Sic Semper Tyrannis
A man whose name is now worthless said that after he read Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope" that he was very scared of Obama. I can see why now, because the man who spoke those words is a tyrant whose leadership style was very much tied into the leadership style of George W. Bush and all others who rule by fear and arrogance, and he saw the handwriting on the wall, and felt the fear that Bull Connor had of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the fear that Adolph Hitler had of Zhukov and Patton, that the British rulers of India had of Ghandi.
I wouldn't care that an idiot said such a revealing yet ultimately idiotic thing, except that same man descreated and defiled the pulpits of two churches to attack me personally. He used his position as a counselor to spread lies about me and to hurt me, while knowing he could hide behind the legal confidentiality that exists between pastor & parishoner. He used his position of authority over me and the church in much the same way that Justin Volpe used his authority over Abner Louima, and got away with it. I suffered the consequences of his abuses of power and his violations of my humanity alone, and when I raised my voice in protest in this venue, I was told "Let it go, Al." "Don't say anything, Al." So, I kept my silence on the subject now, tried to let it go, and what has it gained me? The people who told me that stay barely in communication with me, if that... The one who owes me his apology has got nothing at all to say to me now.
So, I sit broken, beaten, violated, scarred, and alone now. But I have at least one thing...I know now for a fact that I was right then, and I am right now. Plus, I have one other curious little detail...a while back, I was told that the way Satan worked was that he could duplicate anything Christ could and would do, with one exception...Satan would not make a sacrifice for me, and Jesus would. So, I invited that man with the worthless name to sacrifice his claim to infallability and come to me on my turf seeking my forgiveness, exactly as I did when I wronged him so long ago.
He hasn't shown up yet...and I think that proves which master he truly serves.
I wouldn't care that an idiot said such a revealing yet ultimately idiotic thing, except that same man descreated and defiled the pulpits of two churches to attack me personally. He used his position as a counselor to spread lies about me and to hurt me, while knowing he could hide behind the legal confidentiality that exists between pastor & parishoner. He used his position of authority over me and the church in much the same way that Justin Volpe used his authority over Abner Louima, and got away with it. I suffered the consequences of his abuses of power and his violations of my humanity alone, and when I raised my voice in protest in this venue, I was told "Let it go, Al." "Don't say anything, Al." So, I kept my silence on the subject now, tried to let it go, and what has it gained me? The people who told me that stay barely in communication with me, if that... The one who owes me his apology has got nothing at all to say to me now.
So, I sit broken, beaten, violated, scarred, and alone now. But I have at least one thing...I know now for a fact that I was right then, and I am right now. Plus, I have one other curious little detail...a while back, I was told that the way Satan worked was that he could duplicate anything Christ could and would do, with one exception...Satan would not make a sacrifice for me, and Jesus would. So, I invited that man with the worthless name to sacrifice his claim to infallability and come to me on my turf seeking my forgiveness, exactly as I did when I wronged him so long ago.
He hasn't shown up yet...and I think that proves which master he truly serves.