July 5th, 2011 - Judgment Day. The day that every voter (that's everyone that actually votes) judges (votes) for one candidate and at the same time, judges against the other candidate. In a day and age when the wolves in sheep’s clothing (the cult) complain and whine about "haters" and "non-religious tolerance" they themselves have been the biggest hypocrites of the very things they preach and whine about.
First and foremost, let me assure you that I do not hate the Freedom Foundation or any of their other associated cult organizations or programs which are all weaved together like a spider's web ready to catch any unsuspecting and naive soul. I have decided that there is no hate in my heart for them, at least not at this point. What I do have is a great love for Selma, therefore to understand this love, you have to understand that seeing Selma suffer from this cult and seeing the potential future devastation to Selma from the growth of this oppressive organism has me a bit perturbed.
If you do your research, you will see that the Freedom Foundation, the House of God, the Selma Community Church, Random Acts of Theater are all connected together and to one man; Mark Duke. They are a cancer in our community and if this cancer ever metastasizes, then the death of Selma economically will not be far behind.
Motives and heart. How many times have I said it? Leadership is all about intelligence, inspiration, diplomacy and so many other things, but the smartest, most inspiring and diplomatic person on the planet would not get my vote if their heart and motives were “bad” and depending on that "bad" person's aspirations and potential is what determines how much I would campaign against them and for someone else.
Winston Churchill was not an Adolf Hitler fan, but Hitler was a "very" charismatic and popular leader. He was smart, witty and a strong leader who knew how people worked. Hitler used all sorts of media and propaganda to basically brainwash the public. Now, don't misquote me. I am not saying that the Freedom Foundation is going to commit genocide against the Jews or the citizens of Selma, but what I am saying is that even with all the right traits, wisdom and personable leadership qualities someone might have, it certainly doesn't make them worth following if the motives and heart are corrupt. Motives and heart are what determine a good leader and sometimes you have to really do your research. Not everyone has discernment. It's a gift that was not equally distributed out. There are very intelligent people out there who do not have discernment just like there are very discerning people out there who do not have very much intelligence. What I am saying is that just because a candidate has a nice "radio voice" and sounds sweet doesn't mean she is. There are basically a few types of followers. Those who "know" better, those who "don't know" better and those who just “don't care”.
Winston Churchill most definitely had discernment. He's been quoted as saying, "If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons."
Winston also said “Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.”
I don't think anyone here reading this doesn't know where I stand on Gwen Brown, Mark Duke, Shawn Samuelson and Ronald Smith, however many of you probably don't understand why I am so adamant about exposing them for the destructive group that they are, so I want to clarify some things.
I don't hate them, I just love Selma much more. It's important that you understand this.
I strongly feel that the cult will be the demise of Selma if given enough momentum.
I don't trust them and for good reason. They are a pack of notorious and destructive liars and there's lots of proof.
I dislike bullies very much. The only physical fights I’ve ever been in were protecting the weak from bullies. The cult is a bully. Lot's of proof there also.
They are creating racism in itself by creating negative drama. Make no mistakes, this group is the opposite of what Selma needs.
They are leading youth down a very bad path.
They have no respect for authority at all. They only do the bidding of their cult leaders.
They will eventually help run businesses and business people out of Selma.
They speak of those who speak out of the both sides of their mouths, yet that phrase was invented because of people just like them.
They speak of unity, yet use diverse divide and conquer tactics on the citizens of selma.
They do a few things and highly market those things they do in direct contradiction to the biblical term.
They help those who can help them recruit more members or who have talents or money that will directly support their cause and again recruit more people.
They speak of racism, yet cults are the true slave masters of the mind, the true oppressors of the weak.
Their only cause is their own glory, power and control and not that of the Father.
Their only justice is their cause which is control and power.
They are partison politics at it's worst.
They speak of democracy yet they are dictators.
Does Gwen have a job? Her job is to get control over the people of Selma according to her leader Mark Duke.
Why run businesses out of town? Leadership. Is this really the leader you want? They speak of unity yet they are the opposite of unity. They are "anti-unity".
Perkin's is openly supporting the cult. Without a doubt, I am ashamed of this politician. Why? Because there has been so many examples of cults and with media, news, books etc there is absolutely NO reason for an educated person to be supporting this cult and especially publically supporting them. Is he that desperate for a few votes? The cult is going to ruin his future career and his reputation; however the cult is only supporting him because HE GIVES THEM CREDIBILITY. Perkins is being played. He has so much to lose and the cult has so much to gain. Perkins - You need to cut them off ASAP. If you read this, I am still waiting on that lunch meeting and I will be glad to elaborate. Don't make a fool of yourself any more, you're embarrassing all of us, and I am not speaking this white/black race gibberish, I am speaking the entire human race.
Next, without a doubt specialists have labeled this group as a destructive cult. Obviously they are blasting Allan McConnell. That's all they can do. What would you do? Unfortunately there is not a cult specialist that resides in Selma, so Ms. Coles, I suppose that your comment about him being an outside agitator might be correct. Take an antacid for your heart burn because he is a cult specialist no matter how much the cult and some of their bed buddies try and discredit him.
Listen, several years ago I called some people associated with the archives of the whole Jim Jones, People's Temple cult and described what was going on. I was asked "WHO WAS MONITORING THE SITUATION" and I said "A man by the name of Allan McConnell with Watchman Fellowship" and the reply I got back was "Ya'll are in good hands because Watchman Fellowship is one of the largest and most respected cult monitoring specialists in the country". That's all that I needed to believe. What will it take for some of you? There's a WeTV show called "Women in Cults" that is out and mentioned the Selma cult by name. There have been several other cult monitoring experts nationwide that has labeled this group a cult. The Alabama Baptist did a four page spread on the Selma Cult. What is it going to take for all of this to sink in? I have asked myself this question and the only thing I can think of is that there are so many "questionable charactors" that talk on the radio daily here in Selma Alabama, that no-one trusts anyone any more. I pray that you start trusting and listening to Allan McConnell before it's too late because he's the real deal people. No, he isn't perfect and seems a little harsh sometimes, but if you really listen, he's only telling the truth, and to the cult and the cult's supporters, the truth hurts their agenda. I'll say again that I don't hate the Freedom Foundation, but I love Selma more, and I believe that Allan doesn't hate them either, but loves all of the spiritually abused people have been and are being lied to and manipulated by this group much more.
Although I strongly predict a loss for Gwen Brown and a win for Greg Bjelke, I must admit that if something doesn't happen, there will be continued growth by this group and eventual council seats for them down the road. Folks, this can't happen. They will rip Selma to shreds. You think there aren't enough jobs here now? Seriously? Do you think businessmen actually like a lot of drama in the city they reside? Do you think the youth start minding their parents more when they see the Cult directly disobeying those leaders in charge? Do you think they will create "real jobs" for Selma?
Let me tell you a secret that obviously the airwaves of Selma have never understood. Drama runs off industry and jobs. Leaders who create division and drama run off industry and jobs. What I am saying is that if you support the cult, you are supporting less jobs for you and your family.
Want proof? How many people move out of Selma during Perkins term in office? Drama and he created lots of it. How many people pulled their kids out of the public school system and even moved out of the city in the early '90s? Again, drama and safety issues.
Tone it down. Give Selma a positive image and try to help the city, not hurt it. Also, do not put leaders in office that polarize the city as this is a very negative thing and causes us all to lose. I am not saying be complacent, true leaders are never complacent. If your house was full of snakes, you would not sit down on the couch, no you would not.
Vote for a local businessman that has invested his life in Selma and has actually created jobs here. As Daddy White said "Vote Bjelke, Vote Bjelke, Vote Bjelke" put the RIGHT man in.
Every vote against the cult is a vote for Selma.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Selma Cult Takeover Stragegy - Our Youth
Normally I wouldn't share strategies that would benefit the Selma Cult, but since they are very aware of this paticular strategy already, i am not sharing any secret or giving them any ideas by sharing this to everyone else:
Many of the "honest" adults have been on to them for a while, but their strategy is to bring in the youth and it is an effective "cult" strategy to do this. Get them as they are young, control them, and then you have their vote and since they all will think they "owe their lives" to the cult for keeping them out of jail (as one of their black boys said, "if it weren't for the ff saving me, statistics show I'd be in jail, so it must be true" - effectively what he was really saying is that he owes his life to this organization because they have him believing whole heartedly if it weren't for the Freedom Foundation, he would be in jail. This is what they want because now that boy will give up his life to the "cause" and the cult), keeping them off drugs, off alcohol, marrying a homosexual off in an arranged wedding setting so he can "control his homosexual lusts" etc. All of these things contribute to the control and manipulation of the cult.
One thing is for certain. A child that has been in a "cult family" environment knows no different and the cult leadership knows this. They will dedicate their lives to the "cause".
This is evil and sickening to a degree that is beyond anything I have seen in my entire life but it will be a very effective strategy for them and if something doesn't happen/turn this around in five years those "children" will be voting age and many people in this city not taking this seriously will come up with some other excuse as to why they didn't get involved or why it wasn't their fault etc and will just move away anyway leaving Selma in even sadder financial shape than ever before.
