Monday, February 3, 2020
Is The National Anthem Racist?
Get a load of this one. I don't buy the argument at all. The National Anthem is part of America's shameful and racist past.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Does Christianity Justify Slavery?
Many of my favorite apologists and/or theologians who happen to be white do not deal with the questions such as this one: Does the Bible Justify Slavery? Given how it has influenced you and affected you dictates how you will answer this question. Being a descendant of slaves gives you an emotional reaction to this. Some white Christians, like Dr James White, admonish that emotions and feelings should not affect answering this question. He thinks that we should just ignore what happened and focus on preaching and teaching the gospel without any attention or reparations for what happened in the name of Christianity. I agree with him but there is a way to talk about it and preach the gospel without pretending that slavery, imperialism, and oppression do not have effects on some of their brothers and sisters in Christ today. This is to tell the truth. The Bible does not justify slavery but some people who claimed to be Christians did. This will allow one to really look at what the Bible says. People like Dr White do not have to deal with the issue and therefore is not able to really discuss the issue from an African-American point of view. This is why I think he should stay in his lane because God has raised up other people who can do deal with the issue of slavery and oppression from a Biblical viewpoint without watering down history, truth, or the Bible.
See the following video of an example of how this can be done well. She uses history to show how being a Christian is really an act of defiance to White Supremacy not a capitulation to it.
Now look at how Dr James White answers the question about if Slavery is always wrong. He argues that Slavery was necessary in ancient times. I don't disagree but you cannot conflate slavery in ancient times with the American Slavery Institutions. One of these things is not like the other.
See the following video of an example of how this can be done well. She uses history to show how being a Christian is really an act of defiance to White Supremacy not a capitulation to it.
Now look at how Dr James White answers the question about if Slavery is always wrong. He argues that Slavery was necessary in ancient times. I don't disagree but you cannot conflate slavery in ancient times with the American Slavery Institutions. One of these things is not like the other.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Is Racism in Britain to Blame for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Depar...
To Answer the question: Yes. Piers Morgan is wrong and obviously not self-reflective enough to see that he is racist.
Remember Morgan said that the man who posted the following image in British media when Harry and Meghan brought their son Archie home did not know that Meghan is a black woman and did not mean to imply to equate black people with apes.
Right. Maybe he actually also believes President Trump that Soleimani was an imminent threat to the United States and not just a inevitable or past threat.
Remember Morgan said that the man who posted the following image in British media when Harry and Meghan brought their son Archie home did not know that Meghan is a black woman and did not mean to imply to equate black people with apes.
Right. Maybe he actually also believes President Trump that Soleimani was an imminent threat to the United States and not just a inevitable or past threat.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Monday, December 30, 2019
Which Soteriological view is more "Humanistic?"
Leighton Flowers has lost it.
He plays an RC Sproul quote where he describes anti-Calvinistic soteriology as humanistic. Yet he completely mischaracterizes what Calvinists mean. Sproul was admonishing that we should not put our will first. As Jesus said, "Not my will, but your be done." They are not arguing as Flowers said they are arguing. Sproul, and other Calvinists, are referring to what where we start. As Flowers, do we start with humanities free will or do we start with God's will and His Sovereignty. Flowers attempts to make it sound like that this is a question of God's character. The Bible does not say that that God seeks the glory of others. God will not share his glory with another.
He plays an RC Sproul quote where he describes anti-Calvinistic soteriology as humanistic. Yet he completely mischaracterizes what Calvinists mean. Sproul was admonishing that we should not put our will first. As Jesus said, "Not my will, but your be done." They are not arguing as Flowers said they are arguing. Sproul, and other Calvinists, are referring to what where we start. As Flowers, do we start with humanities free will or do we start with God's will and His Sovereignty. Flowers attempts to make it sound like that this is a question of God's character. The Bible does not say that that God seeks the glory of others. God will not share his glory with another.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
I Blame Donald Trump for "American Gods" Firing Orlando Jones
I like the television show American Gods, but recently one of my favorite characters, Anansi - played by Orlando Jones - was announced to be cut from the show. Not only am I disappointed for story reasons but I am saddened that they did Mr Jones dirty. While publicly stating that he was let go because the new show runner wants to go in a different direction, Orlando Jones heard that they now think that his character sent the wrong message to African Americans inspiring anger because the systematic and historical racism. Recently Orlando Jone posted a video describing his point of view.
The way I read this is that the people who run the show thinks that the character scares white people at best and offend trump supporters at worst. Following is a great clip from season 2 that shows the kind of rhetoric that was coming from Anansi. To be honest, its the kind of speech the powerful in society should hear. And I can see why it would scare some people.
I think Orlando Jones is correct. We literally live in a world where a speech like the clip above is considered to be more decisive than Donald Trump's antics. Let that sink in.
The way I read this is that the people who run the show thinks that the character scares white people at best and offend trump supporters at worst. Following is a great clip from season 2 that shows the kind of rhetoric that was coming from Anansi. To be honest, its the kind of speech the powerful in society should hear. And I can see why it would scare some people.
I think Orlando Jones is correct. We literally live in a world where a speech like the clip above is considered to be more decisive than Donald Trump's antics. Let that sink in.
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