest this:
     Let us subscribe to 'God Liberation Theology' first.
     It's worth a shot.
God Bless You
With Love In Christ,
Rev. Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"Original Text: Archived Screen-Shot Of Rabbi Hammerman's Anti-Christian Rant On Tim Tebow--In Case You Missed It" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry

Source (one of many) : http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48171
Dear Ones:
     CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO ENLARGE THIS PIECE OF CHRISTIANOPHOBIC hatred.
     I've written a number of pieces already on this and will be addressing Rabbi Hammerman's unhealthy and cruel obsession with Tim Tebow's mother and her apparently 'at-risk' pregnancy.
     I have a strong stomach, but Rabbi Josh's 'spiritual commentary' (as if he had a prayer) for Tim Tebow's mom chills me to the bone.
     How dare a man...let alone a Jewish clergyman...'pontificate' to a Christian woman who is carrying and already in love with her unborn child, about whether or not her child is worth 'saving'?
     I have a friend whose mother was told in the eighth month of pregnancy that her child 'had a big, boxy head'.  His mother was inclined to follow 'doctors' orders and have a late-term abortion.
     Fortunately for my friend, his Aunt (his mother's sister) intervened and my friend was born...
     And, yes, with a 'big, boxy head'.  But he is alive and is a wonderful, able and super intelligent person!
     For now, focus on the Rabbi's Christianophobia, which alone is cause for concern.  But as you read about this burgeoning story, please remember what you have read here and that those who intend to do 'evil' are attempting to purge all this from the Internet.
     Who can blame them?  But I, for one, don't want to see that happen.

     No doubt about it.  This is one case where no ministry IN THE WORLD can begin any healing before the repugnant pimple of prejudice is 'popped', cleared, cleaned and prevented from 're-appearing'.
     I know in my heart that Jews in Stamford and CT don't hate Christians as much as Rabbi Hammerman would have us believe.
     But for those who so obviously support exactly this sort of anti-Christian bigotry BY YOUR SILENCE (take note Interfaith Council of SW CT, of whom Rabbi Hammerman is a stalwart member)...
     We are not about to sit by silently, complacently and acquiescently, for any of this.
     Rabbi Hammerman's quick and stealthy 'retraction' and pseudo-apology tells us all we need to be aware of what is and what may come.
"Peace On Earth, Goodwill To Men On Whom God's Favor Rests" (the real quote)
Rev. Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"An Inconvenient Truth For Rev. Kate Heichler & The Interfaith Council Of SW CT: Christianophobia In Their Midst" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry

 Rev. Kate Heichler (photo http://interfaithcouncil.net/books.aspx )
     The amazing silence of the Interfaith Council of SW CT on Rabbi Joshua Hammerman's (Temple Beth El) shenanigans.  What say you, Council 'Steering Committee' listed below?  Your silence is deafening!
 The Rev. Kate Heichler,The Rev. Michael Hyman, Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Mr. Duane Hill, The Rev. Cari Jackson (formerly Sr. Pastor of FCC Stamford, suddenly 'gone'), The Rev. Tommie Jackson, Ms. Debra Katz,The Rev. Mark Lingle, The Rev. Douglas McArthur, The Rev. Juan Paniagua,The Rev. LeRoy Parker, Ms. Marie Orsini Rosen,Ms. Eileen Swerdlick, The Rev. Mary Thies
LINK:  http://interfaithcouncil.net/books.aspx :


     Have you anything to say about THIS?  Read "Anti-Christian Bigotry Is Still Bigotry"
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/12/14/anti-christian-bigotry-joshua-hammerman/  
     Won't you speak up about Christianophobia?
     Won't you stand up against anti-Christian bigotry?
Rev. Barbara Sexton
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com 

