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Alienated and impoverished young African Americans are being recruited to radical Islam, and could yet produce black America’s version of 9/11, a Christian Community leader has warned.
“I’m telling you, it’s a ticking bomb,” the Rev. Eugene Rivers, pastor of the Azusa Christian Community, told a conference on Race, Religion and Reason at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Wednesday.
The U.S. Coast Guard is still interviewing witnesses in the investigation of last month’s fire that destroyed the Menemsha boathouse, and spokesmen said Tuesday that plans for rebuilding the historic boathouse have been put on hold until all evidence has been collected and results of the investigation are released.
When President Obama came to Martha’s Vineyard for a break this time last year, after just eight months in office, there were those who questioned why he was taking time off so soon. Surely, though, a year later few would doubt the man really, really needs a vacation.
By August 2009, the President’s political honeymoon was certainly over, but this time around, the polls point to an electorate contemplating divorce.
Estate Auction
An auction of estate items from several Vineyard homes will be presented by MV Auctions on Saturday, August 21 at 6 p.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury, on State Road near Alley’s. The preview of fine antiques begins at 1 p.m. and the preview party with wine and cheese is set for 5 p.m.
There is no admission charge. Partial proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard, providing simple, decent housing for Island families. For details, call 508-743-7955.
The Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock strode acress the altar of the 333-year-old First Congregational Church of West Tisbury and surveyed the weathered, expectant faces of its Yankee parishioners. Mr. Warnock hails from Atlanta, Ga., where he leads the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
“Let the church say Amen!” he announced. The congregation, though unpracticed, made a solid reply; still it was no doubt fainter than the amens Rev. Warnock usually elicits.
At six o’clock on Tuesday, State Beach seems as it does any other day of the week at this time. Calm waves lap the shore as seagulls fly above and toddlers race through the sand.