What we could be looking at down the road is the end of democracy in Selma as we know it and white flight will eventually turn into "more" industry and small business flight leaving Selma in a very precarious situation.
Fact is the SELMA CULT is horrendously horribly bad for the City of Selma and it's past time for more people to take notice and get active to inspire "positive growth" and not negative power trips.
Many of the "honest" adults have been on to them for a while, but their strategy is to bring in the youth and it is an effective "cult" strategy to do this. Get them as they are young, control them, and then you have their vote and since they all will think they "owe their lives" to the cult for keeping them out of jail (as one of their black boys said, "if it weren't for the ff saving me, statistics show I'd be in jail, so it must be true" - effectively what he was really saying is that he owes his life to this organization because they have him believing whole heartedly if it weren't for the Freedom Foundation, he would be in jail. This is what they want because now that boy will give up his life to the "cause" and the cult), keeping them off drugs, off alcohol, marrying a homosexual off in an arranged wedding setting so he can "control his homosexual lusts" etc. All of these things contribute to the control and manipulation of the cult.
One thing is for certain. A child that has been in a "cult family" environment knows no different and the cult leadership knows this. They will dedicate their lives to the "cause".
This is evil and sickening to a degree that is beyond anything I have seen in my entire life but it will be a very effective strategy for them and if something doesn't happen/turn this around in five years those "children" will be voting age and many people in this city not taking this seriously will come up with some other excuse as to why they didn't get involved or why it wasn't their fault etc and will just move away anyway leaving Selma in even sadder financial shape than ever before.
What we could be looking at down the road is the end of democracy in Selma as we know it and white flight will eventually turn into "more" industry and small business flight leaving Selma in a very precarious situation.
Fact is the SELMA CULT is horrendously horribly bad for the City of Selma and it's past time for more people to take notice and get active to inspire "positive growth" and not negative power trips.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Comparing Apples to Oranges
The "ex-mayor" of selma was defending the cult on the radio today and also defending their stance on "Jesus isn't God" in case any of you were wondering.
Religious tolerance he said...he mentioned the Muslim mosque in town and why wasn't anyone picking on them...
Well, in case you're wondering, why people are upset with the freedom foundation and not going after the muslims here in town, it's because:
The local muslims haven't been recorded stating they were raising an army - Mark Duke has
The local muslims haven't been recorded saying that they must get control and authority over the city and it's politics in order to gain eternal life - Mark Duke has
The local muslims haven't been recorded stating they would shed blood on the bridge - Mark Duke has
The local muslims haven't been recorded stating that it's members must now cut ties with former family and friends - MARK DUKE HAS
OH, and that's just the start...
Think about it... if Mark Duke had arab decent and dark hair with a middle eastern accent, homeland security would be all over his ass and also all over his followers...
Everyone... please wake up, get out of that group, expose that group for the dangerous cult that they are and do everything in your power to not support them or those who support them...(among other things).
Now on to the other point that James Perkins Jr was trying to make. He quoted a scripture today (out of context of course) supporting the case that the cult was doing good works EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT BELIEVE JESUS ISN'T GOD. He basically said they were doing the same as all the churches even though they didn't believe that Jesus was God like the traditional Christian church, and that basically we were ALL working towards the same end. Here's the verses he used to back up his case:
Mark 9:38-42
New International Version (NIV)
38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.
HOWEVER, he failed to follow up with verse 42:
42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.
The point is that they are not preaching the real Jesus and that it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and thrown into the sea. Not saying literally because what that is saying is that eternally they need to stop this nonsense NOW before they cause ANY MORE TO STUMBLE.
James, there are probably a hundred verses about the demise of false prophets and those who use the Lord's name in vain (for profit, control, money etc).
You might want to dig a little deeper into your Bible and quit using the Lord's name in vain and supporting false profits. If you REALLY know your scripture, then you are very aware of what the scripture says about false profits. You need to wake up just as much as the cult members need to. That is, if you even really believe in the scripture at all. That is a heart and soul issue that only you and God can relate to.
New International Version (NIV)
16 This is what the LORD Almighty says:
“Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds,
not from the mouth of the LORD.
Hosea 11:6
New International Version (NIV)
6 A sword will flash in their cities;
it will devour their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
1 John 4
New International Version (NIV)
On Denying the Incarnation
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
There are SO MANY verses about false prophets and how they lead people astray. "Wolves in sheeps clothings" the scripture says.
I am NOT going to apologize for this. I CAN'T BELIEVE that ANY former mayor of Selma would align themselves and openly support this cult.
Religious tolerance he said...he mentioned the Muslim mosque in town and why wasn't anyone picking on them...
Well, in case you're wondering, why people are upset with the freedom foundation and not going after the muslims here in town, it's because:
The local muslims haven't been recorded stating they were raising an army - Mark Duke has
The local muslims haven't been recorded saying that they must get control and authority over the city and it's politics in order to gain eternal life - Mark Duke has
The local muslims haven't been recorded stating they would shed blood on the bridge - Mark Duke has
The local muslims haven't been recorded stating that it's members must now cut ties with former family and friends - MARK DUKE HAS
OH, and that's just the start...
Think about it... if Mark Duke had arab decent and dark hair with a middle eastern accent, homeland security would be all over his ass and also all over his followers...
Everyone... please wake up, get out of that group, expose that group for the dangerous cult that they are and do everything in your power to not support them or those who support them...(among other things).
Now on to the other point that James Perkins Jr was trying to make. He quoted a scripture today (out of context of course) supporting the case that the cult was doing good works EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT BELIEVE JESUS ISN'T GOD. He basically said they were doing the same as all the churches even though they didn't believe that Jesus was God like the traditional Christian church, and that basically we were ALL working towards the same end. Here's the verses he used to back up his case:
Mark 9:38-42
New International Version (NIV)
38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.
HOWEVER, he failed to follow up with verse 42:
42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.
The point is that they are not preaching the real Jesus and that it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and thrown into the sea. Not saying literally because what that is saying is that eternally they need to stop this nonsense NOW before they cause ANY MORE TO STUMBLE.
James, there are probably a hundred verses about the demise of false prophets and those who use the Lord's name in vain (for profit, control, money etc).
You might want to dig a little deeper into your Bible and quit using the Lord's name in vain and supporting false profits. If you REALLY know your scripture, then you are very aware of what the scripture says about false profits. You need to wake up just as much as the cult members need to. That is, if you even really believe in the scripture at all. That is a heart and soul issue that only you and God can relate to.
New International Version (NIV)
16 This is what the LORD Almighty says:
“Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds,
not from the mouth of the LORD.
Hosea 11:6
New International Version (NIV)
6 A sword will flash in their cities;
it will devour their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
1 John 4
New International Version (NIV)
On Denying the Incarnation
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
There are SO MANY verses about false prophets and how they lead people astray. "Wolves in sheeps clothings" the scripture says.
I am NOT going to apologize for this. I CAN'T BELIEVE that ANY former mayor of Selma would align themselves and openly support this cult.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Ward 3 Election - May 24th, 2011
Judgment Day... I mean, City of Selma Ward 3 Election Day, May 24th, 2011
Ms. Lola Sewell and local radio talk show host (96.3 fm) "Sunshine" on the sidewalk near the Christian Outreach Alliance at 700 J.L. Chestnut Blvd. which is one of two (the other one being at the Dallas County Court House) voting locations for the elections.
A "peaceful" protest of one of the candidates Gwen Brown with Real Talk Selma, the Freedom Foundation, the Selma Community Church, the Parker Community Church, the House of God and Random Acts of Theater (RATCO). All of these organizations and the people that are active members of these organizations are considered by many in this community and in this country, including “multiple” cult experts, a destructive cult.
There are recordings of Gwen's preacher and leader Mark Duke stating how he wanted to get "authority over the people" and how he laid out a plan to gain control of the people of Selma. This plan included "kissing babies" on every corner and whatever else they needed to do to obtain their goals.
I believe that if you're going to kiss a baby, then you should not be fake about it. After much research and study into this group, there certainly has been much fakery going on. I'd even go far as to say there are some very "serious" and "strange" things that have happened and continue to happen within the cult, past and present.
There were eight candidates who ran for the vacant seat of Dr. Monica Newton who moved with her family to Georgia months back. When the polls came in this evening we find out that it has been narrowed down to two, Greg Bjelke, a local businessman, and Gwen Brown, a local don't have a job troublemaker who speaks of unity in one side of her mouth but out of her heart, and by direction of her divine and anointed spiritual leader Mark Duke, divides and stirs up more than a hungry chicken scratching for maggots.
For those of you who still think that people didn’t start calling this organization a cult until they came to Selma and started working with black people, think again. I could supply you with emails from before they even moved to Selma where Mark Duke is threatening to sue a lady for calling them a cult, while at the same time his “spiritual partner” Shawn Samuelson was calling her a “goat” in another email telling her they didn’t pray to the same God and to never come back to their church, while at the same time Shawn and Gwen were sweet talking the ladies husband about continuing to come and talking bad about his wife. The couple wised up and decided they didn’t want to be a part of a group that tried to “play them against one another” which turned out to be a good decision for them. Other couple’s did not fair so well as it’s even been documented that the Freedom Foundation encouraged and even financially supported other couples divorces.
