Rhetoric Race and Religion
Worth reading from National Review (I know, I know) is this profile of E.W. Jackson, a conservative African American pastor and speaker at religious right political gatherings — and the Republican nominee for Lt. Gov. of Virginia. Jackson’s penchant for extreme political rhetoric, anti-gay and otherwise, has been well documented and is reaching a much wider audience since his recent surprise selection by delegates to the Virginia GOP convention.
National Review‘s Betsy Woodruff visited Jackson’s congregation and reported, among other things, on all the ways congregants are encouraged to contribute to Jackson’s well-being: his vacation fund, his birthday fund, a fund commemorating his anniversary. Woodruff also took at look at Jackson’s writing, noting, “In 2008 Jackson published a book called Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life: Making Your Dreams Come True that discusses the merits of donating directly to one’s spiritual leader.” She quotes from the book: “While giving to the poor is important, the most powerful giving for wealth building is upward giving.” Here’s more:
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