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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:31 AM Jun 2014

Southern Baptist Church considers joining failed Operation American Spring protest

Source: Raw Story

Operation American Spring (OAS) may have found a new ally in its effort to impeach President Barack Obama in the form of Southern Baptists.

Former Vice President of the Southern Baptist convention, Wiley Drake (pictured above), drafted a motion to “consider leading us to consider being a part of Operation American Spring seeking the impeachment of the President of the United States.”

His motion was seconded by enough of the convention’s 4,400 attendees to warrant more debate, and a vote on it will be taken at some point before the convention’s end.

Operation American Spring could use the support, as its presence at the National Mall has dwindled from the hundreds who attended its initial rally to the tens who currently gather to shout “Benghazi!” at the White House.

This is not the first time Drake has involved himself with efforts to remove the president from office. He called Obama “an evil illegal alien” in 2009, insisting that “God would punish” Pastor Rick Warren for participating in the president’s first inauguration.

He later claimed that he was praying an “imprecatory prayer” — in more colloquial terms, “cursing” — “the usurper that is in the White House.”

When radio host Alan Colmes asked if that meant he was praying for Obama’s death, Drake replied, “Yes. If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that’s correct.”

Watch a report on Drake’s statements via The Washington Times below.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/12/southern-baptist-church-considers-joining-failed-operation-american-spring-protest/



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Southern Baptist Church considers joining failed Operation American Spring protest (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2014 OP
Let's see now. What caused the Southern Baptists to split off from the regular Baptists? hobbit709 Jun 2014 #1
Hard to believe the Southern Baptists would... Jerry442 Jun 2014 #2
Nothing surprises me anymore theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #12
Pity the IRS doesn't enforce the tax laws about churches meddling in politics, riqster Jun 2014 #3
Crazy crap like this is the result of being lax on those laws. herding cats Jun 2014 #9
Amen! Buzz505 Jun 2014 #18
With a name like Wiley ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #4
This wouldn't sit well with many of the congregation RoverSuswade Jun 2014 #5
Time for IRS to step in and tax them, since they are engaging in political activity. muntrv Jun 2014 #6
Wiley must hate this church. muntrv Jun 2014 #7
Imprecatory prayer Ratty Jun 2014 #8
I'd like to get the DU Admin to build Microsoft Bob into the Democrat Underground LynneSin Jun 2014 #10
Onward Christian Soldiers packman Jun 2014 #11
Have you seen any of the "Warrior Jesus" art? theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #14
That is such a horrible misinterpretation of that song. They should feel the scorn of all other sane jwirr Jun 2014 #17
Apparently cooler heads have prevailed...... yellowcanine Jun 2014 #13
If the Southern Baptists did that LibertyLover Jun 2014 #15
If they do they should lose their tax free status since their church is in open rebellion against jwirr Jun 2014 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author santamargarita Jun 2014 #19
WWJH? blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #20
Duck Dynasty ... Wiley Coyote ... Wiley Drake ... Nihil Jun 2014 #21

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
1. Let's see now. What caused the Southern Baptists to split off from the regular Baptists?
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:33 AM
Jun 2014

Oh, yes. SLAVERY!-they were for it.

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)
2. Hard to believe the Southern Baptists would...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:41 AM
Jun 2014

...chain themselves to the OAS boat anchor and jump over the side, but stranger things have happened.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
9. Crazy crap like this is the result of being lax on those laws.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:05 AM
Jun 2014

Our country is slowly being dismantled by a minority of extremest who have no respect for the majority of us. Our government doesn't want to take a stand against it and risk giving the "other side" political fuel to exploit against them. The end result is the extremist keep gaining footholds here and there and are taking away rights from the rest of the American citizens. The right to access to a safe abortion for women is one such example of the rights these extremist have had a direct effect on.

RoverSuswade

(641 posts)
5. This wouldn't sit well with many of the congregation
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:49 AM
Jun 2014

because if this becomes official church policy then, by officially attending church on Sunday and tithing, they are committing treason.

Ratty

(2,100 posts)
8. Imprecatory prayer
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:00 AM
Jun 2014

That always cracks me up so much. We had one when I was in the youth group of my church many years ago. Some boy was being a bad influence on one of the delicate female members of the congregation and could possibly turn her away from Christ. So our youth pastor explained what imprecatory prayer was and prayed that if the young man didn't turn to Christ then God should kill him.

What cracked me up - even at the time - was the solemnity of the occasion. The very dire circumstances that required such a prayer. Like a weapon of mass destruction, only used as the very last ultimate resort. Now kids, don't go imprecatory on just anyone. Teachers you don't like, old girlfriends or boyfriends who dumped you, your parents when they're being unfair. Cause God will do it you know. They'll all of a sudden drop dead and then won't you feel bad.

I never did hear whether the guy died unexpectedly.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
11. Onward Christian Soldiers
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:10 AM
Jun 2014

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With Christ leading the troops, how can they fail? Guns and God - what a mixture.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
17. That is such a horrible misinterpretation of that song. They should feel the scorn of all other sane
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 01:55 PM
Jun 2014

churches.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
13. Apparently cooler heads have prevailed......
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:42 AM
Jun 2014

According to The Baptist Press, the motion to join Operation American Spring was ruled out of order because it “would direct SBC officers to act outside scope of their duties, as defined in the convention’s governing documents.”

LibertyLover

(4,788 posts)
15. If the Southern Baptists did that
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 01:30 PM
Jun 2014

I would hope and expect that their tax-exempt status be terminated with immediate effect.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
16. If they do they should lose their tax free status since their church is in open rebellion against
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 01:53 PM
Jun 2014

the US Government.

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Nihil

(13,508 posts)
21. Duck Dynasty ... Wiley Coyote ... Wiley Drake ...
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 07:51 AM
Jun 2014

... "an evil illegal alien" ... "the usurper that is in the White House" ...

Do these nutcases realise how difficult it is getting to tell real-life from satire?


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