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National | Responding to Farrakhan: Christian leaders need to be strong

I was embarrassed by what I was seeing on my TV screen.

I was watching and listening to Minister Louis Farrakhan preach on a local public access channel. He seemed to quote more Scripture than usual. This was not surprising, because he's been doing more and more of this lately, trying to broaden his appeal.

But what disturbed me this night was the African-American Christian pastors sitting on the platform behind Mr. Farrakhan. As he "corrected" their theology and straightened them out as to who Jesus really was and what the Bible really said about Jesus, they clapped their hands and nodded their heads in agreement with him. It was like watching a father discipline his wayward sons.

Although Minister Farrakhan may be one of the best preachers in the country, I disagree strongly with his theology. I became angry and frustrated, but mostly saddened by the scene of these Christian pastors and their inability or unwillingness to challenge Farrakhan's faulty theology.