Time to Fight Racism

Once it was certain that Barack Obama would be the next President of the United States back in 2008, I knew there would be an onslaught of racial slurs and racist behavior that would rear its ugly head. 

If anyone thought that racism was dead in this country, they were dead wrong and you can see it ever so clearly now more than ever.  Let’s think about it for a minute.  Why else would anyone not want their child to listen to a Presidential address about the importance of education?  Pure racism.  As much as I thought (and still do think) George W. is a complete idiot, I still think that he, as the president, could possibly reach our youth while speaking about the importance of education.

Since racism has hit an all-time high for the past few decades that simply means that those of us who don’t subscribe to racist views have to do our part, really step up to the plate and fight against this illness that’s been sweeping the nation with help from many of the right wing pundits.

According to a post at The Rev. Chuck Currie:

Obviously, we must speak out against racism and against those who would seek to use race or religion to divide the American people.  Such means to achieve political ends cannot be tolerated.

The test that we face in the face of such hatred and racism is how we respond.  Christians must always we concerned not just with justice but also for the need for reconciliation because justice is just a far off dream if we remain divided.

Read the entire post here! (Warning – The referenced post contains some very disturbing racist comments.)