Selma, I've been saying this for several years now. They have a strategic plan to gain control of this city. A serious side effect of that plan is to quicken the demise of Selma and Dallas County. Please wake up and do your research, get a plan, and put that plan into action before it's too late. It’s hard to compete against a man who believes he won’t have eternal life unless he gets control of your city, but everyone needs to start.
Monday, May 16, 2011
A Wake up Call on Cult Motives
A wake up call:
To anyone reading this site that thinks the FF are such great people because they are going out into the community -
Historically almost every cult HAD TO HAVE A CAUSE to stir up people's hearts.
Historically almost every cult HAD TO MARKET THEIR ORGANIZATION and the most famous cults included plays and music into their scheme, attaching onto children which eventually grabbed onto the parents.
I know it hurts that every "event" you go to is put together for the wrong reasons when you think it is coming from the heart of Gwen Brown and Mark Duke, but if you really study up, I believe you will wake up and see but don't kick yourself too bad... because many of you followers had the right intentions.
If you really study up and look at the people the FF have given something too, didn't that person either have some talents/strengths that the cult could monopolize on? Think about ol’ Dusty. He's pretty talented on the theater side isn't he; therefore his support could help them recruit more people into RATCO. There are others that are very social and have a way with people that help in recruiting also... Wow. This isn't rocket science here.
How about Ronald? Part of their strategy was to play the race card and get racial emotions stirred up and polarize the city. When they realized that Mark Duke early on that Mark wasn't going to be accepted strategically they needed a black man, and one with a past, to start recruiting more from the black community... and they needed someone with local roots/ties, and Ronald needed a meal ticket and a boost in the community, but it's too bad that he doesn't realize that he was cheated... and took second best... If Ronald was a Christian and scripture wise it's hard for me to imagine that, but just in case the Lord is in his heart somewhere, then I pray the Lord shows him that he took a shortcut by joining up with this group... He could have found a job and worked his way back into society... but Mark manipulated him and is still using him as a pawn...
Mark's using the same marketing techniques Jim Jones with the People's Temple used... the most famous destructive cult in the history of the United States... He used the race card to stir up people's emotions.. I can remember Jim had up a sign at his church at one point that said “Black People are Welcome Here”. Doesn’t that sound just like something Duke would put up at his church to “stir the pot”? If you’ve ever heard Jim preach and also Duke preach it’s really scary about how much their sound alike and preach about the same things and keep bouncing the subject around… People were calling Duke the “Spin doctor” and still do and ironically when I researched the People’s Temple, I found out that people called Jim the “Spin Doctor” as well….probably 80% of his congregation was black and the others were whites that wanted to hear the message of racial reconciliation. The heart was right but the location was wrong.
All of you should know that there are other integrated organizations in this city with truth in their hearts. Ronald knows this, but it's his job to ignore it... He's getting paid and played....He's been programmed to ignore it... It's his job to promote otherwise... but it's not too late...
Think about it... There are over a hundred hours of sermons that leaked out... Mark Duke talking about the black preachers in Selma... Mark Duke talking very negatively about Martin Luther King Jr and Jessie Jackson. Ronald Smith - don't you think he's talking about you too behind closed doors with Gwen Brown and his spiritual partner Shawn Samuelson (and even his legal wife Becky) ? Come on, if he talked about all of those other African-American preachers, don't you think he'd talk about you too if there was something he thought he could gain from it? Don't fool yourself.
So it's my prayer that everyone in this city and the cult wakes up and smells the rotten/decaying stinking false motives of the Freedom Foundation and gets into a real organization/church that displays the True Gospel of Christ...
To anyone reading this site that thinks the FF are such great people because they are going out into the community -
Historically almost every cult HAD TO HAVE A CAUSE to stir up people's hearts.
Historically almost every cult HAD TO MARKET THEIR ORGANIZATION and the most famous cults included plays and music into their scheme, attaching onto children which eventually grabbed onto the parents.
I know it hurts that every "event" you go to is put together for the wrong reasons when you think it is coming from the heart of Gwen Brown and Mark Duke, but if you really study up, I believe you will wake up and see but don't kick yourself too bad... because many of you followers had the right intentions.
If you really study up and look at the people the FF have given something too, didn't that person either have some talents/strengths that the cult could monopolize on? Think about ol’ Dusty. He's pretty talented on the theater side isn't he; therefore his support could help them recruit more people into RATCO. There are others that are very social and have a way with people that help in recruiting also... Wow. This isn't rocket science here.
How about Ronald? Part of their strategy was to play the race card and get racial emotions stirred up and polarize the city. When they realized that Mark Duke early on that Mark wasn't going to be accepted strategically they needed a black man, and one with a past, to start recruiting more from the black community... and they needed someone with local roots/ties, and Ronald needed a meal ticket and a boost in the community, but it's too bad that he doesn't realize that he was cheated... and took second best... If Ronald was a Christian and scripture wise it's hard for me to imagine that, but just in case the Lord is in his heart somewhere, then I pray the Lord shows him that he took a shortcut by joining up with this group... He could have found a job and worked his way back into society... but Mark manipulated him and is still using him as a pawn...
Mark's using the same marketing techniques Jim Jones with the People's Temple used... the most famous destructive cult in the history of the United States... He used the race card to stir up people's emotions.. I can remember Jim had up a sign at his church at one point that said “Black People are Welcome Here”. Doesn’t that sound just like something Duke would put up at his church to “stir the pot”? If you’ve ever heard Jim preach and also Duke preach it’s really scary about how much their sound alike and preach about the same things and keep bouncing the subject around… People were calling Duke the “Spin doctor” and still do and ironically when I researched the People’s Temple, I found out that people called Jim the “Spin Doctor” as well….probably 80% of his congregation was black and the others were whites that wanted to hear the message of racial reconciliation. The heart was right but the location was wrong.
All of you should know that there are other integrated organizations in this city with truth in their hearts. Ronald knows this, but it's his job to ignore it... He's getting paid and played....He's been programmed to ignore it... It's his job to promote otherwise... but it's not too late...
Think about it... There are over a hundred hours of sermons that leaked out... Mark Duke talking about the black preachers in Selma... Mark Duke talking very negatively about Martin Luther King Jr and Jessie Jackson. Ronald Smith - don't you think he's talking about you too behind closed doors with Gwen Brown and his spiritual partner Shawn Samuelson (and even his legal wife Becky) ? Come on, if he talked about all of those other African-American preachers, don't you think he'd talk about you too if there was something he thought he could gain from it? Don't fool yourself.
So it's my prayer that everyone in this city and the cult wakes up and smells the rotten/decaying stinking false motives of the Freedom Foundation and gets into a real organization/church that displays the True Gospel of Christ...
Friday, May 13, 2011
James Perkins Jr. Kicked Me out of African-American Church
Well, last night, Thursday, May 12th, 2011, I played a part in something that certainly made me understand and connect more with the emotions of former cult members.
I was excommunicated from a church, a black church here in Selma. I can't think of the name off the top of my head, because it was dark when I arrived and didn't see the sign, but I'll post the name soon.
Yes, for the first time in my entire life I was requested to leave God's house, a Christian place of worship and one of those people requesting that was the ex-mayor James Perkins Jr after Ronald Smith with the Freedom Foundation and the pastor of their church, the Selma Community Church, told everyone present that he couldn't remain in the same room with me.
I spent the entire day with a integrated group of volunteers from Selma working in Tuscaloosa and was in the process of dropping the last volunteer off at a local stop the violence meeting located in a local church a couple of blocks north of J.L. Chestnut. At the request of Mark Myles who had just spent the day with me, I entered into the church to sit in and listen in on a community stop the violence meeting only to find out that it was mainly a Freedom Foundation and Perkins event instead of a community event, although there were some others there, it appeared to me that Perkins was running the meeting and although Ronald Smith wasn't contributing anything, the way he acted later, I do question the authority he had in that particular stop the violence campaign.
I sat peacefully and quietly for approximately 20 minutes or so, and then Perkins singled me out and asked me to tell everyone my name to which I replied "My name's Dewayne Allday and I just wanted to say that it's a commendable thing trying to figure out ways to stop the violence in Selma". Those were the first words spoken by me. Perkins commenced to explain what they were doing but was interrupted by Ronald Smith who stood up, pacing the floor and announced that he couldn't be in the same room with me, that I was a thorn in the side of the Freedom Foundation since day one, that I was a racist and that I was one of the ones that called into the radio station all the time on their show and on whbb... Then he told everyone that there was "nothing good at all inside Dewayne Allday". He told everyone that he was going to have to leave because he couldn't stand to be near me.. That's when Perkins stated that he didn't realize who I was and that he was glad to now be able to put a face to the name and connect all the dots together.
I was the only white person in the room except for Gwen Brown and one guy I recognized as Freedom Foundation (can't think of his name). Perkins asked me what I wanted to say about the allegations and I calmly told them all that I certainly wasn't a racist and that there were plenty of African-Americans in this community and elsewhere that would vouch for me without even batting an eye, and I said that as far as calling into any radio show, I have never called not even once, and I listen very rarely; in front of Ronald Smith's peers I called him a flat out liar. This was very easy for me to do even considering I was somewhat at a disadvantage to debate since I really only was friends with one person in the room. However, everything I said, I said looking them straight in the eye and without hesitation.
