For instance, this proclamation has since been moved or removed, but can still be found in the Internet Archives of their website.

The Pastor as well as the membership of Trinity United Church of Christ is committed to a 10-point Vision:

1. A congregation committed to ADORATION.
2. A congregation preaching SALVATION.
3. A congregation actively seeking RECONCILIATION.
4. A congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA.
5. A congregation committed to BIBLICAL EDUCATION.
6. A congregation committed to CULTURAL EDUCATION.
7. A congregation committed to the HISTORICAL EDUCATION OF AFRICAN PEOPLE IN DIASPORA.
8. A congregation committed to LIBERATION.
9. A congregation committed to RESTORATION.
10. A congregation working towards ECONOMIC PARITY.

I see two elements in this vision list that I would recognize, as an evangelical, having anything to do with the core mission given us by Jesus Christ. I would also contrast this with the words of Jesus that I included above, that if we hold to “anything” or “anybody”, before Jesus then we are not committed to Jesus Christ as he demands. It would seem that this church has decided that the Loving Africa and Black Skin, is far more important than is any commitment to the Gospel of Christ Jesus.

Listen to the candidates as they speak to “evangelical” audiences. What are they saying that should inspire you to believe that they hold the Words of Jesus to any importance? Do they resemble an evangelical in any way, shape, or form?

When we see Hillary Clinton, or Rudy Giuliani stroll into some campaign-trail church, does this really mean anything to us as the “evangelical” vote?  We should already know the answer to that question concerning Mitt Romney. His faith has little or nothing to do with the Jesus that Evangelical Christians know and follow, despite the Mormon Church’s protestations otherwise.

Jesus said that he did not come to bring peace to the world, but rather he brings a Sword. It is on the edge of that sword that we need to test the words and actions of candidates, as they claim to be “one of us.” If we give them our vote, because they have veiled themselves in words they do not truly believe, then I might suggest that we are voluntarily submitting to the desires of the prince of darkness. Let us take extreme care, so that we do not squander our influence, however great or small it may be.