"Preparing Yourself Spiritually For The 2012 Election Season" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

 courtesy   www.ucc.org/news/obama-speech-in-2007-prompts-1.html

UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html
Dear Ones:
     In my upcoming book 'Entertaining Angels' (due to be released Dec. 21, 2012), I go to great pains to describe how 'insulated' many of us were from 'the real world' as uniform-wearing members of The Salvation Army.
     I was an exception, for  I personally watched 'cable news'...usually CNN.  And when the 'Gulf Wars' were in full effect, I actually asked 'the guys' to scrounge around for a small t.v. set so I could watch the action in 'real time'.
     Ever a fan of the superb technology of the Mossad (responsible for the very best of 'night-vision technology'), I watched tracer rounds and 'hits' directed with surgical accuracy by our finest of U.S. military forces.
     I read the newspapers and kept current on the 'big things' going on in the world, unlike many of my Salvation Army cohorts.
     I knew one young lady, an officer-school candidate, in fact, who 'hadn't read a newspaper in over two and a half years', according to her own reports.
     Judging from her 'lack of knowledge about the world', I would have to vouch that her claim was true....Though, at the time, I could not understand how she could 'exist' that way.
     On the other hand, politics never was something I either stayed on top of or got involved in.  I was 'apolitical' and proud of it to a certain degree.
     But that was actually a foolish philosophy, for Christ, himself, was hardly 'apolitical'.  He gave it to politico-religious leaders but GOOD, at times!
     And Jesus provided sure 'guidelines' for us in terms of 'serving two masters' and 'giving Cesaer his due', so I cannot say that I was not forewarned about what my life would later hold in surprise for me.
     Fast forward to 2007 summertime, June to be exact.  My local church pleaded with me to 'be their voting delegate' and to 'represent them' at the United Church of Christ (UCC) 'Synod 2007' in Hartford, CT.
     "Why ME?", I asked, without a scintilla of false modesty.  I felt their 'choice' was ludicrous!
     I was 'apolitical' (as I've said before), deliberately withholding my political views from the congregation, for I felt them to be utterly IRRELEVENT to my ministerial and counseling duties, such as they were.
     Yet, all claimed that 'I was the woman for the job' without the slightest consideration that I just might be the 'moderate-conservative' amongst them.
     I'm sorry, but if my Salvation Army background and obvious pro-life, pro-right-to-bear-arms and pro-capital punishment (in certain cases) stances weren't a dead 'give-away', I don't know what would be.
     The congregation responsible for my becoming suddenly political knew very well how strongly I subscribe to the tenets of the Bible as my Father in Heaven dictates...Not something the UCC is very notorious for.
     Yet, still they persisted and ultimately I was persuaded to attend SYNOD 2007.
     Let me now cut to the chase with this entire-church UCC 'meeting':  When I 'hit' the Hartford Civic Center, the 'keynote speaker' was one then-Senator Barack Obama.
     All were greeted out front by 'guys in suits and bow-ties', the Secret Service, and lines and lines of tables of 'Democratic operatives' who were 'signing up' and registering voters in bulk.
     I freaked.
     I was incensed to learn that this 'Synod-In-The-City' was nothing more than a 'first campaign speech opportunity' for then-Senator Barack Obama.
     Silly me--I'd actually expected for this to be a 'religious' meeting of sorts, sub-texted by some sociological workshops and an assortment of agenda items for which I would faithfully represent my local church.
     Truth to tell, until this point, I was willing to put my personal opinions aside and 'vote on behalf of my local church (FCC Stamford)' as God so directed me.  The congregation had sent me there to do just that, hadn't they?
     But once I saw all the blatant electioneering (which apparently was not witnessed by many in the UCC at all, for some strange reason!), I welched.
     The Senator Barack Obama and myself belonged to the same 'church', alright, but there was no way, no how I could sanction the rhetoric and actions of one Reverend Jeremiah Wright and company, whom Senator Obama so righteously 'admired'.
     Indeed, it only got worse for me as I returned to Stamford and finding myself in the untenable position of having to 'defend' Wright while entertaining concerns and complaints (from both the congregation and the community)  about the obvious racism in 'Black Liberation Theology'.
     I tried to 'defend things' a few times, and then said, 'to heck with it'.  This dog was not going to fly.
     Since my political awakening in 2007, I have witnessed Wright's 'fall from grace', UCC President John Thomas's 'fall from grace', and any number of truly disturbing and revolting shenanigans eeked out by 'the UCC religious community' under the guise of 'Christianity in action'.
     Well, it's anything but Christianity and so much more like a socio-political machine that certain individuals (I am not one of them, for the record) lodged a complaint with the IRS regarding the UCC's 'tax-emempt' status.
     The UCC 'skated', of course, and Obama resigned from this church.  Since then, a cascade of events has occurred which has rendered the UCC impotent and essentially 'broke'.
     There is no hope of it reactivating itself as the 'political machine' it once was, fighting so hard to get President Obama elected, for the simple reasons that they haven't the money and they are under 'scrutiny' should they ever try to play 'loose and free' with the concept of 'separation of church and state' again!
     The last thing 'they' need to do is to jeopardize their 'tax-exempt status'...again.
     Still, some effects from Synod 2007 persist, one of which is my 'personal politicization'.
      Never again will my 'Christian conscience' be totally divorced from the theater of politics.
     And never again will I ever trust a 'leader' or 'body' (religious or otherwise) engaged in the political machine while daring to claim 'theological superiority' on ANYTHING...for I know such an entity does not exist apart from the grace of God.
     Suffice it to say that I now look upon the 2012 election cycle with a mixture of cynicism, disgust, dread, hope, promise and hope--once again-- for change.
     Click on all the keywords below for full background articles on everything I've written about here, especially those of you in uber-Progressive Liberal Connecticut who are hoping to make 2012 a repeat of 2008.
     That's not going to happen.
     Our eyes are opened now and we are 'still raw' from the Bridgeport 'voter fraud' scandal of the 2010 elections here in the Nutmeg State.
     So while the 'bulk' of the Democratic 'libs' think their day in the sun is a 'lock', that is far from a sure thing this go-round.
     Voters are disappointed and sick and tired of this abysmal economy...and many are totally apathetic.
     In short, 2012 is NOT going to be a repeat of 2008.
"As ever, I say, NOT GOD DAMN AMERICA, BUT GOD BLESS AMERICA"
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

