(moved) What can be done to improve the race relations in America?

[Far Side Of the Moon]

First of all, I firmly believe that respect of persons based on skin color, especially from a Christian perspective, is a very vain and useless action to begin with not to mention the sin of it all. Needless to say the ONLY way to correct racial divide is through the word of God. Should Jesus return or when you take you last breath on this earth "What does it matter?"

When it comes to race issues most Christians either #1: cast true biblical applications aside or #2: behold to old traditions and faulty teaching and applications of the word of God. John 8:32 states "Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free". As with most scripture you can not get the revelation of this without meditating on it. You will be set free.

From my perspective most race issues stems from "Not knowing who we are in Christ". Regardless of what state I am in life, God supernaturally provides for me, heals me, delivers me, keeps me. Because we live in a fallen world I do endure injustice and lots of other stuff that comes as a result of living in this world. I stand for what Holy Spirit shows me. God is my source, not my job nor the individual who thinks he/she gave me the job..God tells me who to vote for...not some ad from television or political group....God is my protection...not the fact that I may or may not have a gun in my possession...and on and on. Although many jobs of which I was well qualified and performed well under compensated me in spite of my inquiry, God more than made up for it because I plant my seed and God supernaturally provides me with more than enough for myself and others.

Saints, we are called to "Walk by faith, not by Sight". In these last days where issues and opinions seem to be more complex than ever and when wrong appears to be right and vice versa, we must consult the true counsel of God first. It is getting more personal, not just following a group for the sake of agreement and tradition.

How is it vain? We cant change our skin color, we just cant...so no one deserves to be treated poorly because someone doesn't like their skin, as if they could control it.

 

[Far Side Of the Moon]

Far side of the moon, you now have your answer. Nothing will ever change because noone likes to be open to reality and especially to the reality of others, even when facts are stated

You know, I feel that is partly true... But I still have a hope for change... But I think the first place to start with is myself... To make sure I treat everyone fairly and with respect ( I do already..but I want to perfect that) as one person can really make a change.

 

[Hank77]

Black on black crime is very prevalent as other crimes. I can tell you first hand, my uncle was simply sitting on some steps and was shot because they mistook him for somebody else, while visiting his grandma in chi-town :/. This definitely deserve attention and a plan as well... Chicago imo has alot of demons running in and out its city for it to be so violent. A great start would be reaching the youth.

I agree with you about Chicago and did started with organized crime, the mob, not black people.

 

[Far Side Of the Moon]

I agree with you about Chicago and did started with organized crime, the mob, not black people.

I have no clue, I really know very little about Chicago except that my mom grew up there .

 

[jeager016]

I agree with you about Chicago and did started with organized crime, the mob, not black people.

Organized crime and race are two completely different issues.

 

[JoeP222w]

The root of racial issues in America, and anywhere else for that matter, is sin. The way to stop sin is to transform the heart. The only to transform the heart is to faithfully proclaim and live the gospel of Jesus Christ. Only God can stop racism.

That is the solution.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

I think one obvious step is to of course hear each other out and make an effort to understand each person's point of view.

It is not primarily a question of understanding one another's view. Man is inherently sinful and his heart is full of hate by default.

 

[J Cord]

Check this out. More of Jane Elliot which speaks truth. I think she talks about the election too in this video. I'm watching it right now myself

Hah! She's awesome. Mind you, little old ladies often are.

 

[Dionne005]

Here we are again with people only wanting to listen to themselves....racism is not only from sin.racism is taught. I have a question for everyone....what year did racism end? I have another question...do you know the hI story of why honors classes were created? Look it up. For the people that don't like to read and get educated, it was because after segregation ended they wanted to still keep white kids from blacks so they thought if they created a higher class level, blacks would be in standard and whites in honors. It didn't work because blacks scored into honors and whites got in standard.

Do you know why abortion was created and the real reason why republican leaders want to end it? It's because Margaret sangers eugenics. The government put them in black communities so we could kill our own. Little did they know it back fired. White women are now killing theit babies more than any other race in America. At this rate, it is predicted in 2050 that white people will be the minority and almost just won't be in America.

 

[JoeP222w]

racism is taught

And that is sin.

 

[Monk Brendan]

The real issue is that America has race relation issues and it is a problem and there should be some solutions.

Forgive me, but race relations are not the issue. The problem is too much political correctness. If I, as a white man went into an African-American neighborhood wearing a "white lives matter" Tshirt, I would be lucky if I got out alive. Even "All Lives Matter" is going too far for some people. You have to believe in and drone out the mindthink of whatever group you are a part of, otherwise, you are an outsider. You are a Jew in a clutch of Nazis, so to speak.

What needs to be done is to stop all this political correctness. Get people out of the mindthink of their particular PC group, and get them to think about all people equally. This cannot be done by making people switch properties and privileges, but only by prayer, and love. If we, as Christians, love everyone equally, and show that love, then everyone will eventually get the idea that there are no important people except God, and their neighbor.

This will not be done in a day. It will take many years. But it does work!

 

[tatteredsoul]

One generation. One time.

Starting now, there would never again be a thread like this in 2056 if that reversal happens... one generation is all it would take (just like Exodus) to weed out the lot...

 

[Hank77]

Organized crime and race are two completely different issues.

