Pastor James David Manning, one of President Obama’s most vocal and outspoken critics, has just released a video in which he claims that on the afternoon of November 16th, 2009, while at his ATLAH World Missionary Church, he was visited by two CIA agents.  Manning says the agents claimed that they were from Homeland Security and were accompanied by two NYPD Detectives.

Though he did not go into detail about the specifics of the alleged encounter (and probably with good reason), Manning did say that the agents asked him about certain statements that he made about President Obama in a video message distributed by ATLAH Ministries entitled “Tea Party Members: Go Viral On The Birth Certificate”.

Manning can explain this alot better than I can, so further details regarding the comments in question can be heard in the video by Pastor Manning at the end of this post.

Pastor Manning also said he expects to be arrested within the next few days and charged with “the threat against the life of a U.S. President”, and that he believes that this arrest is “imminent”.

However, Manning says he welcomes the arrest and will not attempt to resist. He believes it is possible that God will use his arrest to finally bring about the truth regarding Obama’s citizenship.

I have to admit, this is tough for me to write. Though I don’t agree with everything Pastor Manning has said in his video messages, I have always maintained the utmost respect for him for standing up and acting on his convictions.  He has been called every name in the book by certain members of the black community for taking a stand against Obama.  But through it all, he has stood strong in his convictions and never hesitates to speak out when others choose to remain silent.

Manning is a patriot.

My prayers are with you, Pastor.

Link to the posting on ATLAH Ministries’ website:  http://atlah.org/atlahworldwide/?p=1240