 

President Barack Obama & Rev. Jeremiah Wright

"Please Join Me In Prayer For FCC Stamford Right Now" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

 Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson preaching on gay rights in Cuba.

Dear Ones:
     I hardly ever ask you for a very personal prayer, but I must now.
     Please pray for my church FCC Stamford (The First Congregational Church of Stamford CT).
     This is the 'church that founded Stamford'.
     This is the church that celebrated 'the first Thanksgiving', right here in New England with the Native Americans...both of whom I love so much.
     FCC Stamford was 'gathered' in 1635 and that has to count for something.
     But now it is literally at risk of total collapse.
     This is the church that was 'right and ready' at old 'Fort Stamford' to meet the needs of the people, so many years ago.
     Yet here, today, we are 'at each others' throats' over base things like politics, gay rights, power and money.
     Truly, we are in trouble and I am putting a call out for all 'prayer warriors' everywhere in the world to petition God on behalf of our church so that we do not fail due to human shortcomings.
     Yesterday, our pastor The Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson RESIGNED suddenly and abruptly, without any notice and she left the church in a state of crisis.

LINK: http://www.facebook.com/fccstamford?sk=wall

     Lord God, I humbly ask that you will make things right and help us see our way,
     Myself, I also ask dear Mother Mary to please intervene on my behalf and on the behalf of those who have lost their way at FCC Stamford.  I pray that you will open the minds and the hearts of those who no longer believe in the sanctity of YOU...especially the gay people amongst us who feel so unwanted and unloved.
     Help us all remember that you are the mother of our Risen Lord.
     Help us all remember to cast aside Christian denominational differences, 
     And help us to always remember to  pray FIRST to GOD THE FATHER and to our Brother, your Precious Son JESUS, to the Holy Spirit and also to YOU, dear Lady.
     I thank you Holy Trinity and dear Blessed Mother as your daughter for listening to all this.
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit-
AMEN
Reverend Barbara Sexton
God Bless You All
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets The Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"Memorial Service For Dr. Elaine Parliman, DVM" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

www.siberianhuskies.net 

*UPDATED: 4/19/11
Dear Ones:
     A Memorial Service for Dr. Elaine Parliman, who died on Wednesday, April 6, will be held at The First Congregational Church of Stamford, in the sanctuary, on Saturday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m.
     Elaine has been a member of FCC Stamford since 2002. The Rev. Drs. Cari Jackson and Bill Matthews will officiate.
     FCC Stamford is located at 1 Walton Place, Stamford, CT 06901  phone: 203-323-0200
     Free parking access is via the Bedford Street driveway--just turn right onto church property and go around back.

