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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
It's no secret that carnal man has an unpleasant relationship with the truth. There's something innate that causes him to suppress what is valid and could not be dismissed if only faced with the clear eyes of righteousness. Yet time and time again, when given a choice, the choice made is to deny!
Not long ago a Denialist (One who denies the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence) limited himself to select doctrines or dogma. It seemed to lean frequently toward the religious, but now extends over many disciplines, i.e. media, science, education, etc. That's what I believe we're seeing today!
I'd just begun to wrap my head around the notion of C.R.T. (Critical Race Theory) being harmful to children if taught in schools, when another controversy arose over whether the Holocaust should be presented in a less violent way.
Tell me how you do that?
During WWII six million Jews (men, women and children) were murdered, starved, gassed, and the gold taken out of their teeth to fill Hitler's treasury!
And don't get me started on America's historic legacy of violence and injustice. We've always been a bloody nation! Indeed, much of America's wealth was built on the backs of Black Slavery and the poor in our society. It's not anything to be proud of, for sure, but it shouldn't be denied.
As to Blacks, this term - The Peculiar Institution should give you pause. It is a euphemism illustrating a well-defined organization of cheap human labor and its economic benefits. This alone belies the claim of those who say racism and injustice in the U.S. is NOT systemic. Clearly some folks don't know their own history.
According to historian, Henry Louis Gates, during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (16th-19th century) 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World. 10.7 million survived the Middle Passage disembarking in North America, the Caribbean and South America. In America, upon emancipation, approximately 3.9 million people became legally free. Legislation had to put in place to assure they were not forced back into servitude after the devastation caused by the Civil War!
Deniers DO NOT want this taught in our schools!
Like so much of the world's evil crimes against humanity, some would rather deny it than deal with this ugly and uncomfortable truth: There is no one righteous--not even one! (Romans 3:10) The carnal, corrupt, and selfish man that we are is quick to cry out to God in prayer: Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil... (Matthew 6:13) BUT WHAT IF THE EVIL IS YOU!?
We would ALL love to protect our children from Evil! But it's TOO LATE! They have SEEN too much, HEARD too much! This is the double-edged sword of modern technology, telephones, television, and social media The damage has already been done!
WHAT WE CAN DO IS TEACH THEM TRUTH AND RESPONSIBILITY! The two are not mutually exclusive! They CAN STILL exist at the same time if we do what is GOOD, JUST, AND RIGHT: He has told you, O man, what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)
Taking responsibility does not make you any less of an American or a Patriot! It doesn't mean that acknowledging our nation's sinful past should cripple or paralyze you with false guilt! But neither should it blind you to truth! The evil that is before us cannot stand if we simply take heed to what Scripture has been telling us all along:
WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE!
Here it is in a nutshell: Just as one person [Adam] did it wrong and got us in all this trouble with sin and death. Another person [Jesus] did it right and got us out of it. But more than just getting us out of trouble, He got us into life! (Romans 5:19 Message Bible) [My emphasis in brackets]
NO MAN IS BETTER THAN ANOTHER!
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. (Romans 12:3 NLT)
GOD IS JUST AND WE ALL WILL PAY!
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. (Psalm 89:14) But woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone. (Luke 11:42)
CANCEL CULTURE DOES NOT APPLY HERE! We can no longer allow what is embarrassing, distasteful, or politically inconvenient to prevent us from mobilizing, unifying and hopefully garnering strength to salvage the threads of hope still remaining in the hearts of generations coming behind us!
IGNORANCE MY DEAR FRIENDS IS NO LONGER BLISS!
UNTIL NEXT TIME
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