Comments on: Army Officer Who Said Blacks Were Better Off as Slaves Promoted With Obama’s Blessing http://pubrecord.org/religion/4960/officer-blacks-better-slaves-promoted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officer-blacks-better-slaves-promoted Intrepid New Journalism Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:22:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alexander Kelly http://pubrecord.org/religion/4960/officer-blacks-better-slaves-promoted/comment-page-1/#comment-1851 Alexander Kelly Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:37:25 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=4960#comment-1851 It's unforunate that the previous commenters failed to see the larger cultural implication behind Col. Young's remark; that it is only a brief glimpse of the massive and influential American religious movement. They're quick to make excuses for the guy, assert the sources are wrong, or claim that one can't really know what he meant - as if aspeaker should not be expected to consider the effect their remark may have on those who hear it? I wonder how our commenter friends managed to discover *what really happened* here? Their claims conveniently explain away the horrors behind his remark, don't they? Thanks for the good piece. It’s unforunate that the previous commenters failed to see the larger cultural implication behind Col. Young’s remark; that it is only a brief glimpse of the massive and influential American religious movement.

They’re quick to make excuses for the guy, assert the sources are wrong, or claim that one can’t really know what he meant – as if aspeaker should not be expected to consider the effect their remark may have on those who hear it? I wonder how our commenter friends managed to discover *what really happened* here?

Their claims conveniently explain away the horrors behind his remark, don’t they? Thanks for the good piece.

]]> By: Dennis http://pubrecord.org/religion/4960/officer-blacks-better-slaves-promoted/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Dennis Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:30:10 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=4960#comment-1517 Gah, you're as bad as fox news, did it even occur to you to consider his remarks from his perspective? Obviously it was a tasteless choice of words, but even an uncharitable reading comes off as "slavery is bad, but the Christian religion is very good, from a utilitarian perspective it was a net good." It was a statement about religion not race. Gah, you’re as bad as fox news, did it even occur to you to consider his remarks from his perspective?

Obviously it was a tasteless choice of words, but even an uncharitable reading comes off as “slavery is bad, but the Christian religion is very good, from a utilitarian perspective it was a net good.” It was a statement about religion not race.

]]> By: Anovaking http://pubrecord.org/religion/4960/officer-blacks-better-slaves-promoted/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Anovaking Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:49:13 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=4960#comment-675 I'm African American, and I think the President and the left has enough high level stuff to worry about than the opinions of a Colonel. Yeah, this Young guy is a jackass. But if his superiors scare him into keeping his opinions to himself, then at least the US can get their return on the money and energy put into his training as an officer. It sucks for the people working under him, but I don't see this guy as a threat, we've got bigger fish to fry. I’m African American, and I think the President and the left has enough high level stuff to worry about than the opinions of a Colonel. Yeah, this Young guy is a jackass. But if his superiors scare him into keeping his opinions to himself, then at least the US can get their return on the money and energy put into his training as an officer. It sucks for the people working under him, but I don’t see this guy as a threat, we’ve got bigger fish to fry.

]]> By: theyarecrazy! http://pubrecord.org/religion/4960/officer-blacks-better-slaves-promoted/comment-page-1/#comment-573 theyarecrazy! Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:40:11 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=4960#comment-573 SO IF PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THIS WHY WASNT IT REPORTED TO THOSE WHO COULD SHOW he IS IS NOT OF PROPER MORAL CHARACTER for promotion OR KEEP NAACP AND OtHERS WHO MIGHT FIGHT HIS PROMOTION IN THE LOOP? THE GOP doesn't miss these opportunities. WHY DO the DEMS? SO IF PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT THIS WHY WASNT IT REPORTED TO THOSE WHO COULD SHOW he IS IS NOT OF PROPER MORAL CHARACTER for promotion
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KEEP NAACP AND OtHERS WHO MIGHT FIGHT HIS PROMOTION IN THE LOOP?

THE GOP doesn’t miss these opportunities.

WHY DO the DEMS?

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