Everyone seems to be jumping on the racist band wagon in the last few days. I'm surprised there is still room for more to jump on.
I won't be going into detail as to why these protests are taking place except to say that yes murder was committed and yes it should not have happened and that police need to retrain themselves in take downs and control of prisoners.
The end result have been demonstrations and protests which are fine and everyone's rights to do in a free and democratic society and country. What isn't acceptable let alone productive is the rioting being caused by a few people who then create frenzy among people and more is committed.
In all the demonstrations that have turned violent, there is a group of people who have deliberately planned to disrupt peaceful protests through smashing windows, looting, burning and destroying property and justify this violence and therefore blaming the protest. This is wrong and protesters need to help turn in these people who deliberately planned to disrupt peaceful protests.
But things aren't stopping there. Racism is found on all sides of every race and culture of society. There is no exception. People in all races through out the world learn racism. It is taught and supported by members of all races without exception and to say that only the white race can be racists is not admitting the truth. This doesn't justify racism by any means. I am merely stating a point of view.
From the theological point of view, racism and bigotry is an abomination against humanity and against God. Theologically we are all made in the image of God and therefore everyone who calls themselves believers in God are obliged to respect each other regardless of race.
From the same theological point of view, slavery is an abomination to humanity and to God, as God never intended to support slavery of any kind at any time through out the history or man. Slavery has been and continues to be a man made driven desire to dominate someone else for the purpose of domination and personal gratification in owning human property. Slavery has never been part of God's plan for creation.
God has already told His followers that we as believers are to seek out justice for everyone, to love kindness towards everyone, and to walk humbly with our God. These objectives can be seen in the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles. When you look at passages where it appears that the scriptures support slavery, you will find that in reality, scripture does not support racism, bigotry, nor slavery.
I have read the passages that appear to defend slavery, but when you read closely you find that these passages were setting up rules of a system that already existed and the end result was to end slavery and give all persons the freedom that God had initially intended.
In this present day though, scriptures are lost in the anger being expressed. Everyone is being called upon to not remain silent. There are many like myself who don't want to be involved, and who don't want to get involved because no matter what we say, it will be misinterpreted if it doesn't follow what is politically correct accepted. In other words freedom to express one's view point must fall in line with what is being seen as acceptable view points. Anything that is different regardless if it supports the protests or not, is being deliberately attacked. So to stay silent is wrong, and to give an opinion has to fit into the parameters of what is acceptable.
As a white person, I am suppose to admit to "white privilege" which is something I still don't understand. When I read the philosophy of this so called fact, I don't see myself coming within the parameters of what "white privilege" is. I have never been given a job based on skin colour. I have always qualified for the jobs that I have engaged in trying to obtain. I have never been wealthy nor have I ever gained wealth because of skin colour. Every job I have had, I have been qualified for and every wage I have received its what has been agreed upon by the employer and myself. I have always lived with in my means as I have always lived below the poverty line and have survived.
Being an amputee I have been at the receiving end of discrimination. Being left handed I have experienced conflict for being left handed. For being single I have experienced discrimination and in some cases mental abuse for remaining single in both the church and the police department. And I have received racism from others of non-white race. I have lost positions because of one person who has gone out of his way to discriminate against me because I am single and he has determined that being gay is enough to prevent me from having employment where I am working with kids of all ages. So I understand racism and bigotry and still believe that these are abominations to humanity and to God and any Christian who engages in such anti-social actions has committed sin against God.
There is no room for slavery in any society or religious groupings. There isn't room for racism or bigotry in any society or religious groupings. To own another human being is a sin and is wrong and is an abomination.
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