DanM:

Maybe a bit of a tangent on why hasn’t Obama taken his luck and passed it along to his African sibling? – as most of true African tribal families do.

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That was my exact thought. How can I sponsor this guy to get him into the US?

I wonder how Obama’s church Feels?

http://www.tucc.org/black_value_system.html

First, the source of the value system:

“Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the Black Value System, written by the Manford Byrd Recognition Committee, chaired by the late Vallmer Jordan in 1981.

Dr. Manford Byrd, our brother in Christ, withstood the ravage of being denied his earned ascension to the number one position in the Chicago School System. His dedication to the pursuit of excellence, despite systematic denials, has inspired the congregation of Trinity United Church of Christ. Prayerfully, we have called upon the wisdom of all past generations of suffering Blacks for guidance in fashioning an instrument of Black self-determination, the Black Value System.”

Now on to the ethics:

“These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered. They consist of the following concepts:”

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” 3 # Commitment to the Black Family. The Black family circle must generate strength, stability and love, despite the uncertainty of externals, because these characteristics are required if the developing person is to withstand warping by our racist competitive society.

Those Blacks who are blessed with membership in a strong family unit must reach out and expand that blessing to the less fortunate.”

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Summary:

Can we use this to say Obama is a hypocrite?

Christians adhere to a biblical standard.
Christians, being sinners cannot maintain this standard.
Christians are hypocrites.

The Christian apologetic freely admits this, and states, “There was only one perfect man, and look what they did to him!”

You cannot use sin as a basis for calling into question one’s Christianity.

However, one can be judged by one’s actions. And the fact that it was part of the Church’s doctrine means that he was exposed to it. And considering that Dr. Manford Byrd was likely someone whose work Obama would have been interested in, it is likely that he was familiar with this doctrine.

He knew he had a poor brother,and he knew of his responsibility towards him.

We don’t know why he did not contact his brother then, or now. I would not view him as a liability, but apparently Obama does. Why is he a liability?