Wow!
This was a great thread to come back and follow....glad it wasn't locked! (was shooting 9-ball)
Good job people!
I find it fascinating that this is an issue in which I disagree with the good people I usually agree with, and agree with the people I have more disagreements with (though I agree with, and disagree with every single person on some issues). Also, I find it fascinating that I agree with Glenn Beck (with whom I frequently disagree) on this, and think we should run as far away from this guy, Bundy, as we can.
(And I don't think those who agree with me here are particular fans of Beck, eh? :dx1:)
I ADORE the free and spirited exchange of ideas, and I HATE "groupthink."
There has been NO "hysteria" nor "hyperbole" on this thread. It has been emotionally charged, but never out of control (not even close, actually).
We all need to do serious thinking about racism. The left has destroyed the very meaning of the word. They have controlled the message, maligned every single one of us on this forum, lied, distorted, and filled the conversation with hate-filled lies about us.
That does not, however, mean that we should not address the real problems with race relations in this country, and work for reconciliation. That does not mean that we shouldn't address the mess that the left has created among the black community with the 'slavery' of the welfare state. Many blacks have chosen to stay dependent, many black women have chosen to have multiple children out of wedlock to get more money. Many black men have chosen to abandon their families.
These are not unsolvable issues, but they are issues that require moral, conservative, small-government leadership, and that require the Church to be the Church, and Christians to behave as we are commanded to behave (I indict myself in that accusation).
There are solutions. But that doesn't mean that we should not have the discussion. The left tries to silence dissent. We should not.