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Theology Of Liberation

Tamara Said:

Why was Obama part of a church for 20 years which expressively teaches Black Liberation Theology?

We Answered:

Presumably because he believes in such teachings.

Agnes Said:

Who was the liberation theology priest that took young people to the cinema instead of giving them food?

We Answered:

It doesn't ring any bells and it sounds more like a parable than an actual event. Do you have any idea where and when this supposedly happened?

Christopher Said:

How can White Americans support Black Liberation Theology? Isn't that a chicken supporting Colonel Sanders?

We Answered:

I agree with you 100%.

Obama is the biggest conman alive. He is a pathological liar.

When questioned about his military service he flat out lied about his uncle (an American) liberating Auswitz (yeah, I believe the Russians did that). Apon further digging it is revealed that Obama doesn't even have an uncle.

He lied about his pastor (yeah, he stat in his pues for twenty years and didn't notice he was a racist biggot). He lied about his positions (that survey wasn't his!) He lies and lies and lies.

People who support him have the same mentality of the preteens who are obsessed with Miley Cyrus.

Peter Said:

Why did Obama belong to a Church that preached "Liberation Theology" for 20 years?

We Answered:

Here's what some of Obama's followers think of the "issues" as well... http://www.bpmdeejays.com/upload/hs_sal_…

And to further answer your question, Obama NEEDED a "christian" church when he began his political career. Michelle already knew this church because of her own racist tendencies. The racial issues of this church drew Obama, supporting the idea that Blacks are SUPERIOR, and they "proved" their point with blatant lies (i.e.Christ had African blood). Christ was Jewish, not a Black African. He most likely looked like the rest of Middle Eastern people, according to ALL theologians, except that tiny minority who choose to follow Black Liberation Theology for their own purposes.

Delores Said:

What is Liberation Theology? Should freedom from poverty be the focus of the Christian church?

We Answered:

Yes and when i was homeless the church did help me
Liberation theology at one time was called a strange combination of Marxism and Christianity
They are not the same. Marxists believe in violent revolution which usually starts civil wars
Christians run charities and some of their missionary work involves helping poor people in third world countries, hospitals and helping people get health care, soup kitchens, homeless shelters.
Pope John Paul II spoke out against the world bank at the interest it was collecting from poor countries especially in Africa.

Darryl Said:

i have some questions on Liberation Theology?

We Answered:

Liberation theologians believed that God speaks particularly through the poor and that the Bible can be understood only when seen from the perspective of the poor. They perceived that the Roman Catholic church in Latin America was fundamentally different from the church in Europe--i.e., that the church in Latin America was a church for and of the poor. In order to build this church, they established communidades de base, or base communities, local Christian groups composed of 10 to 30 members each, that both studied the Bible and attempted to meet their parishioners' immediate needs for food, water, sewage disposal, and electricity. A great number of base communities, led mostly by laypersons, sprang into being throughout Latin America.

The birth of the liberation theology movement is usually dated to the second Latin American Bishops' Conference, which was held in Medellín, Colom., in 1968. At this conference the attending bishops issued a document affirming the rights of the poor and asserting that industrialized nations enriched themselves at the expense of Third World countries. The movement's seminal text, Teología de la liberación (1971; A Theology of Liberation), was written by Gustavo Gutiérrez, a Peruvian priest and theologian. Other leaders of the movement included Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador (killed in 1980), Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, Jesuit scholar Jon Sobrino, and Archbishop Helder Câmara of Brazil.

The liberation theology movement gained strength in Latin America during the 1970s. Because of their insistence that ministry includes involvement in the political struggle of the poor against wealthy elites, liberation theologians were often criticized--both formally, from within the Roman Catholic church, and informally--as naive purveyors of Marxism and advocates of left-wing social activism. By the 1990s the Vatican, under Pope John Paul II, had begun trying to curb the movement's influence through the appointment of more conservative prelates in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America.

Jose Said:

What is your opinion of Liberation Theology?

We Answered:

Well the story of Moses was Liberation Theology. So it's not always a bad thing.

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