     Elaine is one of those special people who gives, gives and gives some more.
     She is a role model of compassion with her love for people and also, most especially, for our small furry friends of the feline persuasion.
     As my friend, vet and sister in Christ, I was privileged to 'see the best' of Elaine in many different arenas and on many different levels.
     We deeply grieve the loss of this dear woman and we extend our sincerest condolences to the love of her life and her 'best friend', her husband Mark Oaks.
     For myself, I cannot imagine the impact of the loss he is feeling at present. 
     But we will keep him in prayer, reminding each other that his beloved wife is now blessedly in a place much better than this, though that is but 'rough consolation' with our grief so raw right now.
     Still, I'd like to direct us to 'things eternal' in the context of our loss.
     No doubt Elaine is yet being greeted by the many animals she has rescued and cared for, as she is reunited with the people who have gone before her.

 

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      Don't you wonder how long it will take her to meet and greet all of her loved ones and her 'little charges'?  (Good thing there's no 'cat hair shedding problem' in Heaven with all the hugs and snuggles now going on in God's Paradise...don't you think?)
     I conceive that it will take quite some time for Elaine to be reunited and reacquainted with ALL upon whom she has extended her kindness, wisdom, skills and compassion during her time on earth.
     Just think of the great joy our sister now knows FOR CERTAIN in the Light of eternal life...a joy we on earth can scarcely comprehend.
     We know God is so good and that Elaine is in His arms.  We're supposed to be 'happy' as Christians, right?
     Yet we still cannot contain our tears. 
     We shed them and cannot contain them because we love Elaine and miss her so much.  We 'wish' she was still here, plain and simple.
     But clearly God intends that Elaine serve us yet one more time, and this as a true embodiment of the 'Eastertide Message'.
     Scripture says:
"⁴² So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; ⁴³ it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; ⁴⁴ it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. "  1 Corinthians 15:42-44   (NIV)
LINK: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A35-58&version=NIV
     Yes, Dr. Elaine Parliman, DVM, 'preserver of life', in turn, has her life 'preserved'...eternally...and through our faith we are witness to it.
     God only selects the 'special few' for such honor.  The Bible guides us as it distinguishes between "True and False Disciples".

     Jesus, himself, said: 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²² Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ ²³ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!"  Mt: 7:21-23    (NIV)
LINK:  http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207:15-23&version=NIV

     As someone who is virtually incapable of false praise and false platitudes, I am compelled to say this:
     If ever I were certain of a thing, I will say straight out that I believe that Dr. Elaine Parliman, DVM not only 'lived the Word of the Lord' on earth through thought, mind, deed and action, but she achieved something not many actually do.
     In the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi and his love and care of all living creatures, I believe Elaine is a true saint receiving a saint's reward.
     I've met no one else like her in all my 60 years and I beg you--the next time you find yourself weeping for her death, turn your tears directly into those for the pure joy of a life well-lived.
     As a child raised in Africa with missionary parents who were *ACQUAINTED WITH AND WORKED ALONG SIDE WITH no less than Dr. Albert Schweitzer, himself, Elaine was imbued with something very special from a very early age.
     It was never about herself.  It was always about others.
     You can carry on Elaine's 'tradition' by making a memorial donation to and/or volunteering for one of Elaine's charitable causes, one of which I know to be 'Friends of Felines' http://www.adoptapet.org/.
     Elaine worked so tirelessly for them and others and I will list her other favorites here soon.
May God Bless & Comfort Mark, Family & Friends, As He Tends to our dear sister 'Lanie'
Amen
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/

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"UCC Saga Continues Over Rev. John Thomas Affair" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

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http://uccforums.com/index.php?topic=136.30

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 All OTHER CLOWNS courtesy: WWW.UCC.ORG

"My Neighbor's Faith- FCC Stamford 'Son' John Thomas Just Another Swaggart, Bakker,Long" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

