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Black activist speaks of the dangers of the Obama presidency
by
John Smeaton, Direcotr of Society for the Protection of Unborn
Children (SPUC) http://is.gd/2UKkH
Here at the SPUC conference in
Derbyshire, Rev Arnold Culbreath, Urban Outreach Director of
Life Issues Institute, Inc., has been speaking about the
dangers of an Obama presidency. Despite the dismal situation,
he believes that the president’s heart could be changed on
abortion. Arnold is not anti-Obama and prays for him daily. He
says that God yearns to save abortion supporters. While we may
hate the sin of abortion, we should not hate those who approve
of it.
While it is significant that a
black man had been elected president, Arnold is also
uncomfortable about it. Mr Obama had consistently supported
abortion yet this was by far the biggest cause of death among
black Americans. More than half a million black babies were
aborted each year. While black women were just some 13% of the
population, they were involved in more than a third of all
abortion.
Arnold pointed out that Hamilton
County, Ohio, was nearly a quarter black black but more than
half of abortions there were on black women. A quarter of
black people in America had been aborted. Blacks and Hispanics
were targeted by abortion providers, with a disproportionate
number of abortion facilities in minority areas.
Mr Obama had immense charisma.
Black people were so excited to have a black president that
they did not notice the policy coming from the White House.
White people also allowed their excitement to get the better
of them. Too many church-going African Americans were
Afro-centric rather than Christo-centric, Arnold observed.
Arnold told us that Mr Obama’s
first 200 days had borne much pro-abortion fruit. There was a
lot of rhetoric about building bridges but the administration
had held many meetings with abortion supporters. Mrs Michelle
Obama seemed to be even more pro-abortion than her husband.
However, pro-life people should
not give in to despair. “If we lose heart, we lose the
battle,” Arnold said. The battle would be won one person at a
time, one baby at a time. The Obama presidency had actually
caused more discussion of abortion among black Americans.
Arnold is working behind the scenes to open a constructive
dialogue with the Obama administration on life issues. He
says: “You must lovingly and caringly draw people in and then
drop the truth on them!”
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