Rev.AlanL.Joplin

Rev.AlanL.Joplin last signed in Oct 16 2009 and has been on Bukisa since Jun 22, 2009.

About Me:

Reverend Joplin is an Ordained Minister, Radio/TV Talk Host, Cultural Observer and Commentator, Author, Educator, and a Social, Political Activist.

Reverend Joplin is a veteran of the civil rights movement and was active in groups such as the Black Liberators, the Black Panther Party, Student for a Democratic Society, the Black Mesa Defense fund, Students Non Violent Coordinating Committee and other political organizations, and participated in demonstrations at Columbia, Berkeley, Attica, Kent State, the March on Washington, and the 1968 Democratic National Convention, to mention only a few.

The Nature And The Mission Of The Church And Its Primary Task

Published June 25, 2009 /

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The Role of the Church is to make a sharp contradiction explode in the consciousness of the Christian, walking tranquilly toward Jericho when both sides of the street are full of dead, wounded, sick dying children and desperate mothers. When Jesus was baptized, says Luke, a dove

Nat Turner

by Rev.AlanL.Joplin | in Culture & Society > Politics

The prevailing belief among slaves at the time seemed to be that one needed no more than a “calling” from God to be considered a preacher. That was the norm Nat Turner grew up with, and that’s the way he became a preacher. He grew up experiencing visions, and feeling different, and even being treated ............
Major Issues in the Debate: Sorting out the Priorities and the Role of Social Security for the Elderly

by Rev.AlanL.Joplin | in Culture & Society > Politics

For the past half-century, spending on the elderly has been the highest expenditure priority of the federal government. As that spending has grown from 10 percent of non-interest domestic spending to about one-half, it did much good. As it has continued to require higher shares of federal taxes,
The Santeria

by Rev.AlanL.Joplin | in Culture & Society > Human Interest

Santeria is a vibrant nature religion, based on stones, seashells, water and herbs, as well as other natural objects. The Yoruba slaves who brought the Religion from Africa identified the Orisha'' s with the Catholic Saints, in order to preserve the tradition from the abuses of the Church.
African American Social Security Reform

by Rev.AlanL.Joplin | in Culture & Society > Politics

Life expectancy for black men is shorter than whites, and black women. Yet that truth is not a compelling reason to embrace private retirement accounts.
Social Security Reform

by Rev.AlanL.Joplin | in Culture & Society > Politics

Preserving Social Security for future generations is one of the nation's top priorities. Demographic changes in our country are looming and require us to act now to ensure the solvency of the Social Security system. The current situation offers opponents of Social Security the best chance they have had in six decades of trying to phase-out the program