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Pastor Marvin Winans’ Judgment

Marvin Winans, pastor of Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan ruffled some religious feathers recently when he refused to publicly bless a child born out of wedlock. Earlier this month his church planned a ceremony in which Pastor Winans would…

Derryck GreenOctober 29, 2013

Culture

Black Grievance Crowd Is Offended Again

The black grievance crowd made its appearance again this past weekend. That’s right. The black grievance crowd (BGC) was aghast when photos surfaced detailing Julianne Hough’s choice of costume for a Halloween party this past weekend. She decided to impersonate the…

Derryck GreenOctober 28, 2013

Politics

The President’s Lack of Respect For Private Sector Employees

Since Obama has taken office, over ten million people have left the workforce. The labor force participation rate is at a 35-yr low (63.2%, August 2013) and over 90 million people are not in the labor force. And yet,…

Derryck GreenOctober 24, 2013

Politics

Tavis Smiley Is Right

Last week, Tavis Smiley garnered attention for what he said on Sean Hannity’s program. Specifically, Hannity asked Smiley if black Americans were better off after five years of the presidency of Barack Obama. Smiley’s answer- which should have…

Derryck GreenOctober 15, 2013

Culture Politics

Federal Judge Tosses NAACP Lawsuit Against State Ban on Race-Based Abortions

Several months ago, two so-called civil rights groups- the Maricopa County chapter of the NAACP and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, represented by the ACLU- sued the state of Arizona in an attempt to overturn a law that…

Derryck GreenOctober 4, 2013

Faith Politics

Jim Wallis And The ‘Unbiblical’ Government Shutdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otRopS2TUHA Jim Wallis offered his opinion on the government shutdown via YouTube on Tuesday. As it happens, I rarely agree with Jim Wallis, biblically or theologically. I did read his book On God’s Side and found myself agreeing with him…

Derryck GreenOctober 3, 2013

Politics

Reaction To President Obama’s Speech On Syria

On the eve of the date that holds solemn remembrances of two tragedies- the first in 2001 where almost three thousand Americans were killed as a result of godless terrorism- and the other in 2012 where four Americans - Glen…

Derryck GreenSeptember 10, 2013

Politics

Open Letter To The President Regarding The Economy

Mr. President- Mr. President, with all due respect, your record of economic stewardship has been a nightmare and no amount of spin can change or erase this unfortunate fact. Whether this reality is caused by your misunderstanding of basic economic…

Derryck GreenSeptember 6, 2013

Culture Faith

Letter From Frederick Douglass To His Former Master, Thomas Auld

* The following is a letter written by Frederick Douglass to Thomas Auld, his former slave master, thanking Auld for freeing what remaind of his slaves (the actions of which are predicated on a letter -Douglass sent Auld the previous…

Derryck GreenSeptember 3, 2013

Culture

Integration And Assimilation

There are people across America- members of the racial grievance industry and their apathetic supporters who claim that though “some” progress has been made since Rev. King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, “much more” is needed. …

Derryck GreenAugust 28, 2013

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