I was just thinking about the oft disputed relationship between the "Insanity of the 186o's", if you will, and slavery.
First of all, I feel it unnecessary to go into any great detail of how slavery, of any form, is repugnant in a free and Christian society.
Also, I feel it equally unnecessary to go into any great detail of the supposed "inferiority" or "superiority" of any man compared to another of differing skin shade, or the segregation thereof; this is equally repugnant in a free and Christian society.
What is noteworthy, though, is the position of the North and of the South on the matter, especially when contrasting them with the current presuppositions of modern opinion on the subject.
The most common opinion is that the South wanted slaves and the North didn't. To relegate both sides into such a paradigm, though, would be naive, as well as disrespectful to the men who died in that war.
To begin with, Abraham Lincoln, the supposed "Great Emancipator" of the slaves, may not be the greatest example of a Christian war-time President.
In response to a letter from Horace Greeley, somewhat critical of Lincoln's handling of the crisis, the President writes what I feel summarizes Lincoln's truest stance on the institution of slavery in America during the war:
"I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was."
If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them.
My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.
What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause.
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views. I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free."
Greeley replied to this, once again critically, charging Lincoln to consider whether his domestic policies, as President, were following the law or rising above it.
What is clear to me is that Lincoln was opposed to slavery, but not to a degree that he would have wanted a war to end it. He perhaps saw slavery as his personal justification for a war that had already begun. The war greatly disturbed Lincoln to the point of near madness; in that, I pity him.
He abused his powers domestically by eliminating Habeas Corpus, among many other things, but I don't believe he was purposely usurping power; rather, I think he was simply unqualified and unconditioned to hold his office during the war.
I don't despise Abraham Lincoln; rather, I see him as a greatly fabled man, too caught up in matters beyond his control.
Showing posts with label Racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Racism. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
It's Only Natural
“And [God] hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;” ~Acts 17:26
My faith is Christian, my book is the Bible; no more is necessary for daily life than this.
Many are confused about the meaning of the term “race”; the modern usage usually refers to the “color” of the skin. But, the original usage referred more generally to what might be called “people groups”. For example, one might speak of the Irish race as opposed to the “white” race, with the implication of both general appearance and national character.
It is natural for a nation of people to share common traits such as appearance and a general value system. It only makes sense.
When a nation doesn't maintain an all around consensus of these commonalities, a division is made, usually resulting in war or other cultural issues.
What we have in America isn’t natural; there are too many cultures here for one nation.
While the problem is helped by the decentralization of power in government, it isn’t solved.
It has gotten to the point where one cannot even read a simple product label at the store because he can’t find his own language. That’s a serious problem.
One nation should have one culture; every empire that has had more than one culture has fallen.
The divisions among nationalities are natural as well as biblical; God destroyed the tower of Babel because of man’s desire for world government: one tongue, one people, one government.
National divisions are God inspired.
It is natural for immigrants from their own land to come to another land and adopt the culture, but it is not natural for ten, twenty, or thirty different cultures to exist in one land.
My culture is American, my race is American, my creed is American.
I accept no other nation’s culture. This is natural.
My skin is not “white”, for if it was, I would be in the hospital.
All men are different shades of brown. All men. This is a scientific fact.
Some darker, some lighter; I'm somewhere between.
It matters not to me what shade a person is.
The answer to our cultural problems is not a “colorblind society”, but a Christian society; the kind of society spoken of by the founders of our country, and the Founder of my faith.
Generations ago, my ancestors came from the Celtic Nations, and over a couple hundred years came to be settled in the Ozarks region of America.
Over time, generation after generation, gene pool mixed with gene pool, and a set of characteristics and traits became that of my entire family. Black hair, blue eyes, these are just some of the family traits.
Why, I’ve got English, Irish, Spanish, Norwegian, Scottish, and Cherokee blood coursing through my veins, and still, I am of one blood.
Many nations, one blood.
But none of it matters, I have no sense of pride or prejudice.
I’m a Christian American, that's all that I am, and that's all that matters.
I don’t really care for anything other than my God, my family and my country; little more, nothing less.
Political Correctness and the promotion of race has ripped my nation apart, and I do not wish to further discuss my personal "race" or people group, and I do not wish for others on this blog to discuss their "race" or people group. The only mention of "race" you will see here is how our enemies use it against us as Christians and Americans.
We are all descendants of Adam.
I don't care what color a person is, I really don't.
