Black National Anthem?? What in the world...

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Originally Posted by Adino

A second cousin of mine was hung in his backyard by others at his high school. My uncle showed up just in time to save his life. He found him dangling from a pole with a clothesline wrapped around his neck about to lose consciousness. After surviving this encounter, the same family member was again assaulted on the way home from school. This time the young attackers threw him in a garage, doused him with gasoline and lit him on fire. Miraculously, he did survive, but bears horrible scars of the incident to this day.

The school was in Detroit. My family member was white, his assaulters black.

It is said that the first question recorded in Scripture by man is "Am I my brother's keeper?"

It is said that the rest of the bible goes on to answer this question with an emphatic YES. We are the keepers of our brethren.

Lord, help us to be the keepers of all our brethren regardless of color.

national - of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit

anthem - a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism

The national anthem is a song of praise, devotion and patriotism of, pertaining to, or maintained by our nation as an organized whole.

It is a song of recognized unity. Those asked to sing it are given the honor of reminding the audience, through a nationally recognized anthem, of who they are as a united people. They are Americans in the United States of America. They are brethren, regardless of color, sharing the same national pride.

It is my opinion that incidents like the one at the beginning of this thread call into question whether being unified as a people in this nation of diversity is the ultimate desire of many of those living in this land of the free and home of the brave. Such incidents call for the recognition of diversity rather than the recognition of unity. The national anthem, being a cry for the unity of all factions within the nation as a whole, was substituted for a song calling for the recognition of a particular faction within the nation. It focused on diversity rather than on unity.

Unfortunately, I think one of our choices for president would prove to be just as divisive.

Excellent post.