There were probably 12 people in the room at the church and they started asking me a string of questions... a couple requested that I leave the facilities. One asked me what I had against the Freedom Foundation. I told them the Freedom Foundation was a cult and that Allan McConnell who worked with Watchman Fellowship, one of the nation's most recognized cult monitoring agencies as well as several other nationally recognized cult specialists had labeled them so. I told them there were some serious issues within the group. I told them that I knew nothing about the group until I met Mark Duke in person and the hair stood up on the back of my neck and more red flags went off about him than ever before in my life that he was evil.
Perkins asked me if I thought black people were inferior to whites. I was a little confused about the basis of his question, whether he was speaking about a race as a whole or whether he was asking me specifically if I felt superior to him, but I replied that I look at the individuals intelligence and heart, and it doesn’t' matter what color, whether black, white, Asian or Mexican. He asked me if I were a Christian. To which I replied "since the age of 13".
Someone asked me what I thought the Freedom Foundation was doing to which I replied "cults are a huge money maker... a manipulative front...fake....I said that there is a whole lot of money to be made in the cult business..."
One guy said that the entire white community supported the Freedom Foundation until they [the Freedom Foundation] started driving around with black folks in their vehicles] to which I told them that there was email evidence that their church had been labeled a cult prior to them even moving to Selma... that there was a married couple who had been attending some of their church meetings and the woman wanted to bring her minister to listen in at a meeting and via email Shawn Samuelson got angry with her and called her a goat and told her she didn't want her coming back but at the same time Shawn and Gwen were "circling" the lady's husband sweet talking him and telling him negative stuff about his wife, encouraging him to continue going. After the wife accused them of being a cult, Mark Duke's email actually came into play where he even threatened to sue the woman if she ever mentioned them being a cult or him a cult leader again. I looked at Gwen who had a "deer in the headlights" look on her face and said "you were a part of all those emails and correspondence Gwen.. what do you have to say.. You know exactly who I am talking about don't you...?" No response at all...
There was a little more ongoing debate before Perkins announced he was making an executive decision that he felt was in the best interests of the group and that was to request that I leave the premises, and some of the others agreed, although I could tell that some of them were contemplating some of the things I had said, even one had mentioned he had heard talk of the group being a cult... One had made some comments prior to all that going down that indicated to me he didn't trust them...
Although they asked me to leave, Perkins did follow up and say that he would like to follow up with me at lunch one day on the topic to which I replied, "I'd be up for it any time", and I sincerely mean that. No matter what he did or what I said either then or now should stop a civilized dialog and share our thoughts.
That was my first experience being kicked out of a church. I can very well picture former and present cult members being chastised and ridiculed in front of the others. Now I understand just all the more clearer how a cult works and how a "Christian" church is so much better than that. I understand now completely that if Ronald Smith and James Perkins would kick a person out at someone else’s church, then certainly they would handle themselves in the same manner in their own churches. It's not like I went there with ill intent. I was dropping someone off and they invited me in. I think stopping the violence in Selma and working towards that goal is a worthwhile and commendable thing. I do however question the motives of this particular group. What happened to me makes me think back about a sermon Mark Duke with the Freedom Foundation did when they came to Selma when he said that they were planning on getting political and would be kissing babies and doing whatever they needed to do to gain control and get power over the people in this city and if anyone would like to get a copy of that sermon to hear it in his own words, I'd be glad to find you one. I was sitting quietly in the meeting, even paid them a compliment that stopping the violence was a commendable thing until Ronald Smith ostracized me and made completely false allegations towards me in front of group of people who knew nothing about me. Although I can try to relate with Perkins position there was no reason to request me to leave. I would have left on my own. However, there was someone who asked me if I would be willing to work with the Freedom Foundation with what they were doing, I said that I would not be able to work with the Freedom Foundation, and I stated that I don't think many people would, especially after being treated like that. Keep in mind that had Ronald not attacked my character and lied about me the way he did, I would have listened quietly and eventually exited the building without a single peep of controversial talk.
In retrospect, I wish I would have given every single person in the room my phone number in case they wanted proof of the allegations that I made. I hope that something good comes of all this.
Ronald Smith and Gwen Brown have no place in any Anti-Violence programs since I'm convinced in my heart they put a racist pig in Colorado up to threatening me and my life and then letting that guy get airtime and lie about me on their radio show. In my opinion, this group is horribly bad for Selma, and I certainly believe there is plenty of evidence out there to support my opinion. As Forrest Gump would say "and that's all I've got to say about that".
I was excommunicated from a church, a black church here in Selma. I can't think of the name off the top of my head, because it was dark when I arrived and didn't see the sign, but I'll post the name soon.
Yes, for the first time in my entire life I was requested to leave God's house, a Christian place of worship and one of those people requesting that was the ex-mayor James Perkins Jr after Ronald Smith with the Freedom Foundation and the pastor of their church, the Selma Community Church, told everyone present that he couldn't remain in the same room with me.
I spent the entire day with a integrated group of volunteers from Selma working in Tuscaloosa and was in the process of dropping the last volunteer off at a local stop the violence meeting located in a local church a couple of blocks north of J.L. Chestnut. At the request of Mark Myles who had just spent the day with me, I entered into the church to sit in and listen in on a community stop the violence meeting only to find out that it was mainly a Freedom Foundation and Perkins event instead of a community event, although there were some others there, it appeared to me that Perkins was running the meeting and although Ronald Smith wasn't contributing anything, the way he acted later, I do question the authority he had in that particular stop the violence campaign.
I sat peacefully and quietly for approximately 20 minutes or so, and then Perkins singled me out and asked me to tell everyone my name to which I replied "My name's Dewayne Allday and I just wanted to say that it's a commendable thing trying to figure out ways to stop the violence in Selma". Those were the first words spoken by me. Perkins commenced to explain what they were doing but was interrupted by Ronald Smith who stood up, pacing the floor and announced that he couldn't be in the same room with me, that I was a thorn in the side of the Freedom Foundation since day one, that I was a racist and that I was one of the ones that called into the radio station all the time on their show and on whbb... Then he told everyone that there was "nothing good at all inside Dewayne Allday". He told everyone that he was going to have to leave because he couldn't stand to be near me.. That's when Perkins stated that he didn't realize who I was and that he was glad to now be able to put a face to the name and connect all the dots together.
I was the only white person in the room except for Gwen Brown and one guy I recognized as Freedom Foundation (can't think of his name). Perkins asked me what I wanted to say about the allegations and I calmly told them all that I certainly wasn't a racist and that there were plenty of African-Americans in this community and elsewhere that would vouch for me without even batting an eye, and I said that as far as calling into any radio show, I have never called not even once, and I listen very rarely; in front of Ronald Smith's peers I called him a flat out liar. This was very easy for me to do even considering I was somewhat at a disadvantage to debate since I really only was friends with one person in the room. However, everything I said, I said looking them straight in the eye and without hesitation.
There were probably 12 people in the room at the church and they started asking me a string of questions... a couple requested that I leave the facilities. One asked me what I had against the Freedom Foundation. I told them the Freedom Foundation was a cult and that Allan McConnell who worked with Watchman Fellowship, one of the nation's most recognized cult monitoring agencies as well as several other nationally recognized cult specialists had labeled them so. I told them there were some serious issues within the group. I told them that I knew nothing about the group until I met Mark Duke in person and the hair stood up on the back of my neck and more red flags went off about him than ever before in my life that he was evil.
Perkins asked me if I thought black people were inferior to whites. I was a little confused about the basis of his question, whether he was speaking about a race as a whole or whether he was asking me specifically if I felt superior to him, but I replied that I look at the individuals intelligence and heart, and it doesn’t' matter what color, whether black, white, Asian or Mexican. He asked me if I were a Christian. To which I replied "since the age of 13".
Someone asked me what I thought the Freedom Foundation was doing to which I replied "cults are a huge money maker... a manipulative front...fake....I said that there is a whole lot of money to be made in the cult business..."
One guy said that the entire white community supported the Freedom Foundation until they [the Freedom Foundation] started driving around with black folks in their vehicles] to which I told them that there was email evidence that their church had been labeled a cult prior to them even moving to Selma... that there was a married couple who had been attending some of their church meetings and the woman wanted to bring her minister to listen in at a meeting and via email Shawn Samuelson got angry with her and called her a goat and told her she didn't want her coming back but at the same time Shawn and Gwen were "circling" the lady's husband sweet talking him and telling him negative stuff about his wife, encouraging him to continue going. After the wife accused them of being a cult, Mark Duke's email actually came into play where he even threatened to sue the woman if she ever mentioned them being a cult or him a cult leader again. I looked at Gwen who had a "deer in the headlights" look on her face and said "you were a part of all those emails and correspondence Gwen.. what do you have to say.. You know exactly who I am talking about don't you...?" No response at all...
There was a little more ongoing debate before Perkins announced he was making an executive decision that he felt was in the best interests of the group and that was to request that I leave the premises, and some of the others agreed, although I could tell that some of them were contemplating some of the things I had said, even one had mentioned he had heard talk of the group being a cult... One had made some comments prior to all that going down that indicated to me he didn't trust them...
