Former KKK Leader Ordained In Black Denomination
From Charismamag.com
A former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan is now an ordained minister in one of the nation’s largest African-American denominations.
Johnny Lee Clary was ordained a minister in the 6 million-member Church of God in Christ (COGIC) on Saturday during a service led by Bishop George McKinney, pastor of St. Stephen’s Cathedral Church of God in Christ in San Diego and a member of COGIC’s 12-member general board.
Clary, who is based in Oklahoma, will serve as an evangelist under McKinney’s oversight, and his ministry will emphasize racial reconciliation.
“Bishop McKinney and I both felt like racial reconciliation was needed now more than ever,” said Clary, who befriended McKinney in the early 1990s when the two spoke during a Promise Keepers event. “We feel like it makes a huge statement that the former national imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan would join the Church of God in Christ and reach out with the Church of God in Christ to bring racial reconciliation to America.”
“We want to take this back to where it was when William Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival was happening, when blacks and whites were together,” added Clary, who preached at St. Stephen’s on Sunday. “This is what’s needed for this nation now to overcome racism.”
After joining the Ku Klux Klan during his teens, Clary eventually became leader of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. But he grew increasingly dissatisfied and eventually resigned from his post. With two failed marriages, no friends and little money, Clary says he turned to the God he’d been introduced to as a child and accepted Christ in 1990.
Since then he has shared his story on talk shows including The Phil Donahue Show, Geraldo, The 700 Club and Sally Jesse Raphael, and he preaches in churches in the U.S. and Australia.
“I know the answer to racial reconciliation, and that’s Jesus Christ,” he said. “They all come to me, even secular people are saying, ‘What changed you?’ I tell them, ‘The only thing that changed me was the Word of God.’ Because when I accepted Christ … I had to get my mind renewed, and that was through God’s Word.”
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« Previous 1 2You know what I’m tired of? I’m tired of peeps comin’ on here talkin’ about all the bad things that we as a people habe gone through, then when somebody FINALLY realizes the error of his ways and wants to repent and make right his wrongs, y’all criticize him. Yeah, he could preach to his klan brothers(if he want to get shot). Sometimes I hear wisdom in the comments on here and sometimes ignorance. I used to live in Tx. and the klan is still draggin’, hangin’, and burnin’ black folks alive. I’m not saying we should let our guard down, but if this is what he feels he has to do to in order to repent, then wby all the anger. Some peeps talk about the”black struggle” like it’s still 1950. Many of us are fortunate enough to have been born after the effects Civil Rights started taking place. Have we reached the promised land yet? No, but in order to move on we need to forgive(not forget) the past, so that our children will have it better. I’m done talkin’. You either love it or hate it.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
That is what the bible tells us to do.
I wouldn’t trust this “Mother F’er”.Could you Imagine what probably transpired during his time as a leader of the Klan.He gave order’s at some point.He(they)probably did some serious mental and bodily harm to some poor unsuspecting African American.They haven’t exactly been best friend’s with non caucasian individual’s.I actually watched a doc**entary year’s ago on 20/20 I believe.Any way’s the Klan had Military issue weapon’s M16’s?etc; Imagine that…
When reading the headline to this article, my eyes widened and the first thing I thought about,without reading anyone else’s comments,was “Oh my God, this is about to be another Jonestown Massacre”! I remember as a little girl,sitting next to my Father and him saying,”Watch this, it’s history”. As a child I cried and was emotionally spent after watching it but it taught an early lesson that I’ll NEVER forget. Being a follower just isn’t in my blood. And here it is, in this day and age, we STILL have FOLLOWERS who want to be called FORGIVERS. I am SO THANKFUL that my parents instilled a sense of self and character in me. Stay tuned folks, you definitely will see this man’s name again for even MORE unfortunate reasons.
@ MAATRA: U have pointed out the fact this WHITEBOY is a GOD-DAMN TROJAN HORSE!!! All U hear from these so-called Christians is to FORGIVE and trust a hungery Shark!!! U Christians are PORCHMONKEYS!!! I have YET to find JESUS anywhere from Genesis to Malachi…He is not there!! This cat is a straight up JIM JONES!! And yes I FORGIVE Maurice Clemmons because he DID NOT DO IT!!! That was a INSIDE JOB according to what the streets speak…the POLICE KILLED THEIR OWN!!! YET Black folks want to be blind and quiet so they can get an extra piece of fried chicken…NAGAS better PREPARE for EXODUS!!! IF U NORTH Head for CANADA…If U South..head for MEXICO…If U think this mutha is going to get better…U ARE INSANE!!! MAATRA U ARE 1000% CORRECT!!! And for everybody else….DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID!!!
