(Before we begin, good news. My wife Gail had her pathology report explained to her today. No lymph node involvement! There are a couple areas of minor concern, but regular vigilance should keep her alive for years to come. Thank you for all who held me up during this cancer crisis!)
Now... on with the show.
I printed this story yesterday afternoon on my Examiner.com column.
WARNING -- This story contains language that any reasonable, non-racist person should (and will) find offensive. The strongest language is edited in this story. It appears in the raw in his offensive tweets.
Let's discuss Christianity and those who call themselves "Christian." Is it fair to paint an entire religion with a single brush because of what one person says on "Twitter"?
Of course not. Individuals are individuals. But what is one to think of a so-called "Christian" who tweets this message...
Choose today! Right now! Ask Jesus to save you!
Shortly after tweeting this:
calling fluke a slut is being nice. She is a disgusting trailer trash whore..
And this...
rush does not inspire me. He motivates me! Are you a typical liberal asshole?
And this...
who are you? Why should I listen to you? I speak what many Christians are thinking and are afraid to say. U a liberal?
And this...
I guess I am not a compassionate conservative. I really don't care what black panther n-gger slaves say about a stupid young n-gger slave...
On Twitter, he calls himself, "The Godfather." His Twitter handle is "@agapecsjubilee". He lists his occupation as a "technology consultant" at "Agape Computer Solutions." The mission of ACS is
"To provide state-of-the-art and World Class computer server & desktop systems, service/repair of these systems, value added services, as well as installation of these systems and the complete set-up and training that is needed to help users and administrators have peace-of-mind."
The website has a complete page devoted to a "Statement of Faith" in which he writes:
I accept the scriptures as the only authority in matters of faith and practice and my interpretation of Bible Doctrine leads me inexorably to believe:
Among those beliefs?
That mankind was created in the image of God, sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but spiritual death, which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature. (Genesis 1:26; 3:1-21)
Does that include the "black panther n-gger slave" or the "stupid young n-gger slave" as well?
Other beliefs?
In the existence of a personal devil, who is still working in the world to destroy the souls of men and that he and all his angels and all who do not receive Christ as their personal Savior will eternally perish in the lake of fire. (James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8; Luke 3:17; Revelation 20:14)
Maybe he has a better knowledge of a "personal devil" than most. When someone going by the Twitter handle "Jessica Valenti" tweeted:
"Note next to Iraqi woman beaten to death in CA: 'Go back to your country, you terrorist'"
"The Godfather" responded in accordance with his "statements of belief."
@JessicaValenti as much as you don't like this, she got what her karma had in the cards...
Set aside for a moment a true Bible believing Christian quoting what "karma" has in store for anyone... the lack of compassion is most unChristlike.
Further in his "Statement of Faith," he writes about Satan:
I covenant not to allow him foothold among us, nor to engage in activities which encourage his destructive influence.
Oh? Who influences people to write things like you've "tweeted?" Things like this:
Liberal women need slapped and a Muslim shoe thrown at them...
And this:
The only good liberal is a dead one. ~the Godfather
And this:
Prove me wrong...women are incompetent politicians...
And this:
After 2 marriages I am convinced women should be barefoot and pregnant, not drive, not vote, and be silent!
And this:
Sanger and Fluke are whores. They admit it. Rush is right again! Shut up liberals! We will fight you to the death. You can count on that!
Was it Jesus or Satan who inspired these hate Tweets interspersed with Bible verses. This is how you spread the word of the Lord? Let us share a little Bible verse with...
Well, just who are we talking to, anyway?
Agape Computer Solutions lists its phone number on its website. A reverse phone number search using Spokeo lists that phone number to an individual with the initials J.S. in Hayward, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area, south of Oakland.
But this website has not been updated since 2010. And J.S. is not "The Godfather." That "honor" goes to...
Robert Morrison of San Jose, California.
His LinkedIn profile says he still owns Agape Computer Solutions. The "Whois"information for the Agape website lists him as the owner of the site and lists his phone number as 440-836-4006, not the number listed on his website. Wouldn't you say that is odd?
He is also a consultant with Field Solutions and Field Nation, both of which will receive copies of this story so they know what kind of person they have representing them in the San Franciso Bay Area.
He also has a link to the Jubilee Christian Center of San Jose, Calif. on his website. We'll send them a note as well. Maybe Bob could use a bit of counseling.
We aren't publishing this information to get Bob in any trouble. All of the information shared in this story is available on the Internet to anyone who wants it. In fact, Bob lists his Twitter handle on his LinkedIn profile, so he must want folks to know what he thinks about black people and those who do not share his religious views.
We are doing this to serve as a cautionary tale. Earlier today, we wrote a story about "Shame." We can't help but think that if Robert Morrison called himself "Robert Morrison" on his Twitter account instead of "The Godfather", he might not have been so public with his race hatred and his misogyny and his intolerance and religious bigotry.
Words have consequences. When you come right down to it, the words one rights are the only thing about a person that are truly immortal.
And with his own words, Robert Morrison of San Jose, California, has shown the world -- for all time -- that he is a racist woman-hater with a serious God complex.
Let's hope he gets some help with that.
But wait... we promised a Bible verse. Here it is. Let's hope Bob sees it and takes it to heart as he considers the hatred lurking inside.
It's from Matthew 7:21 (And it's KJV!)
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Amen.
UPDATE: Apparently the companies Mr. Morrison consults for and his church haven't been in touch with him yet. It's the day after the above was written, and two hours ago, Mr. Morrison shared this thought with the world via Twitter.
When will the media show a real picture of that n***er trayvon? Zimmerman and Martin are pond scum...
I have re-sent e-mails to the two companies for which he consults and to his church telling them I will have some sort of response from them by 5pm Tuesday.
Please understand me. I will get a response from you by the close of business Tuesday, March 27, 5pm ET informing my readers that you are aware of Mr. Morrison's Twitter habits. You will either let my readers know you associate yourself and your company with his racism and misogyny, or you will inform my readers what you intend to do to disassociate yourself from this kind of hatred.
No response will be taken as an indication of your silent support for Mr. Morrison's viewpoints.
The above mentioned article will be reposted on other websites as well. It's time to hold people accountable for spreading hatred, and to hold the people who support them accountable as well.
I look forward to hearing from you.
So, tomorrow we will know how two companies and one church feel about a consultant and a congregation member who routinely uses racist and misogynist language on Twitter.
Once we hold racists responsible for their words, once we shine a light on their horrible little hatreds, maybe they will dry up and go away. At least they will realize their words have consequences.
Again, thank you for the good wishes for Gail!