Although they asked me to leave, Perkins did follow up and say that he would like to follow up with me at lunch one day on the topic to which I replied, "I'd be up for it any time", and I sincerely mean that. No matter what he did or what I said either then or now should stop a civilized dialog and share our thoughts.
That was my first experience being kicked out of a church. I can very well picture former and present cult members being chastised and ridiculed in front of the others. Now I understand just all the more clearer how a cult works and how a "Christian" church is so much better than that. I understand now completely that if Ronald Smith and James Perkins would kick a person out at someone else’s church, then certainly they would handle themselves in the same manner in their own churches. It's not like I went there with ill intent. I was dropping someone off and they invited me in. I think stopping the violence in Selma and working towards that goal is a worthwhile and commendable thing. I do however question the motives of this particular group. What happened to me makes me think back about a sermon Mark Duke with the Freedom Foundation did when they came to Selma when he said that they were planning on getting political and would be kissing babies and doing whatever they needed to do to gain control and get power over the people in this city and if anyone would like to get a copy of that sermon to hear it in his own words, I'd be glad to find you one. I was sitting quietly in the meeting, even paid them a compliment that stopping the violence was a commendable thing until Ronald Smith ostracized me and made completely false allegations towards me in front of group of people who knew nothing about me. Although I can try to relate with Perkins position there was no reason to request me to leave. I would have left on my own. However, there was someone who asked me if I would be willing to work with the Freedom Foundation with what they were doing, I said that I would not be able to work with the Freedom Foundation, and I stated that I don't think many people would, especially after being treated like that. Keep in mind that had Ronald not attacked my character and lied about me the way he did, I would have listened quietly and eventually exited the building without a single peep of controversial talk.
In retrospect, I wish I would have given every single person in the room my phone number in case they wanted proof of the allegations that I made. I hope that something good comes of all this.
Ronald Smith and Gwen Brown have no place in any Anti-Violence programs since I'm convinced in my heart they put a racist pig in Colorado up to threatening me and my life and then letting that guy get airtime and lie about me on their radio show. In my opinion, this group is horribly bad for Selma, and I certainly believe there is plenty of evidence out there to support my opinion. As Forrest Gump would say "and that's all I've got to say about that".
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Freedom Oppressors
If you haven't noticed I am not a fan of the Freedom Foundation/House of God cult. I really didn't know anything about them at first except that Selma originally welcomed them for moving close to 50 people here and buying up some old houses in the historic district. In hindsight, maybe we should have questioned the fact of such a large group of people quiting their jobs and moving away from their families like a flock of Canadian Geese, but most of us didn't pay it much attention. Some were leery of them, but I didn't hear any of that talk prior to meeting Mark Duke personally, but when I did meet him, I must say that the discernment meter God gave me started going off saying "red flag alert, red flag alert, red flag alert" like never before in my entire life. Seriously. It was only after sensing the most evil fraud of my entire life was standing in my mist that I started researching the group and the man behind the curtain. This research lead me to a forum online composed of former members and estranged family members who were frustrated, lost, venting, searching for answers and trying to fill a great void or the embarrassment of being lied to and manipulated. I am so glad that most of Selma "woke up" concerning their real motives, but but it seems they tend to go after the weaker ones and are heavily targeting our youth who are much less discerning.
This investigation led me also to cult expert Allan McConnell and other cult experts all of which were saying the same thing "there's no doubt, this is a cult". Without getting into too many specifics (you can see and hear more at Allan McConnell's website www.wewillfindthetruth.com or simply http://freefromthehouseofgod.blogspot.com/ ) about a prophet who gets his feet rubbed during prayer meetings by different women with low self esteem or how he uses cheap magic tricks to inspire people, I must say that after reading a few articles lately of how the first african-american mayor of Selma has totally embarrassed his city and his race by subscribing to this cult, I have gotten a wee bit discouraged.
This is America however and Perkin's free to do what he wants. We all know there will be fundraisers involved when he goes to Colorado and is "displayed" in front of a bunch of whites who will undoubtedly raise money for him and the third world city he so graciously flown in from; at least, that is how they (the Freedom Foundation and Mr. Perkins) are presenting us to be. I just don't agree with them.
In the following article speaking of this spectacular event http://open.salon.com/blog/rogerc/2011/02/02/ex-selma_mayor_praises_colorado_groups_civil_rights_work , perkins is no doubt pledging his allegiance to the cult. It is truly to bad that the United States doesn't have laws distinguishing between a religion and a cult such as France who sued the Scientologists for their scams, but we don't, so to some degree we can just fret about it and reason with whoever will listen to us.
So, quoting the article we see:
"He [Perkins] was a recent visitor to the Front Range, invited to be the keynote speaker at a fund raising banquet for the Freedom Foundation, a group created by Anglos from Colorado whose work Perkins holds in high regard."
This investigation led me also to cult expert Allan McConnell and other cult experts all of which were saying the same thing "there's no doubt, this is a cult". Without getting into too many specifics (you can see and hear more at Allan McConnell's website www.wewillfindthetruth.com or simply http://freefromthehouseofgod.blogspot.com/ ) about a prophet who gets his feet rubbed during prayer meetings by different women with low self esteem or how he uses cheap magic tricks to inspire people, I must say that after reading a few articles lately of how the first african-american mayor of Selma has totally embarrassed his city and his race by subscribing to this cult, I have gotten a wee bit discouraged.
This is America however and Perkin's free to do what he wants. We all know there will be fundraisers involved when he goes to Colorado and is "displayed" in front of a bunch of whites who will undoubtedly raise money for him and the third world city he so graciously flown in from; at least, that is how they (the Freedom Foundation and Mr. Perkins) are presenting us to be. I just don't agree with them.
In the following article speaking of this spectacular event http://open.salon.com/blog/rogerc/2011/02/02/ex-selma_mayor_praises_colorado_groups_civil_rights_work , perkins is no doubt pledging his allegiance to the cult. It is truly to bad that the United States doesn't have laws distinguishing between a religion and a cult such as France who sued the Scientologists for their scams, but we don't, so to some degree we can just fret about it and reason with whoever will listen to us.
So, quoting the article we see:
"He [Perkins] was a recent visitor to the Front Range, invited to be the keynote speaker at a fund raising banquet for the Freedom Foundation, a group created by Anglos from Colorado whose work Perkins holds in high regard."
“I’ve been watching their work versus listening to what other folks have been saying, and their work is phenomenal,” Perkins told me in an interview at his hotel here. “They’ve earned my support and I’m here to support them.”
It's bad enough that a good friend of Gwen Brown, president of the Freedom Foundation and vice-president of the local SCLC, who's ex-wife is the president of "In a Mother's Arms" (the Denver non-profit mentioned in the article that co-sponsored the fundraiser) called me and left multiple messages using the "N" word repeatedly and later after I never returned his calls started txting me obscenities, threats and eventually txting me even a death threat. This is the same guy who they had doing a couple of football camps with the inglorious Gwen Brown and some black boys here from Selma. So yes, it truly hurts my feelings to see the first African-mayor of Selma supporting an organization that supports oppression and uses divide and conquer techniques, chastisement and various types threats, both visually and "read between the lines". I am not the first person in town to receive threats and I'm sure I won't be the last. It isn't right that this group can use mafia style bullying tactics and especially "pretend" to be Christian. I am not happy about any of it.
It seems there have been a good many airplanes flying back and forth between Selma and Colorado in the last few months, and people have been spreading lies about this city. It pains me to see this to no end. It also pains me for the first African American mayor of Selma to backslide and embarrass this wonderful city, and his race (cults are true oppressors, the slave traders of weak minded people) but not only this city and his race, but also embarrassing Christianity as well. No, it wouldn't be an embarrassment to Christianity if Perkins was an atheist, but he's not; Perkins is an ordained minister, yet the rif-raf he's hanging out with are pulling people left and right into a separatist, Jesus "isn't" God cult which stated they have the only religion going to Heaven and all other religions to hell. They call it the "Spiritual Rights Movement". As far as Heaven and Hell goes, Mark Duke has been recorded as stating in the past that he was going to run for mayor [of Selma] because God told him to and if he didn't [run for mayor], he wouldn't go to Heaven. I guess since he didn't run for mayor in the last election but decided to support Perkins instead, he is either going to Hell (because he didn't run for mayor as God told him to) or a carbon copy [Perkins] will run.
Jim Jones of the People's Temple cult was made chairman of the housing commission after he used his followers to campaign and help George Moscone get elected as mayor of San Francisco. I wonder what the trade off will be for Mark Duke if Perkins gets re-elected as mayor? City jobs at city hall? Time will tell, but I'm sure there will be some sort of trade off.
Don't get me started. I am signing off [for now] in a very bad mood.
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
edited and added the following 2/17/2011: As you can see above, I was a little upset when I wrote this article. I hate to see the manipulation of individuals. I dislike bullies. In my mind, there is enough information available about "cults" for people to be informed, but I am often reminded of quotations from people who left some of the most famous cults in history such as the People's Temple, who made statements such as "No one wants to believe that they are in a cult" or "we all thought we were to smart to be manipulated and be a part of a destructive cult", but in truth, there have been (and are) doctors, lawyers and many educated people who fall victim to cults for various reasons, many of those reasons are the same reasons people join gangs.
