Originally Posted by
agm
Hello!
Yes, I stand by my statement that racism is an issue in the daily life of minorities today. I can state other's experiences that I know as well as my own. That does not mean that I or others wish to throw away our history or the greatness of our nation and other nations. Black people were enslaved in the US for hundreds of years. We have been walking a lifestyle of rights and values for only decades. I think we will get there in time. While it is my reality, it isn't an experience that I feel every moment or by a majority of persons I am in contact. It's definitely not something I focus upon. I speak to 70-80% caucasian congregants and I love my job! i spend time with many many great and amazing people!
I would disagree with you on Richard Pryor. While he did popularize saying the N word in his comedy, my father was called that word by both sides his whole upbringing (during the times you mentioned.) by BOTH whites and black folks. He would be 88 years old (passed away a couple of years back) today and lived the movements that shaped American culture much more than myself.(48 years old) But again, it is not a word spoken by whites only! I hate that black people use it, I have taught my children to be kind or be quiet, Ha! While I have travelled to 20+ countries, there are great ones, but I have not lived in them. I would not choose to live anywhere other than the US. This land is great...no debate there!
On Jeremiah Wright, While I do not know the man, I am not a black liberationist nor militant when it comes to change. His dogma isn't new but it is divisive. I dislike and speak counter-this type of leadership. I have had dinner with Raphael Warnock on two different occasions. He is a kind man. I don't agree with his stance on abortion, nor his embracing of communist leadership and principles. I think a man should work for his food, and that work will produce a result. (The law of the harvest) When that work is corrupted by a nanny/socialist state, we devolve as a nation of leaders and heroes. My dad was a hero: worked two jobs and put his five kids through school and higher education. He made the world a better place. We had whites, blacks, latino, asians, Africans and Afrikaans in our church and our dinner table. We learned to love all, especially those who disagreed with our lifestyle of unity and inclusion...that's where dad really shined.