In the shadow of Coretta Scott King this past week, there stood four men who have taken the highest oath one can take in America – to protect and defend the Constitution and the citizens of the United States of America. The two elder ones of the four were in large part disappointments to the nation – for different reasons – and they served only one term each. The two younger ones were both returned by the voters to the White House.

The contrast between the two kept me awake late last night.

Here in one of Atlanta's largest churches where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached, five hours would go by intended to celebrate the life of the first lady of civil rights: Coretta Scott King.

What's that about good intentions?

When a longtime civil-rights leader not only showed bad taste but utter ignorance in asserting that the War on Terror was being fought under false pretense, the predominantly black audience went crazy. They also cheered wildly when the assertion was made that we should not be wiretapping our sworn enemies who wish to kill us. And yet another cheer went up when the assertion was made that redefining marriage to include homosexual unions was something Dr. and Mrs. King would have embraced.

All of these were intended as slaps to the current president who was sitting not 10 feet from the pulpit. And more importantly, none of them were true.

On top of it all, when William Jefferson Clinton was introduced, the place again went wild.

Now I don't know what type of gospel they're preaching in Atlanta today, but that's mighty messed up. Continued...