I don't subscribe to that kind of group mentality, as it takes away from one's sense of individualism.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]." ~Ephesians 6:12
This is the object of my faith, and this is the object of this blog.
My faith is Christian, my book is the Bible; no more is necessary for daily life than this.
Many are confused about the meaning of the term “race”; the modern usage usually refers to the “color” of the skin. But, the original usage referred more generally to what might be called “people groups”. For example, one might speak of the Irish race as opposed to the “white” race, with the implication of both general appearance and national character.
It is natural for a nation of people to share common traits such as appearance and a general value system. It only makes sense.
When a nation doesn't maintain an all around consensus of these commonalities, a division is made, usually resulting in war or other cultural issues.
What we have in America isn’t natural; there are too many cultures here for one nation.
While the problem is helped by the decentralization of power in government, it isn’t solved.
It has gotten to the point where one cannot even read a simple product label at the store because he can’t find his own language. That’s a serious problem.
One nation should have one culture; every empire that has had more than one culture has fallen.
The divisions among nationalities are natural as well as biblical; God destroyed the tower of Babel because of man’s desire for world government: one tongue, one people, one government.
National divisions are God inspired.
It is natural for immigrants from their own land to come to another land and adopt the culture, but it is not natural for ten, twenty, or thirty different cultures to exist in one land.
My culture is American, my race is American, my creed is American.
I accept no other nation’s culture. This is natural.
My skin is not “white”, for if it was, I would be in the hospital.
All men are different shades of brown. All men. This is a scientific fact.
Some darker, some lighter; I'm somewhere between.
It matters not to me what shade a person is.
The answer to our cultural problems is not a “colorblind society”, but a Christian society; the kind of society spoken of by the founders of our country, and the Founder of my faith.
Generations ago, my ancestors came from the Celtic Nations, and over a couple hundred years came to be settled in the Ozarks region of America.
Over time, generation after generation, gene pool mixed with gene pool, and a set of characteristics and traits became that of my entire family. Black hair, blue eyes, these are just some of the family traits.
Why, I’ve got English, Irish, Spanish, Norwegian, Scottish, and Cherokee blood coursing through my veins, and still, I am of one blood.
Many nations, one blood.
But none of it matters, I have no sense of pride or prejudice.
I’m a Christian American, that's all that I am, and that's all that matters.
I don’t really care for anything other than my God, my family and my country; little more, nothing less.
Political Correctness and the promotion of race has ripped my nation apart, and I do not wish to further discuss my personal "race" or people group, and I do not wish for others on this blog to discuss their "race" or people group. The only mention of "race" you will see here is how our enemies use it against us as Christians and Americans.
We are all descendants of Adam.
I don't care what color a person is, I really don't.
I don't subscribe to that kind of group mentality, as it takes away from one's sense of individualism.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]." ~Ephesians 6:12
This is the object of my faith, and this is the object of this blog.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Vindicated!
The unfortunate events that occurred on November 14th of last year sent a grandfather before a grand jury and two Colombians sadly to eternity.
Joe Horn spoke to a 911 dispatcher while he watched his neighbor’s home get ransacked by two illegal aliens. Speaking to the dispatcher, Horn indicated fear and anxiety over the robbery in progress, not knowing when the police were going to arrive to apprehend the felons.
Nearing the end of this nightmare, Horn expressed urgency about the situation, because the burglars were almost ready to escape.
Joe Horn was asked thirteen times not to go outside, but not being one to sit idly by and watch the crime pay off, he grabbed his shotgun and nervously walked outside. His voice can be clearly heard on the 911 tape as he gives a warning: “Move, and you’re dead!”.
The next things heard are three gun blasts and Joe’s voice asking the dispatcher for the squad cars to hurry up and get there, because he downed one of them and the other took off running.
Both of the house thieves died.
Horn said the criminals rushed at him, and this was verified by investigators.
This, however, wasn’t good enough for Civil Rights attorneys, falsely so called.
They, with others, began shouting “Racist!”, because the Colombians had more melanin in their skin than Joe Horn.
Well, welcome to the U.S.S.A! One may not defend his neighbor’s home from burglary without being charged with racism and murder? The two would have made off with two thousand dollars worth of valuables, had this man not stopped them. What if the family was home? They may have been massacred.
The men were part of a local crime ring, it was discovered, so it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch of the imagination to envision these men striking again.
This man has been called a vigilante, but what is that supposed to mean?
Does it mean someone that goes around packing heat, looking for litterbugs to persecute?
If it does, we’ve got a lot of badged vigilantes that are waiting to strike.