Dr Khalid Muhammad said:
If its hot ouside and u aint got no air you HOT AS HELL
If its the winter time and you aint got no heat you COLD AS HELL
If you aint got no money in yo pocket you BROKE AS HELL
If you aint got food in yo fridge and you aint ate you HUNGRY AS HELL
If yall think this KKKRACKA gone change YALL CRAZY AS HELL
Tellem Annunaki. They don’t hear you
People you better be careful, this one is dangerous and so many people on here are playing this game of forgive and let it be. I do not believe that the overwhelming majority of the Japanese people have forgiven the White Americans who dropped the Atomic weapon on them. They have almost crushed our economy with technological advances in the millions; only because the Bell System gave them the transistor.
Do you really think that the Buddhist monks have forgiven China, I think not. Do you really think that the Mossad, has forgiven Hitler and says okay good buddy, come on in to our synagogue and have a Matoz, I think not. Do you think the Palestinians really and truly have forgiven the Jews for bombing the GAZA strip, I think not,
Now do the Jews as a whole believe in the Messiah, Not No, but Hell No. Do the Buddhist believe in Jesus, Not no, but Hell no.
When the leopard changes his spots then I will believe it.
You see I have a hard time with this because of the struggle of my Parents One African American and the other Full Blood Cherokee, so if you ask me, I for DAM sure do not believe nothing a reformed Klansman will ever say, Look at Jim Jones, His Father taught him and he was a Klansman.
If you need to know the truth, we are exactly where Abraham was when he was confronted by so many idols and Gods, Yes, I say this because, yo ucanno t go into a single Church and it is the Same, everyone has there own little rules and regulations, stipulations to go by and when we allow this kind of mess to allow, I can tell you this, I just do not believe the “MOST HIGH GOD,” whose Son is from the order of “MELCHIZEDEK,” came this far to put his seal of approval on this. IN conclusion, Too many are hollering for the Messiah, and using it as an excuse, but I do know one thing and that is JUDGMENT WILL BEGIN AT THE HOUSE OF GOD.
Okay jayboi I just scrolled down I see you. But they say wen u throw a stone at a pack of dogs the only one hollars is the one that got hit
Its funny wen a pack of dogs run a naga up a tree and a naga that looks on and sees this and tries to help a naga in need the naga throws a stone chasin the dogs a way and one dog gets hit and damn near killed the naga in the tree comes down and tells me that I’m wrong for hitting that dog and damn near killing the beast.
Jayboi I aint call yo name out. I aint said a word to you. This my first time seein u on here
Thanx fo da compliment tho.
First rule of nature jayboi is selfpreservation. I love my african brothas and sistas and many ppl get my passion and make it hate.
Peckerwood is just woodpecker backwards because of white ppls red faces and necks.
Negropean is a negro who think like europeans live like europeans and will fight and die for europeans. Negropeans are self hating Nagas
Brotha jayboi visit Blackpowercartel.com I’m on there under same name Maatra. But check out the brotha Sarasutenseti.
Now I will never ever forgive this whyte bytch or any otha peckerwood that has sought to destroy the african. Watch MAAFA 21 on youtube. This is our holocaust and we have paid one HELLUVA COST
@maatra bra watch yo mouth you dont know me well enough to call me a peckerwood….just beacuse I said forgive dont mean you got to go calling me names but if my own people turn againest me just beacuse of what I believe then so be it…But please kill dat peckerwood s**t towards me…i didnt believe the O JAY case…Mike Vick..c’mon bra I know a dude around the corner that fights dogs…he messed himself up…Yes FORGIVE but never forget…dat dont mean hold useless ass grudges…but hey yall grown do what YOU want…im sticking to my opinions…mattra dude you got such potential to be a good speaker..but you sound more like a dictator…SMH and WTF is a Negropean!?!?