What This Cruel War Was Over

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Fionn mac Cumh

So racism is over?

No we still have plenty of institutionalized racism against whites by way of affirmative action,quotas and set asides. .

But MAINSTREAM America is not racist.

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by Fionn mac Cumh

So racism is over?

Racism still exists and many that push the race card are some of the most racists of all. Stirring up gripes about racism only hurts the cause it doesn't help it. Do you think protest signs and picketing will stop racism? Try being a part of the solution and not part of the problem.

[Fionn mac Cumh]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

Racism still exists and many that push the race card are some of the most racists of all. Stirring up gripes about racism only hurts the cause it doesn't help it. Do you think protest signs and picketing will stop racism? Try being a part of the solution and not part of the problem.

So minorities just need to get over it? While we have people on here still belly aching about the civil war?

[good samaritan]

I personally could care less about the confederate flag. It offends some blacks to fly it, and it offends some whites to take it down. How do you suppose you decide to take it down. In a democracy it should be determined by the people of that state. I personally believe the large majority of white flag support has nothing to do with racism. By forcing it to be taken down I could see where that could throw fuel to the fire of racism. I really don't care, but I don't like to see the confusion.

[Jito463]

Originally Posted by Liteweight47

Here's a clue, sir. It is very hard to come up with a rational response to someone taking scripture out of context to justify the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of American Slavery it fueled. Quite frankly, the Apostolic church needs racial reconciliation and healing. If it is ever going to happen in this nation it is going to start with his people. It is irresponsible at best to sit around and act is if God approved of or simply had no opinion regarding the atrocities that occurred during the African slave trade. That's pretty much the last thing I'll post about that.

The irony about the slave situation, is that the majority of those sold as slaves were done so by their own fellow countrymen in Africa. Fellow blacks were selling their own people as slaves. It wasn't like the "white man" was coming there and just grabbing people off the streets.

I'm not condoning it - in any way, shape or form mind - simply pointing out that slavery was not a racist thing.

As for your bolded quote, I'm unclear what you're inferring. Are you saying the Apostolic church has something to repent of concerning racism? Or are you saying that we should be the source of this healing?