Black Christian 'Racialism' Challenges Faith in America

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Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:15 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

PART 3

7. Wilson’s solution to her “racialism” is very weak. I have consulted many majority white conservative organizations on their “diversity” initiatives. They pay good money for the sessions and the plans. However, their execution is null to void. We have concluded in our business that the majority of these ministries and faith leaders are not really interested in multi-racial worship. There are white pastors that still refer black visitors to Black churches when they attend their churches, even in the 21st century. And, what type of service projects would Wilson recommend to end “racialism”? What about a faith based course on assimilation of the races. What about a faith based course on restoration, reparations, and forgiveness? What about a faith based conference in which the descendents of former plantation owners can practice the biblical practices of seeking forgiveness from a wronged people? Forgiveness and restoration involves calculating today’s compounded value of all of the FREE labor that was achieved to build their family’s wealth. What about a conference where the descendents and current land owners of stolen Black land can be returned? Let’s bring in the top worship artists to open up; and then open up the floor for these great conservative evangelicals to practice their complete message of salvation, forgiveness, and moral world view. While these conferences are being planned, I will encourage the Black Christian community to focus on its future while simultaneously asking God to influence their white counterparts to cut back on some of the day to day “hate” that is still being perpetuated.

8. Moving forward involves gaining access through entrepreneurship and business to fund education of the Black community by the Black community in understanding its history and its contribution to building America; and leveraging that history to continuing building our communities and wealth for our children’s children.

Wilson gets a “thumbs down” on this project.

Black Christian 'Racialism' Challenges Faith in America

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Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:15 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

PART 2

4. The timing of its release is seems to be very strategic or self-serving from a publishing perspective. Well, that’s the business of publishing and public speaking. At the end of the day, Wilson’s agenda is based on her hope that she will sell enough books to get a major conservative Christian publishing contract. I would hope that she would not do this at the expense of human progress, particularly in the community that she is apart of.

5. Blacks are forced to deal with “racism”, “racialism” and look at the world from a racial perspective each and every day. This is perpetuated in every area of society. I am a high-net worth individual that has influence in black, white, faith, and global communities and I still deal with obvious and deliberate racism in business world, social world and in the church world daily.

6. Has anyone considered that Black Americans don’t consider same sex marriage and abortion as primary considerations for electing a President because these are not primary issues of concern in our community? Our issues (which are not exclusive to Black America but are marketed by mainstream media as issues that we only contend with in an effort to shift the magnitude of these issues from white America) are (a) teenagers having babies out of wedlock, (b) young black men being disproportionately receiving higher prison sentences for the same crimes of their white counterparts, (c) over-consumerism, (d) poverty, (e) lack of access to capital to start, fund and grow our businesses, (f) the increased occurrences of hate crimes, and (g) and the continuing legacy of active racism and discrimination against the “have-nots” in America.

Black Christian 'Racialism' Challenges Faith in America

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Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:13 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

Here is my position on Pam Wilson's book and the comments made in the article above. They are from a Black Christian that lives in the South, holds multiple advanced degrees, is a successful business owner, faithfully married with children; and serves as a voice for hundreds of thousand of others just like me. I perpetuate a balanced Biblical world view from a US, EU and African perspective. It is in 2 parts.

PART 1

1. It is my opinion that this book has been released to serve a partisan Republican agenda as our nation heads towards the polls in 2008. This is a poor attempt to gain Black Christian votes on a very narrow moral agenda. Can Pamela and her supporters disclose every aspect of their political platform and the policies that they support? They can’t expect educated American Christians to only vote on 2 issues when both political platforms are very complex. Most Americans would be surprised to determine how much the current Republican platform doesn’t support a “true Biblical world view”. It was OK for conservatives to use the Bible to advance the President’s entry into Iraq, but it’s now OK for Blacks to look to the Bible in it’s pursuit of civil rights and liberties in every area of their live. Note: Blacks still have not achieved total civil respect in America. Not one Republican politician or white conservative evangelical leader said anything about the recent resurgence of hate crimes in America. Isn’t basic respect for human life included in Biblical world view? That might be a little difficult because the predecessors of conservative evangelical world view were the slave owners during their respective time period.

2. Blacks are inaccurately encouraged to turn their backs on secular beliefs and practices in Wilson’s book. Is working a secular practice? No, it is a Biblical practice. Well, the result and benefit of working consistently, ethically and morally is to generate income and revenue to support your church, family and community. So, the money connected with working can be argued as Biblical as well. The Bible clearly spends more time on issues such as redemption and salvation, love, and money rather than abortion and same sex marriage. With this, there are thousands of important issues surrounding this election and we can build a campaign around 2 or 3.

3. Ultimately, blacks are seeking “restoration for past racism and freedom from future racism”. This is totally Biblical. Wilson chooses to isolate family based issues from financial and freedom based issues. This is a major flaw in her work product.

Top 25 Most Influential African-Americans

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Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:20 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

Here is a quick but simple education on why African Americans tend to have "the most 25 Influential African American this and that". For centuries in America and around the world, blacks were not and are not honored for their accomplishments. Essentially, they decided to honor themselves and give accolades to the citizens they determined where outstanding in their community. The trend has not stopped. You ask why? Even to this day, most white citizens will never honor a black person. In my experience with white people, primarily from America. They look at me and my successful black colleagues and think two things. (1) "How did this black person succeed with the systematic foot of consistent racism and discrimination on their back that has been primarily created, instituted and maintained by me (or my community) or (2) "This black guy is different from the rest". The first question indicates "truth". The scond question indicates "ignorance". Bottom line, we finally decided to honor ourselves rather than wait on a community that isn't interested in honoring us for the contributions to society. I wonder how many of America's wealthy family (and even middle-class) familes would be ahead today if they didn't have access to more than 200 years of free labor, legal Jim Crow, unfair housing against blacks, and worthless legislation to support the civil liberties of minorities in this country.