WATCH THIS ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYla5xdPTUg 
ABOVE: Rev. John Thomas defending Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rev. Otis Moss
Dear Ones:
     There is a sorry story unfolding 'behind the scenes and under the wire' involving John Thomas, past President of the UCC, the United Church of Christ.
     You can get all the sordid details you like here:
"United Church of Christ suspends ministry of former national president"
LINK: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/01/post_427.html  
     Thomas is a 'son' of the First Congregational Church of Stamford (FCC Stamford)....One of it's 'shining star's' in the world of Progressive liberal clergy, and an influential one at that up until very recently.
     Some 'background' on his growing scandal:
"Former United Church of Christ President Chooses Adulterous Relationship, Divorce; Creates Crisis"
LINK:  http://www.reformationucc.org/2010/08/20/united-church-christ-president-chooses-adulterous-relationship-divorce-creates-crisis/
     Here's a 'reluctant' UCC LINK:
UCC Forced To Confront John Thomas Issues Due To Finances
     And, more recently, a LINK dated Feb 3, 2011:
Why John Thomas Matters...as if thinking Christians, anti-Christians, atheists and agnostics can't figure it out for themselves:
http://www.reformationucc.org/2011/02/03/john-thomas-matters/

photo: http://www.broadwayucc.org/newsletters/09-03-March09-BUCCnews.pdf

    

     John's mother Margaret Thomas was a beloved life-long member of FCC Stamford (also known as 'The First Congregational Church of Stamford') long-remembered for her stalwart faithfulness to our church and it's members, as well as for her 'forward-looking' personal theology embraced by the UCC-at-large.

http://www.reformationucc.org/

Rev. Lydia Velika-'the other woman and frequent flyer with Rev. John Thomas'...on whose buck?

    
     Margaret was ever-proud of the influence her son John had for decades on not only our local church, but internationally, as well...heady influence, indeed.
     This is not to say that all of us at FCC Stamford agreed with her and her son's convictions, for we did not.  Nevertheless, we kept tithing in good and with good faith.
     A handful of us would have no part of violation of our second amendment (gun) rights, Black Liberation Theology, politicking in the Sanctuary during Worship Services, blanket right to abortion at all stages, including late-term abortion, comprehensive 'blessing' and 'performance' of same-sex marriages in church Sanctuaries, and--a real sticking point for me: the severe anti-Israel, anti-Semitic sentiment of John Thomas and the UCC-at-large.
LINK: http://www.nysun.com/national/liberal-church-more-balanced-on-middle-east/57212/ 
LINK: Barack Obama and the UCC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ
     The few of us balked and still do at various UCC 'resolutions' and 'statements' and refused to 'sign onto' a number of them.  But none of that matters anymore, for the precepts above are now fully ingrained into the UCC and FCC in Connecticut and the rest of the country.  
     What does matter, though, is the IMPACT the Thomas church and theology currently has on the citizens here in Southwestern CT and specifically in Stamford!
     Today's FCC Stamford's 'relatively new' pastor Rev. Cari Jackson feeds the flames of the Progressive Lib church culture in the church that John Thomas hails from. 
     Jackson furthers what Thomas planted and fomented over the decades of his life here in Southwestern Connecticut.    
     And this same church has increasing involvement with The Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut and The Rev. Kate Heichler, Rabbi Josh Hammerman and others who 'speak for and represent' the 'faith community'.
LINK: http://interfaithcouncil.net/default.aspx and
LINK: http://interfaithcouncil.net/Documents/Flyer-MyNeighborsFaith-2.pdf
     Now the 'John Thomas tradition' permeates Stamford's Mayor Pavia's new 'Multicultural Council', as well, which I find to be 'kind of strange' for a so-called 'Republican', Pavia:
LINK: --Mayor Pavia's Multicultural Council of Stamford: http://www.cityofstamford.org/content/25/64/1168/118292/default.aspx
LINK:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/Stamford-panel-to-discuss-religious-relations-1031478.php#ixzz1FBQbKPpU
     As a TEA PARTY PATRIOT in Progressive Lib Connecticut, I wonder if anyone is looking out for TAXPAYER MONEY with Mayor Pavia's newly-established 'Multicultural Council'?
     Have all the 'religious parties involved' with this new council been properly 'vetted'?
     I've written before about my concern's for pro-Muslim sentiment generated in Southwestern Connecticut. 
     And with this piece, I am taking us all 'out of our comfort zones' to address a very real example of the foolishness of mixing 'politics and religion'.
     It will be interesting to see if the 'John Thomas Scandal' so in the tradition of Swaggart, Bakker, Long and company ultimately impels the probably well-intentioned-though-perpetually-misguided Interfaith Council of SW CT to 'straighten up and fly right'.
     Money talks when all good persuasions cannot.  It is not the root of all evil, but the love of money most certainly is.
     Let that 'love' be looked into on behalf of TAXPAYERS all over the United States, especially when it comes to 'religious types' preaching 'politics from the pulpit'.
     It's the right thing to do and will lessen the possibility that good people will be taken advantage of by those like John Thomas and the ones over whom his vast influence extends.
     Not even Thomas's blog makes mention of his years-long shenanigans and recent downfall:
LINK: http://www.ctschicago.edu/index.php/mnusocialmedia/john-thomas-blog/312-the-bipartisanship-we-dont-need
     Therefore, I urge all people of good faith to steward themselves, lest they try to proffer forth anything that will mislead the easily-mislead public.
LINK: http://interfaithcouncil.net/Documents/Flyer-MyNeighborsFaith-2.pdf
LINK: http://interfaithcouncil.net/Documents/Flyer-MyNeighborsFaith-2.pdf
      "For shame", to those who do otherwise.
     When John Thomas got arrested in October 2007 for attempting to storm the White House with a stack of sexual-libertine doctrine, "Thomas reminded the crowd of martyred theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who said, "The church has been a silent partner in evil deeds...We are breaking that silence today".
     All I have to say is 'he-Thomas-would know'...and yes I am.
     I thank God that Margaret was 'spared witness' of the downfall of her son, but truly he has fooled us all.
May God Bless Us & Show Us His Mercy
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html 
         