If you know James Perkins personally and on a close basis, I urge you to try and talk some sense into him now. This sort of behavior is not helping him. They are using him, and in a sense he probably trusts them and thinks they will get him some votes, but in truth, he is on a destructive path and those "true" friends and family need to circle around him in this latter phase of his life because if they don't, the cult family will praise him, circle around him, stroke his ego, find his weaknesses and he'll be stuck in a very awkward situation. In the short term, he'll feel like he has "family and love", but it's only a front.
That's the side of me that wants him to get some "help" from his "real" family and friends. I must make note however that if he is fully aware that it's a cult and he actually likes the manipulation, power hungry, destructive nature of this beast called the Freedom Foundation, then I hope he just stays in Colorado with his new "cult" family and never comes back to Selma. Just my humble opinion.
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
edited and added the following 2/17/2011: As you can see above, I was a little upset when I wrote this article. I hate to see the manipulation of individuals. I dislike bullies. In my mind, there is enough information available about "cults" for people to be informed, but I am often reminded of quotations from people who left some of the most famous cults in history such as the People's Temple, who made statements such as "No one wants to believe that they are in a cult" or "we all thought we were to smart to be manipulated and be a part of a destructive cult", but in truth, there have been (and are) doctors, lawyers and many educated people who fall victim to cults for various reasons, many of those reasons are the same reasons people join gangs.
If you know James Perkins personally and on a close basis, I urge you to try and talk some sense into him now. This sort of behavior is not helping him. They are using him, and in a sense he probably trusts them and thinks they will get him some votes, but in truth, he is on a destructive path and those "true" friends and family need to circle around him in this latter phase of his life because if they don't, the cult family will praise him, circle around him, stroke his ego, find his weaknesses and he'll be stuck in a very awkward situation. In the short term, he'll feel like he has "family and love", but it's only a front.
That's the side of me that wants him to get some "help" from his "real" family and friends. I must make note however that if he is fully aware that it's a cult and he actually likes the manipulation, power hungry, destructive nature of this beast called the Freedom Foundation, then I hope he just stays in Colorado with his new "cult" family and never comes back to Selma. Just my humble opinion.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Harlotizing the Bridge
A little makeup, some marketing, and the promise of “unity”, but what exactly will it cost? Well, she looks pretty good on the surface, but you dig a little deeper and something smells very funny and if you don’t wise up quickly, Selma might catch something penicillin won’t get rid of.
Let’s ask Mark Duke, who said the following during a recorded sermon, what he thinks of the bridge:“There's a new day coming to Selma, let me tell you something, if it takes our blood on that bridge again, then they'll get our blood, but we ain't gonna stop - God is with us, he has anointed us, he has called us..." Who in the hell wants to see blood on that bridge again Mark? Does anyone want to see Sugar Daddy White taking pictures and marketing them on his websites so that he can profit off of the bridge and the people who were hurt on it? Do we want him to blaspheme the true leaders who were marching on that bridge with right and true motives on Bloody Sunday?
Aren’t they sending a message to our youth/adults that it’s perfectly alright to break the rules, disobey authorities, break promises and throw temper tantrums when you don’t get you way? Do we want to teach our youth to arrogantly defy city government creating a sense of lawlessness in a city that already has enough lawlessness? Is it really necessary to bombard the Mayor and others of this City with letters, protests and unruly conduct forcing “real issues” on the back burner and wasting our elected officials time which could’ve been spent making Selma a better place to live?
Selma, I beg of you. We have been losing population for years and this unity they speak of is a complete farce. It’s just like makeup on a harlot and if you look a little past the makeup, there’s a very bad smell. Let’s not lose any more Selmians only to be replaced with Colorado implants filling job positions and leadership positions vacated as good honest tax payers scamper and move away. Let us work together as brothers and sisters to make it so that when Selma makes the news, anyone who is anyone will want to come and visit not only because they are proud of the symbol of the bridge and what it stood for, but also because of the great places that same bridge could lead Selma and the rest of the world in the future. Your city and that bridge could be a glorious beacon shining in a still sometimes dark and oppressive world. I am not saying that anyone should forget Bloody Sunday, no, never forget that day. I’m only saying that it is my hope for all of us to not forget where our path started, but more importantly to focus on where we want our paths to take us.
Dewayne Allday
Selma, Alabama
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
Let’s ask Mark Duke, who said the following during a recorded sermon, what he thinks of the bridge:“There's a new day coming to Selma, let me tell you something, if it takes our blood on that bridge again, then they'll get our blood, but we ain't gonna stop - God is with us, he has anointed us, he has called us..." Who in the hell wants to see blood on that bridge again Mark? Does anyone want to see Sugar Daddy White taking pictures and marketing them on his websites so that he can profit off of the bridge and the people who were hurt on it? Do we want him to blaspheme the true leaders who were marching on that bridge with right and true motives on Bloody Sunday?
Aren’t they sending a message to our youth/adults that it’s perfectly alright to break the rules, disobey authorities, break promises and throw temper tantrums when you don’t get you way? Do we want to teach our youth to arrogantly defy city government creating a sense of lawlessness in a city that already has enough lawlessness? Is it really necessary to bombard the Mayor and others of this City with letters, protests and unruly conduct forcing “real issues” on the back burner and wasting our elected officials time which could’ve been spent making Selma a better place to live?
Selma, I beg of you. We have been losing population for years and this unity they speak of is a complete farce. It’s just like makeup on a harlot and if you look a little past the makeup, there’s a very bad smell. Let’s not lose any more Selmians only to be replaced with Colorado implants filling job positions and leadership positions vacated as good honest tax payers scamper and move away. Let us work together as brothers and sisters to make it so that when Selma makes the news, anyone who is anyone will want to come and visit not only because they are proud of the symbol of the bridge and what it stood for, but also because of the great places that same bridge could lead Selma and the rest of the world in the future. Your city and that bridge could be a glorious beacon shining in a still sometimes dark and oppressive world. I am not saying that anyone should forget Bloody Sunday, no, never forget that day. I’m only saying that it is my hope for all of us to not forget where our path started, but more importantly to focus on where we want our paths to take us.
Dewayne Allday
Selma, Alabama
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Antonyms – Liberty (Freedom) is to Oppression as Real is to Fake - Condensed
Antonyms – Liberty (Freedom) is to Oppression as Real is to Fake
I quote William Wordsworth, “Habit rules the unreflecting herd.” Possibly the creator of the words “Freedom Foundation,” “Real Talk,” and “House of God” intended them as a manipulative front and antonyms such as “Oppressive Foundation,” “Fake Talk,” and “House of Deceiver” are more applicable.
Mark Duke was not the first self proclaimed “white savior” of black people. Jim Jones, the charismatic, yet narcissistic leader of the People’s Temple claimed that pedestal during the civil rights movement. Duke was not the first who tooted his horn about his organization’s good works, nor the first to strategically market his organization. Duke was not the first questionable leader to relocate his followers, segregating them from their families and belongings so they could dedicate all their free time towards “the cause,” nor the first narcissist who wanted his picture taken with influential people and politicians. Jones hung out with people of much higher political value than Duke, including Walter Mondale, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally. Duke isn’t the first “leader” to get political and support a candidate for mayor. Jones is credited as playing a major role in the election of George Moscone as mayor of San Francisco.
Did someone mention fruits, something they keep harping on? Jones got many awards for community service. Doesn’t the Boy Scouts do more in a few months than the Freedom Foundation has done in three years? Aren’t there groups in this city that do not toot their own horns, who do far more than they have ever done, while doing it quietly, steadily, with real unity and a true love of Selma?
When Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X died, they left virtually no money to their family because of their refusal to make a profit from their activism. Duke moved his family to Georgia, purchasing yet another mansion in a rich gated community, while but he frequently visits visiting Selma sowing seeds of division, intimidating local churches, businesses and individuals, before then retreating back to his “plantation” where he watches his “flock” fighting “his cause” while they live in poverty and communal housing. Talk about freedom. I just can’t believe this “beloved communal” is what Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about. While many of us sit back deciding whether we like the Freedom Foundation or not, they have an organized plan for control. Duke is moving pawns in place, silently seeking and succeeding in placing his group’s leaders/supporters in strategic places of employment and office. Why is he doing that you ask? Let’s ask Duke, who said this during a recorded sermon: “I’m gonna run for mayor. Yeah, that's what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna run God's campaign. How are we going to get this town, unless I have the authority to get people… with authority, they have to come together … I’m running because He told me to run… If I don’t do what God tells me to do, I’m not gonna have eternal life.”
Reading that I see his distorted vision of an oppressive socialized dictatorship for Selma and although he failed trying the front door, like Daddy “J,” he’s going for the back door.
Dewayne Allday
Selma
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
I quote William Wordsworth, “Habit rules the unreflecting herd.” Possibly the creator of the words “Freedom Foundation,” “Real Talk,” and “House of God” intended them as a manipulative front and antonyms such as “Oppressive Foundation,” “Fake Talk,” and “House of Deceiver” are more applicable.