I am quite aware of that and never made a comparison between them. Please read the post I was responding to about demons in Chicago.

 

[Hank77]

I have no clue, I really know very little about Chicago except that my mom grew up there .

My mom almost married someone from there, he was in organized crime. Luckily she found out about it before they were married. That was in the early 50s.

 

[Dionne005]

I love how everyone states there feelings instead of facts. How about telling the truth about history. How about justice. How about instead of how we feel, we talk about why the world is the way it is today. The difference between white and black is that black people have to read and know REAL history of America instead of HIStory of America. While white people only have to live by how they feel. Let's talk about systematic racism.

Systematic racism is is when you have a gay man, Michael angelo paint a white jesus and to this day, christian people use that as how Jesus looked when the bible says in few spots that he had bronze colored skin that was refined by FIRE with wool hair. The only people like that are black people. Systematic racism is when Adam and Eve is painted as two white people. Knowing eden was in Africa

 

[jeager016]

@Dionne005
Great post!
I well recall the "white" Jesus and the Almighty God as a white
guy with flowing white hair and beard.
In a weak defense however man seems to put human characteristics
into objects not known to them and those characteristics are from
that persons frame of reference.
I do not believe racism or feeling superior was the motive.
Every t-v sci-fi movie, or t-v show pictures "alien" intelligent life as having two arms, legs, head, eye, nose, etc. similar to humans.
Even though the aliens might be purple or green they still
resemble human form.
Star Trek anyone?
I'd venture to say that native Africans might picture "god" as
being dark skinned.
Dunno.
Jesus was a Middle East Jew and would have been "olive"
complected I believe.
Moses would not have been a white guy ether and so on.
I doubt there is any intended racial slight in these stereotypical
images.
I hope not.

 

[Tull]

I love how everyone states there feelings instead of facts. How about telling the truth about history. How about justice. How about instead of how we feel, we talk about why the world is the way it is today. The difference between white and black is that black people have to read and know REAL history of America instead of HIStory of America. While white people only have to live by how they feel. Let's talk about systematic racism.

Systematic racism is is when you have a gay man, Michael angelo paint a white jesus and to this day, christian people use that as how Jesus looked when the bible says in few spots that he had bronze colored skin that was refined by FIRE with wool hair. The only people like that are black people. Systematic racism is when Adam and Eve is painted as two white people. Knowing eden was in Africa

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And your point is ?

So does this mean that blacks are the master race ?

 

[jeager016]

It means there is NO MASTER RACE.
Hitler died trying to make Germans the true "master race".
So did millions of innocents.
"lets cook up some Jews why don't we?" A crime against humanity.
That notion exists today in the Neo-Nazi's, the K.K.K. and the
Westboro Baptist demons..............er, I mean church!
My fiance isn't of my race...or yours probably.
She's Italian don'cha'know.
(joke there ya know?)
Frankly if the Westboro types had immunity from prosecution and guns
I'd bet some, or many, would murder those who didn't meet Westboro
righteous standards.
They might even target some of us here.
g g g gulp!

 

[jeager016]

So does this mean that blacks are the master race ?

Frankly it's alarming to me you would even post anything
about some elusive master race.
Skin color.
How trivial.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong as this is from memory.
I think the biological difference between blacks and whites is
1/10th of 1%. It's only a matter of pigment.
I'm not addressing social differences.
Recall I'm in A.A. recovery from a hopeless state of body, mind
and spirit.
We are a mix, a real mongrel bunch of men, women, young, old,
black, brown, yellow, white, straight, homosexual, and so forth,
all fighting a deadly addiction.
We also WORK daily at self improvement.
I don't know of any other group that works hard at spiritual
self improvement and striving for conscious contact with God
as we understand Him.
If we don't we die.

 

[Tull]

Frankly it's alarming to me you would even post anything
about some elusive master race.
Skin color.
How trivial.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong as this is from memory.
I think the biological difference between blacks and whites is
1/10th of 1%. It's only a matter of pigment.
I'm not addressing social differences.
Recall I'm in A.A. recovery from a hopeless state of body, mind
and spirit.
We are a mix, a real mongrel bunch of men, women, young, old,
black, brown, yellow, white, straight, homosexual, and so forth,
all fighting a deadly addiction.
We also WORK daily at self improvement.
I don't know of any other group that works hard at spiritual
self improvement and striving for conscious contact with God
as we understand Him.
If we don't we die.

Ok,calm yourself and read what I was responding to,race has been made an issue regardless of any personal opinions you have about it.

 

[Dionne005]

You guys see what Tull just said? I don't know if dude is yanking on our chains but he asked does that mean that blacks are the master race. Why would he/she say that? There is no master race. Even though the bible described Jesus as black in revelations at the end of the day, color DOES NOT MATTER. You either believe or not. But sadly the system has programmed people to think there is a master race. If you do your research you would know that ancient Egypt was black. Pure black. And Jews were slaves but they were also black. Just a different type of black. If you have a Nigerian next to an person from Ghana, you would know the difference. Also Moses married an Ethiopian woman. Look this up guys. I'm not just talkin trash. Jews didn't become lighter till Rome took over by Ceasars ruling. That's where all these lighter shades in between come in. The middle eastern look. Then it gets lighter and lighter as people travel. Look up the history and how white people migrated in Africa. That's where these white folk come from in Africa.