'CT TREASURER Denise Nappier: 12 YEARS Is Enough for This Self-Described Activist'

Trinity Chicago UCC  http://www.tucc.org/  Screenshot above.

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer"

AMEN

Psalm 19:14 (NIV)

UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html

Dear Ones: 

     Above is the 'church tradition' I unknowingly aided and abetted as a member of FCC Stamford www.fcc.stamford.org   Note renowned JAMES H. CONE and 'father' of  BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY highlighted on the Trinity UCC website of 'retired' REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, which is now lead by Rev. Otis Moss. 

     SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WHEN A 'CHURCH' ADVOCATES FOR ONE SKIN COLOR ONLY"     

      Don't be deceived--it's happening all over Connecticut!

     I took the above 'screenshot' today, September 29, 2010.  In my efforts to redeem myself for what I have unknowingly promoted, I present the following here. 

     The UCC I belong to (for 22 years, but now on paper only) is the 'Wright/Obama' Church.  It was not until June of 2007 at Synod 2007 that I realized how DEEPLY 'my church' was into racist politics and I didn't even know it.  All I knew was that we were 'doing good work' at the Soup Kitchen and shelters and elsewhere in the community. 

     Truthfully, for many years, I personally carried much of the load--both as a church member, but mostly individually first as the founder of the "DO NOT WORRY WORKERS", and then with my healing ministry, http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/ .  Until the current Pastor in Stamford, no one was particularly interested in dealing with 'undesireables'--I'll give Cari that.

      But all she--Rev. Cari Jackson-is interested in is black, gay politics.  Worse still, she's one weird promoter of all things Islamic:

      I 'took the heat' for bringing blacks, prostitutes, drug abusers and the mentally ill (as well as those with 'dual diagnoses', i.e. being mentally ill and having substance abuse problems), into the First Congregational Church of Stamford, which is also known as "The Pilgrim Church".

     Nowadays, things are very different, although the Sr. Pastor at FCC likes to 'brag' about 'this church built on a rock'...SHE who was brought in for purely political and fiduciary reasons only the United Church of Christ can truly elaborate upon.

     I attended Synod 2007 in Hartford, CT at the request of FCC Stamford http://www.fccstamford.org/ and was astounded to see and hear then Sen. Barack Obama's FIRST PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SPEECH at a  CHURCH MEETING IN HARTFORD.