Mark Duke was not the first self proclaimed “white savior” of black people. Jim Jones, the charismatic, yet narcissistic leader of the People’s Temple claimed that pedestal during the civil rights movement. Duke was not the first who tooted his horn about his organization’s good works, nor the first to strategically market his organization. Duke was not the first questionable leader to relocate his followers, segregating them from their families and belongings so they could dedicate all their free time towards “the cause,” nor the first narcissist who wanted his picture taken with influential people and politicians. Jones hung out with people of much higher political value than Duke, including Walter Mondale, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally. Duke isn’t the first “leader” to get political and support a candidate for mayor. Jones is credited as playing a major role in the election of George Moscone as mayor of San Francisco.
Did someone mention fruits, something they keep harping on? Jones got many awards for community service. Doesn’t the Boy Scouts do more in a few months than the Freedom Foundation has done in three years? Aren’t there groups in this city that do not toot their own horns, who do far more than they have ever done, while doing it quietly, steadily, with real unity and a true love of Selma?
When Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X died, they left virtually no money to their family because of their refusal to make a profit from their activism. Duke moved his family to Georgia, purchasing yet another mansion in a rich gated community, while but he frequently visits visiting Selma sowing seeds of division, intimidating local churches, businesses and individuals, before then retreating back to his “plantation” where he watches his “flock” fighting “his cause” while they live in poverty and communal housing. Talk about freedom. I just can’t believe this “beloved communal” is what Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about. While many of us sit back deciding whether we like the Freedom Foundation or not, they have an organized plan for control. Duke is moving pawns in place, silently seeking and succeeding in placing his group’s leaders/supporters in strategic places of employment and office. Why is he doing that you ask? Let’s ask Duke, who said this during a recorded sermon: “I’m gonna run for mayor. Yeah, that's what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna run God's campaign. How are we going to get this town, unless I have the authority to get people… with authority, they have to come together … I’m running because He told me to run… If I don’t do what God tells me to do, I’m not gonna have eternal life.”
Reading that I see his distorted vision of an oppressive socialized dictatorship for Selma and although he failed trying the front door, like Daddy “J,” he’s going for the back door.
Dewayne Allday
Selma
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
Monday, August 9, 2010
Antonyms – Liberty (Freedom) is to Oppression as Real is to Fake
Although I was born after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, graduating from a public school and spending my entire adult life working in Selma for the last twenty-two years, I have come to learn through books, magazines and word of mouth that there is no doubt Selma’s people, and especially it’s African-American people, have been oppressed in the past. Today, many of us, both Caucasian and African-American, have at some point been in one or more oppressive situations, although positively to a far lesser degree than pre-seventies or even pre-eighties. Realizing this, why do some of us continue to support organizations that exhibit oppressive behaviors and teachings? Personally I don’t see color, but I see heart, and the color of our hearts may be all the same, but the motives and size of our hearts are can be quite different, and especially when you combine hearts with wrong motives and big ambitions, we often find that oppression is not far behind.
Mark Duke was not the first self proclaimed “white savior”, yet cult leader of black people. Jim Jones, the charismatic, yet narcissistic leader of the People’s Temple cult claimed that official pedestal in the sixties and seventies, a much less popular title then, than now. Mark Duke was not the first cult leader who preached racial reconciliation either, or who tooted his horn about all the good works his organization was doing, nor the first cult leader to strategically market his organization in various ways. On top of all the press releases about their good works, Jim Jones received many awards from local governments and organizations in the cities which he and his cult resided. Also, Mark Duke was not the first cult leader who segregated his followers from their families and had them cut off communications with past so that they could dedicate all their time and talents towards “the cause” which was really “his cause”. Mark Duke was not the first narcissist who enjoyed the spotlight and wanted his picture taken with influential people and big-shot politicians. Jim had his picture taken with people of much higher political value than Duke ever has, including Walter Mondale, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Governor Jerry Brown, Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally, Angela Davis and so many others. Also realize that Mark isn’t the first cult leader who got very political and supported a candidate for mayor. Jim Jones is credited as playing a huge role in the election of George Moscone as Mayor of San Francisco. Who can argue with a guy who can bus in hundreds of volunteers to help run a campaign at the drop of a hat? I can.
I have read and heard Mark Duke’s words speaking of unity but I have also heard many of his “recorded” words that I am sure he now wishes had not been “leaked” to the public, words speaking of horrible things that would completely swing the support of any honest heart from having anything to do with him, his organizations or his subordinates. I completely agree with Joseph Rembert who recently wrote “that a picture of a black child eating watermelon is not as offensive as a white savior of black people (in his own mind) referring to black people as “darkies”. Well, if Mark Duke is so bold to oppress other local churches by calling their black visitors or members “darkies” because they attend a church that doesn’t cater to his organization or his opinion, what do you think he saying in private among his “flock”? Many of those recordings are not too far away if you know where to look, but sad to say, many times all you have to do is listen to him talk on the radio to hear the gospel of oppression.
And as for oppression, this group is oppressive as it gets. If you’re a veteran member of the group, try to have a different opinion about something and see what happens. If you’re not a member of the group and have a different opinion, or voice your opinion about the group, look out for them to try and discredit you, threaten to get you fired, call your name out on their radio or show up with a mob at your place of employment or at even at your personal residence. Let’s take this intimidation a little further and let your members legally carry guns by getting jobs with the Selma Police force or even go to FBI school so you can find out the source of those anonymous screen names that discuss the Freedom Foundation on the internet who happen to be anonymous because they are afraid some of those threats the Freedom Foundation made against them may come to fruition. Did someone mention fruits, something they keep harping on? Does not the Boy Scouts in our local area do more in a few months than the entire Freedom Foundation has done the entire time they have been here? Aren’t there many organizations and churches here in this city that do not toot their own horns, yet do far more than the Freedom Foundation has ever done, while doing it quietly, steadily, with real unity and hearts with a true love of Selma?
I have repeatedly read that when Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X died, they left virtually no money to their family because of their refusal to make a profit from their activism. When Duke moved his family to Peachtree City, Georgia, he bought a mansion in a rich gated community. He also still visits his mansion in Colorado. He almost weekly still visits Selma, sowing more seeds of division, intimidating local churches, businesses and individuals, before retreating back to his house on the hill where he watches his “flock”, many living in poverty and sub-standard conditions in communal housing fighting for “his” cause. Talk about freedom. I just can’t believe this “Beloved Communal” is what Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about, and while many of us sit back deciding whether or not we like the Freedom Foundation or not, they have an organized plan to get control of this city. While we sit back and watch, he is moving his pawns in place, silently trying and succeeding in getting veteran cult leaders in political offices and strategic places of employment all over Dallas County. Why is he doing that you ask? Let’s ask Mark Duke himself (caught on tape): “You know what I’m gonna do next year. I’m gonna run for mayor. Yeah, that's what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna run God's campaign. How are we going to get this town, unless I have the authority to get people, they don't want to come together. But with authority, they have to come together and they need someone to bring them together… I’m not running to win, I’m running because He told me to run… If I don’t do what God tells me to do, I’m not gonna have eternal life.” Sounds like force fed puke to me. Read his words carefully Selma, because in these words you will see his goals of an oppressive socialized dictatorship for Selma, and from these words, you will see how he uses religion to get his cult followers to bear fruit. After all, if they don’t do what God tells them to do, they will not have eternal life.
And as for the recent bridge dancing embarrassment, how do you feel about them sending a message to our youth that it’s perfectly alright to break the rules, disobey authorities, break promises and have temper tantrums when you don’t get your way? Is that what we want for our youth to arrogantly defy city government creating a sense of lawlessness in a city that already has enough lawlessness? Is it really necessary to bombard the Mayor and others of this City with protests and letters, wasting their time and others which could have been spent on making Selma a better place to live? Do you think you should feel special because you feel you are the first political candidate in history being supported by a cult? I wish we could ask George Moscone how special he feels about using cult members to help him in his campaign, especially since his name shows up just about every place you read about the destruction of the People’s Temple cult.
Oh yes, the bridge. Let’s ask Mark Duke what he thinks about that bridge in his own words: “There's a new day coming to Selma, let me tell you something, if it takes our blood on that bridge again, then they'll get our blood, but we ain't gonna stop - God is with us, he has anointed us, he has called us..." Again, listen to what he’s preaching. Listen to what he’s teaching these kids. Really Mark? Really Selma? Do we really need blood on that bridge again? Do we want you to see you taking pictures and marketing them on your websites so that you can profit off of this bridge and the people who were hurt on it? Do we want you to blaspheme the true leaders who were marching on that bridge with right and true motives on Bloody Sunday? No, we certainly do not.
Has anyone ever thought that maybe whoever created the names “Freedom Foundation”, “Real Talk”, and “House of God” used those words as a manipulative front, but the antonym of these words may actually be more applicable, such as the “Oppressive Foundation”, “Fake Talk”, and “House of the Deceiver”? I quote William Wordsworth, “Habit rules the unreflecting herd.” Shouldn’t we be reflecting on big tourist dollars and reflecting on things that will bring people to Selma to spend their money instead of making them run for cover or move away? How about that nice River Walk that will take advantage of this fine river and the beautiful views of the most famous bridge in the United States? How about building a nice voting rights museum within walking distance of the River Walk which the entire world can be proud of and people would love to pay $10 a ticket to get in and feel fulfilled when they walk out. How about let’s find some grant money and reinvest it in the storefronts of our downtown historic area. Let’s make Selma a great place so we can attract business’s, jobs, more citizens and tax dollars so that once again we can continue to keep our aging streets, storm, sewer and water mains properly maintained.
