Gene Dammon, in his column “Wright’s preaching part of Obama,” must think as I do about the “Rev. Jeremiah Wright. He rightfully puts that title in quotation marks. Mister Jeremiah Wright does not deserve such a title as “reverend” because of his outrageous and insulting rants against this great country and his ridiculous chargers against its white citizens.
But, I’ll go a step farther than Gene Dammon, to add that no mere man has the right to arrogate to himself the title of “reverend.” That title refers only to the name of God, so whoever uses it for a man’s name shows disrespect for God.
“He (God) sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and Reverend is his name” (Psalm 111:9, King James Version). This is the only time this word is mentioned in the Bible.
Other versions translate the word “reverend” here as “awesome” so why do these people not refer to themselves as “Awesome so and so?”
Whoever addresses any mere man by the title “reverend” or uses it as a noun synonymous with “preacher” is just as guilty of disrespecting God as are those who arrogate to themselves this title which belongs to the name of God himself.
Paul Burris
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In a long Saturday Nov. 12 feature column, the writer suggested that President Obama "could only take credit or blame for those things that are the result of his ideas." He then listed twelve items for consideration in making that assessment. An only slightly edited version of those twelve items will make them more useful for that purpose and that version follows. (1) President Obama inherited Bush's Great Recession....which had actually been created, not by Bush, but by a failed seventy year experiment in socialism. (2) He stabilized the banking system....using borrowed money. (3) He extended unemployment benefits....using borrowed money. (4) He reduced taxes....using borrowed money. (5) He signed a health-care law....funded by borrowed money. (6) A nuclear arms treaty was signed with the Soviet Union....which had been defeated by Ronald Reagan twenty years ago. (7) Job loss steadily decreased and eventually has resulted in job gains....among government workers and funded by borrowed money. (8) Obama saved the three American auto companies....using borrowed money. (9) He passed a stimulus plan....using borrowed money. (10) Several Al Qaeda leaders were killed....by our remarkable military teams trained during the Bush Administration. (11) The President is trying to solve the nation's short and long-term economic problems....using borrowed money. (12) President Obama has been willing to compromise....in order to raise taxes or borrow more money.
Based on the writer's list, does President Obama deserve credit or blame?
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