Birds of a feather

“A person is known by the company he keeps”

Euripides

“Bad companions corrupt good morals”

1 Corinthians 15:33

“Birds of a feather flock together”

Plato

I received a call from one of the leading members of my congregation. His teenage son had gone on an outing with friends to the beach. One of the young men in the car asked him to stop at the local AM/PM Mini-mart in order to buy a bag of ice. On the way out the door, the young man picked up a carton of beer and, upon entering the car said to my friend’s son, “Let’s get out of here. Step on it!” Not knowing what was happening, he complied. That evening my friend’s son had been arrested for theft. He told his dad and the arresting officer that he didn’t steal anything. He didn’t know the other boy was going to steal anything. He did not even leave the car. The police officer said that it didn’t matter; he was there with his friend when the theft happened, and therefore he was an accessory. Friends can get us into trouble. When one has bad friends the chance for trouble increases. Which bring us to William Ayers. This man is an unrepentant terrorist. He plotted and carried out bombings on government institutions. I know that a person can repent and receive a fresh start; but William Ayers did not repent nor did he want a fresh start. His remarks following the Al Qaeda attack on the WTC and Pentagon on 9-11 were, “I wish we had done more.” William Ayers has an admitted agenda against capitalism and the United States. As a leader of the SDS, he is opposed to the Constitution and he has avowed hatred for the heritage of our country and its institutions. William Ayers is Barak Obama’s mentor. Jim Johnson, the former head of Fannie May, repaid his patronage by donating the funds from the home mortgage giant to the Barak Obama campaign (as well as the coffers of several key Democrat senators and congressmen/women.) He received his golden parachute of $21 million before the institution that was bailed out. Shortly thereafter, he went on to his next appointment as key advisers for Barak Obama and his campaign for presidency.

Tony Rezco, a convicted money launderer and thief, was Mr. Obama financial advisor during his rise up the Chicago and Illinois party hierarchy. His financial shadow has been lurking in the background while Mr. Obama has built his financial resources in preparation for the political run to public office. If elected, will this country reek from the stench of a pardon coming from the White House to reward Mr. Rezco for his silence? Rev Jeremiah Wright has spewed forth an agenda of hate and racism from the pulpit of Mr. Obama’s church for over 20 years corrupting the Biblical message of grace, forgiveness and redemption as the believer becomes a light through which God’s goodness shines; Rev. Wright has become wealthy while feeding on the carcasses of his flock. Be aware America that when a flock of vultures gather over head, there will always be one vulture in disguise to prepare for the reaping of the harvest.