Selma, I beg of you. We have been losing population for years. This unity they talk about is not what some of you still think it is. They talk a big game in public, but it’s what they teach in private which we should be worried about. Let’s not lose any more Selmians only to be replaced with Colorado implants filling our job positions and our leadership positions which are vacant as people move away. Let us work together as brothers and sisters to make it so that when Selma makes the news, anyone who is anyone will want to come and visit because they are not only proud of the symbol of the bridge and what it stood for, but also because of the great places that same bridge continues to lead not only Selma, but more importantly the rest of the world in the future. Your city and that bridge could be a glorious beacon shining in a still sometimes dark and oppressive world. I am not saying that anyone should forget Bloody Sunday, no, never forget that day. I’m only saying that it is my hope for all of us to not forget where our path started, but more importantly to focus on where we want our paths to take us.
Joseph Rembert rightly said “I am hoping that we will not lose sight of the trees by overly focusing on the Forrest” and I say “I am hoping that we will not let the weeds overtake the garden.”
Dewayne Allday
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
Mark Duke was not the first self proclaimed “white savior”, yet cult leader of black people. Jim Jones, the charismatic, yet narcissistic leader of the People’s Temple cult claimed that official pedestal in the sixties and seventies, a much less popular title then, than now. Mark Duke was not the first cult leader who preached racial reconciliation either, or who tooted his horn about all the good works his organization was doing, nor the first cult leader to strategically market his organization in various ways. On top of all the press releases about their good works, Jim Jones received many awards from local governments and organizations in the cities which he and his cult resided. Also, Mark Duke was not the first cult leader who segregated his followers from their families and had them cut off communications with past so that they could dedicate all their time and talents towards “the cause” which was really “his cause”. Mark Duke was not the first narcissist who enjoyed the spotlight and wanted his picture taken with influential people and big-shot politicians. Jim had his picture taken with people of much higher political value than Duke ever has, including Walter Mondale, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Governor Jerry Brown, Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally, Angela Davis and so many others. Also realize that Mark isn’t the first cult leader who got very political and supported a candidate for mayor. Jim Jones is credited as playing a huge role in the election of George Moscone as Mayor of San Francisco. Who can argue with a guy who can bus in hundreds of volunteers to help run a campaign at the drop of a hat? I can.
I have read and heard Mark Duke’s words speaking of unity but I have also heard many of his “recorded” words that I am sure he now wishes had not been “leaked” to the public, words speaking of horrible things that would completely swing the support of any honest heart from having anything to do with him, his organizations or his subordinates. I completely agree with Joseph Rembert who recently wrote “that a picture of a black child eating watermelon is not as offensive as a white savior of black people (in his own mind) referring to black people as “darkies”. Well, if Mark Duke is so bold to oppress other local churches by calling their black visitors or members “darkies” because they attend a church that doesn’t cater to his organization or his opinion, what do you think he saying in private among his “flock”? Many of those recordings are not too far away if you know where to look, but sad to say, many times all you have to do is listen to him talk on the radio to hear the gospel of oppression.
And as for oppression, this group is oppressive as it gets. If you’re a veteran member of the group, try to have a different opinion about something and see what happens. If you’re not a member of the group and have a different opinion, or voice your opinion about the group, look out for them to try and discredit you, threaten to get you fired, call your name out on their radio or show up with a mob at your place of employment or at even at your personal residence. Let’s take this intimidation a little further and let your members legally carry guns by getting jobs with the Selma Police force or even go to FBI school so you can find out the source of those anonymous screen names that discuss the Freedom Foundation on the internet who happen to be anonymous because they are afraid some of those threats the Freedom Foundation made against them may come to fruition. Did someone mention fruits, something they keep harping on? Does not the Boy Scouts in our local area do more in a few months than the entire Freedom Foundation has done the entire time they have been here? Aren’t there many organizations and churches here in this city that do not toot their own horns, yet do far more than the Freedom Foundation has ever done, while doing it quietly, steadily, with real unity and hearts with a true love of Selma?
I have repeatedly read that when Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X died, they left virtually no money to their family because of their refusal to make a profit from their activism. When Duke moved his family to Peachtree City, Georgia, he bought a mansion in a rich gated community. He also still visits his mansion in Colorado. He almost weekly still visits Selma, sowing more seeds of division, intimidating local churches, businesses and individuals, before retreating back to his house on the hill where he watches his “flock”, many living in poverty and sub-standard conditions in communal housing fighting for “his” cause. Talk about freedom. I just can’t believe this “Beloved Communal” is what Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about, and while many of us sit back deciding whether or not we like the Freedom Foundation or not, they have an organized plan to get control of this city. While we sit back and watch, he is moving his pawns in place, silently trying and succeeding in getting veteran cult leaders in political offices and strategic places of employment all over Dallas County. Why is he doing that you ask? Let’s ask Mark Duke himself (caught on tape): “You know what I’m gonna do next year. I’m gonna run for mayor. Yeah, that's what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna run God's campaign. How are we going to get this town, unless I have the authority to get people, they don't want to come together. But with authority, they have to come together and they need someone to bring them together… I’m not running to win, I’m running because He told me to run… If I don’t do what God tells me to do, I’m not gonna have eternal life.” Sounds like force fed puke to me. Read his words carefully Selma, because in these words you will see his goals of an oppressive socialized dictatorship for Selma, and from these words, you will see how he uses religion to get his cult followers to bear fruit. After all, if they don’t do what God tells them to do, they will not have eternal life.
And as for the recent bridge dancing embarrassment, how do you feel about them sending a message to our youth that it’s perfectly alright to break the rules, disobey authorities, break promises and have temper tantrums when you don’t get your way? Is that what we want for our youth to arrogantly defy city government creating a sense of lawlessness in a city that already has enough lawlessness? Is it really necessary to bombard the Mayor and others of this City with protests and letters, wasting their time and others which could have been spent on making Selma a better place to live? Do you think you should feel special because you feel you are the first political candidate in history being supported by a cult? I wish we could ask George Moscone how special he feels about using cult members to help him in his campaign, especially since his name shows up just about every place you read about the destruction of the People’s Temple cult.
Oh yes, the bridge. Let’s ask Mark Duke what he thinks about that bridge in his own words: “There's a new day coming to Selma, let me tell you something, if it takes our blood on that bridge again, then they'll get our blood, but we ain't gonna stop - God is with us, he has anointed us, he has called us..." Again, listen to what he’s preaching. Listen to what he’s teaching these kids. Really Mark? Really Selma? Do we really need blood on that bridge again? Do we want you to see you taking pictures and marketing them on your websites so that you can profit off of this bridge and the people who were hurt on it? Do we want you to blaspheme the true leaders who were marching on that bridge with right and true motives on Bloody Sunday? No, we certainly do not.
Has anyone ever thought that maybe whoever created the names “Freedom Foundation”, “Real Talk”, and “House of God” used those words as a manipulative front, but the antonym of these words may actually be more applicable, such as the “Oppressive Foundation”, “Fake Talk”, and “House of the Deceiver”? I quote William Wordsworth, “Habit rules the unreflecting herd.” Shouldn’t we be reflecting on big tourist dollars and reflecting on things that will bring people to Selma to spend their money instead of making them run for cover or move away? How about that nice River Walk that will take advantage of this fine river and the beautiful views of the most famous bridge in the United States? How about building a nice voting rights museum within walking distance of the River Walk which the entire world can be proud of and people would love to pay $10 a ticket to get in and feel fulfilled when they walk out. How about let’s find some grant money and reinvest it in the storefronts of our downtown historic area. Let’s make Selma a great place so we can attract business’s, jobs, more citizens and tax dollars so that once again we can continue to keep our aging streets, storm, sewer and water mains properly maintained.
Selma, I beg of you. We have been losing population for years. This unity they talk about is not what some of you still think it is. They talk a big game in public, but it’s what they teach in private which we should be worried about. Let’s not lose any more Selmians only to be replaced with Colorado implants filling our job positions and our leadership positions which are vacant as people move away. Let us work together as brothers and sisters to make it so that when Selma makes the news, anyone who is anyone will want to come and visit because they are not only proud of the symbol of the bridge and what it stood for, but also because of the great places that same bridge continues to lead not only Selma, but more importantly the rest of the world in the future. Your city and that bridge could be a glorious beacon shining in a still sometimes dark and oppressive world. I am not saying that anyone should forget Bloody Sunday, no, never forget that day. I’m only saying that it is my hope for all of us to not forget where our path started, but more importantly to focus on where we want our paths to take us.
Joseph Rembert rightly said “I am hoping that we will not lose sight of the trees by overly focusing on the Forrest” and I say “I am hoping that we will not let the weeds overtake the garden.”
Dewayne Allday
If you have a different opinion than me, visit http://dewayne-allday.blogspot.com/2011/02/imho.html
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