     Everyone in the UCC DENIED IT, of course, but I didn't.

      My intention is to atone for not recognizing and countering the rabid ANTI-NON-BLACK HATRED and RACISM promulgated by the United Church of Christ. 

     And I'm DOING IT through politics.... just as President Obama, the UCC and Rev. Jeremiah Wright have done for it their purposes.

      All I write below...and indeed ALL of my current POLITICAL ACTIVISM is a result of what I saw at Synod 2007 in Hartford.  Please do not dismiss me casually, for I have much to say. 

     As a member of the TEA PARTY PATRIOTS, here is my 'political testimony' regarding Connecticut politics. 

      Please, if any of you have the LEAST interest in fairness and equality for all, PLEASE listen to what I say and do your own homework.

     Our state deserves 'better' than it has now.  Yes, it's political.  God forbid I should bear false witness in my new political venue, but I will continue to speak up against the corruption and injustices I see for all with the current progressive-lib Dem politics.

     I am taking this opportunity to take CT TREASURER DENISE NAPPIER to task and I want her and her supporters to know where I am 'coming from' so that they may rebut appropriately. 

     Let's see how the 'outcast' from Stamford's 'BLACK GAY CHURCH' makes a difference.

God Bless You & God Bless America

Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/

Denise Nappier- CT TREASURER SINCE 1998 and "ACTIVIST"

First Elected in 1998, again in 2002 and in 2006.

We love ya', Denise, but-

Connecticut is BROKE AND

IT'S 'TIME FOR A CHANGE'! 

VOTE FOR JEFF WRIGHT FOR CT TREASURER and

Get Connecticut Back On Track

Preserve PENSIONS

Restore Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability for ALL...

(and not just for progressive-lib Dem 'special interest groups'!)

This is AMERICA. 

Make CT 'BUSINESS-FRIENDLY' ONCE AGAIN!

      Leave it to the MS MAGAZINE to hold within the withered pages of it's archives, just a little too  much of THE TRUTH about CT TREASURER DENISE NAPPIER to be believed. 

      DENISE has been CT STATE TREASURER for a VERY, VERY LONG TIME...since 1998, in fact.  Denise, don't you want to...'expand your horizons' elsewhere in some OTHER CAPACITY? 
We sure would like you to!

GADSDEN FLAG

     CT TREASURER DENISE NAPPIER's opponent is JEFF WRIGHT FOR CT TREASURER-- who is my pick as a TEA PARTY PATRIOT!

Yet, incredibly, in Ms. Nappier's own words, she tells us that she uses OUR MONEY to engage in 'INVESTMENT ACTIVISM'  also known as 'SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM'....for us...on our BEHALF!

     Isn't that special?  We have another 'ACTIVIST' a la President Obama on our hands here. 

     But don't take my word for it.  Read here:

"Think about it. If you had $20 billion to invest, you could do more than just make a whole lot of money. You could also create a wealth of positive change in the companies whose stocks you hold.

At least that’s how Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier has been using her power. Entrusted with the pension funds of the state’s 160,000 working and retired state employees, Nappier demands not only a good return, but good citizenship."
http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2005/denisenappier.asp
     Well now, how did we EVER conduct ourselves and have 'good citizenship' before you, Denise?
"With power plays like these, Nappier, an African American native of Hartford, is helping shape policy inside the nation’s traditionally clubby, white male corporate boardrooms. Not surprisingly, her efforts, along with those of like-minded others who manage multibillion-dollar pension funds, have incurred the wrath of business groups — most notably the U.S. Chamber of Commerce."
http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2005/denisenappier.asp

http://hatcityblog.blogspot.com/2008_10_26_archive.html 

Last Thursday, the Danbury chapter of the NAACP held it's annual gala at the Plaza hotel. From those who remember, last year's gala was a memorable event with the key note speaker had a few words to say about mayor and those involved in the racist email scandal (and who can forget Boughton running out of the room after THAT speech). Well, this year, with the economy on the minds of everyone, the NAACP found the perfect speaker who knew a thing or two about the number one issue in America...State Treasurer Denise Nappier.

