guilt by association; race

"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." martin luther king jr

slavery is one of the worst scars on american history; on our soil. i can't understand why the founding fathers did not abolish slavery when they founded our country . i don't know why they didn't. in writing the constitution they said all men were created equal; why weren't they? my question now is why are we still not equal in the eyes of so many?

why are we still playing the race card? why can't we question someone on their morals, beliefs and work ethic without it being about race? i want to know why we had the civil war. i want to know what the civil rights movement was about. i want to know when we are going to break the cycle. i want to know when the race card is going to stop being played. i want to know when as a society we will be forgiven for the sins of our fathers. it was their choice. it was their choice not to break the cycle; not ours.

we have changed the laws. we have created every opportunity for individuals to succeed in this country. why are so many still saying that because i'm not white i'm not given a chance. if there was ever time in this country for the american dream to be achieved it is now. even the lepers in the bible were treated fairly by CHRIST. even the prostitute was treated with love by CHRIST. GOD was trying to show us that it doesn't matter what hardships you face; your heart is what matters. when you ask for wisdom and truth it shall be given.

a publisher in tennessee just released a new version of mark twain's huckleberry finn. they have changed the word nigger to slave. they are both offensive. one word was used to insult a man as if he was an animal. the other is bondage over another human being. what i find interesting about this is that we have changed this offensive word, but i have heard black men use this as a term of endearment towards each other. rap music uses this word all the time. so i have question to my black friends should we see you as an individual of character, or a black person? how would you like me to see you?

there comes a point where we have to realize that men like jeremiah wright, al sharpton, and jesse jackson are spreading anger and hate. if they are true men of GOD they have to find a way to forgive. we have to change individuals hearts and minds. that is what GOD wants from us. we become slaves to our anger and hatred - it is a sin.

i had hoped and prayed when president obama was elected that we could finally put the past behind us, but it seems to have only gotten worse. it seems that we can't get past it. a law can't change a heart, only GOD can. if i chose to be angry about my MS, and use that as a clutch then wouldn't you begin to resent me?

we can't change history by rewriting it. we can only learn from it and hope that the anger and hatred of this period will be forgiven. if we are true men and women of GOD we must learn to forgive. HE has commanded us to.


Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen