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)
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"
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!
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!
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
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
"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."
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/
Jeff,
ReplyDeleteWhy do you and all other politicans TALK as though government employees walk on water and should be guaranteed their pensions? That their pensions should NOT take the same beatings - FINANCIALLY - that all other taxpayers suffer when the FINANCIAL MARKETS THAT YOU WORK IN SUFFER???? Where is it written that those incompetent workers who cannot get gainful employment anywhere else be guaranteed anything that those of us who work to pay taxes - and by extension - their salaries amd benefits must be guaramnteed. That especially goes for the police that the Congress gave a free pass to to PANHANDLE for contributions over and above their taxpayer paid benefits, whining about their contribution to the obese juvenile overpopulation and repulsively obese bed partners. Each of us takes our lives in our hands each day as we get out of bed.
Where are their handouts to all of us without benefits - health and dental insurance, vacation, sick & personal time off pay, education benefits, town and state owned vehicles they use for personal benefits - WHERE IS OUR CUT??????
If you want to campaign and prove you aren't the future of government corruption, try fixing those problems.
AN ACCOUNTANT
I'm sorry, Anonymous, that you have suffered as you have. People like Jeff Wright and those who support him, like myself, want to work for the betterment of ALL. I'm not 'on the dole', never was and don't ever want to be. I've worked since I was 14 years of age, in fact, to help my family. I sure wouldn't mind not being TAXED TO DEATH to support corrupt government officials and their minions. Work with us, Anonymous, for unilateral recovery of the American way of life to sustain us all. I will keep you in my prayers.--God Bless You, Rev. Barb
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