With it being the end of the election season, the politicians were out in force. Most absent all Republicans running for office...for the exception of Mayor Boughton (who reportedly gave a rather cold shoulder to ARC member/immigrant rights supporter P.J. Leopold while at the table of Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi...very classy Mark).
From last week, here's highlights of the NAACP gala including remarks from State Treasurer Nappier.
     DON'T MAKE THIS ABOUT RACE, PEOPLE!   You underestimate the character of your Connecticut voters when you do so!
     Check out this NAACP event video.  Can you find where CT Treasurer admits to 'her own CLOAKING DEVICES?"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leuN5mSxFwk&feature=player_embedded  
     As bad as it was TWO YEARS AGO, ABOVE, today CT is an EVEN MORE UNFRIENDLY PLACE TO DO BUSINESS, Thank you , Denise.  We didn't NEED that at all.      Old Ms Magazine got you right on one thing, though, when they said, "But investors with an eye to igniting social change largely regard Nappier as an impressive trendsetter."
http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2005/denisenappier.asp
     'TRENDSETTER'????
    WHAT?????
"Being in the vanguard is nothing new for Nappier, who in 1998 became not only the first African American woman to hold statewide office in Connecticut but the first African American woman to hold a U.S. state treasurer’s seat. She’s building on a 40-year tradition of shareholder activism by demonstrating how vast a stock owner’s influence can be, yet she is helping remake that tradition by insisting her activism is first and foremost in service of garnering the best financial return."
http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2005/denisenappier.asp
     PLEASE DENISE NAPPIER...You've HAD your RUN and CT is BROKE.  It's time for thinking CT citizens to VOTE YOU OUT OF OFFICE PRONTO and save the fiscal life of our fine 'NUTMEG STATE'.  As even your little puff piece in this 2005 Ms. Magazine article says,
"Still, not everyone in the corporate world buys the idea that the shareholder activism of Nappier and others is strictly bottom-line
 motivated."
http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2005/denisenappier.asp

Denise Nappier CT Treasurer & Rev. Al Sharpton, 2nd and 3rd from left

http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/4219 

"Nappier is one of 12 current female state treasurers or controllers, but to expect similar activism from the other 11 might be a stretch. Because of variations in state law, few enjoy the influence of Nappier, who is the sole fiduciary of retirement funds in Connecticut."

http://www.msmagazine.com/spring2005/denisenappier.asp 

      I'm endorsing and voting for JEFF WRIGHT for CONNECTICUT TREASURE and I urge YOU TO DO LIKEWISE. 

    We are BROKE and we need HELP in CT.

     We've had just about as much 'activism' as we can stand in this state....just as we have nationwide with ACORN and voter intimidation.

     Let's get back to remembering what AMERICA stands for FOR ALL AMERICANS....not just the few.

     'Special interest groups' favored by those who attempt to do 'SOCIAL ENGINEERING' through their elected offices don't realize what they are doing to themselves, their causes and their country.

     Keep bashing business and donations will keep disappearing

     I grieve for what is happening in this country.  'My church' (the UCC-United Church of Christ aka the Wright/Obama church) placed itself firmly in the national spotlight by sponsoring, endorsing and campaigning for then-Senator Barack Obama at Synod 2007 in Hartford, CT, which I attended.

     After that experience, I became 'political' for the first time in my life!

    Politics, race, sex, money and religion....NOT A GOOD MIX. 

     We don't need 'ACTIVISTS' to provide us with 'TEACHABLE MOMENTS'. 

     What we need are decent, qualified candidates like JEFF WRIGHT to represent ALL of us no matter what color, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual-preference, age, health, socio-economic status, business sector, wellness group, education level, lifestyle, political-leaning, etc. group or groups we may belong to. 

     Twelve years is long enough for you, Denise Nappier, as CT State Treasurer.  You've made inroads and you can rest on your laurels.  But you need to move on to your next life challenge.

      This is my prayer and I thank God for giving me the STRENGTH to speak as I do.

With Love in Christ,

Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

"I say, Not GOD DAMN AMERICA, BUT GOD BLESS AMERICA"

"I rue the day I realized how 'POLITICAL' and 'prejudiced' my beloved church was, but such is the state of man".--Reverend Barbara Sexton  http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/