The point is, the police weren’t there, but an ordinary citizen was. He did exactly what any law enforcement agent would have done in his place. Think about it.
On the 30th day of June, 2008, a Grand Jury decided not to indict Joe Horn. Huzzah!
Joe Horn spoke to a 911 dispatcher while he watched his neighbor’s home get ransacked by two illegal aliens. Speaking to the dispatcher, Horn indicated fear and anxiety over the robbery in progress, not knowing when the police were going to arrive to apprehend the felons.
Nearing the end of this nightmare, Horn expressed urgency about the situation, because the burglars were almost ready to escape.
Joe Horn was asked thirteen times not to go outside, but not being one to sit idly by and watch the crime pay off, he grabbed his shotgun and nervously walked outside. His voice can be clearly heard on the 911 tape as he gives a warning: “Move, and you’re dead!”.
The next things heard are three gun blasts and Joe’s voice asking the dispatcher for the squad cars to hurry up and get there, because he downed one of them and the other took off running.
Both of the house thieves died.
Horn said the criminals rushed at him, and this was verified by investigators.
This, however, wasn’t good enough for Civil Rights attorneys, falsely so called.
They, with others, began shouting “Racist!”, because the Colombians had more melanin in their skin than Joe Horn.
Well, welcome to the U.S.S.A! One may not defend his neighbor’s home from burglary without being charged with racism and murder? The two would have made off with two thousand dollars worth of valuables, had this man not stopped them. What if the family was home? They may have been massacred.
The men were part of a local crime ring, it was discovered, so it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch of the imagination to envision these men striking again.
This man has been called a vigilante, but what is that supposed to mean?
Does it mean someone that goes around packing heat, looking for litterbugs to persecute?
If it does, we’ve got a lot of badged vigilantes that are waiting to strike.
The point is, the police weren’t there, but an ordinary citizen was. He did exactly what any law enforcement agent would have done in his place. Think about it.
On the 30th day of June, 2008, a Grand Jury decided not to indict Joe Horn. Huzzah!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
In Their Own Words
"We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order." ~David Rockefeller
"No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation." ~David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." ~From The National Educator, K.M. Heaton
"A total world population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal." ~Ted Turner, in an interview with Audubon magazine.
"National Socialism will use its own revolution for establishing of a new world order." ~Adolph Hitler
"Under Socialism you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly fed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you liked it or not. If it were discovered that you had not the character and industry enough to be worth all this trouble, you might possibly be executed in a kindly manner. . . . [This is compassionate liberalism.]" ~Bernard Shaw, in his Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, 1928
"The New Deal is plainly an attempt to achieve a working socialism and avert a social collapse in America; it is extraordinarily parallel to the successive 'policies' and 'Plans' of the Russian experiment. Americans shirk the word 'socialism', but what else can one call it?" ~H.G. Wells, The New World Order 1939
"We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the rule of law, not the rule of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.'s founders." ~President George Bush, 1991
"In the next century, nations as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority. National sovereignty wasn't such a great idea after all." ~Strobe Talbot, President Clinton's Deputy Secretary of State, as quoted in Time, July 20th, 1992.
"Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government." ~Dr. Henry Kissinger, Bilderberger Conference, Evians, France, 1991
"No one will enter the New World Order unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation." ~David Spangler, Director of Planetary Initiative, United Nations
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." ~From The National Educator, K.M. Heaton
"A total world population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal." ~Ted Turner, in an interview with Audubon magazine.
"National Socialism will use its own revolution for establishing of a new world order." ~Adolph Hitler
"Under Socialism you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly fed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you liked it or not. If it were discovered that you had not the character and industry enough to be worth all this trouble, you might possibly be executed in a kindly manner. . . . [This is compassionate liberalism.]" ~Bernard Shaw, in his Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, 1928
"The New Deal is plainly an attempt to achieve a working socialism and avert a social collapse in America; it is extraordinarily parallel to the successive 'policies' and 'Plans' of the Russian experiment. Americans shirk the word 'socialism', but what else can one call it?" ~H.G. Wells, The New World Order 1939
"We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the rule of law, not the rule of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this new world order, an order in which a credible United Nations can use its peacekeeping role to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.'s founders." ~President George Bush, 1991
"In the next century, nations as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority. National sovereignty wasn't such a great idea after all." ~Strobe Talbot, President Clinton's Deputy Secretary of State, as quoted in Time, July 20th, 1992.
"Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government." ~Dr. Henry Kissinger, Bilderberger Conference, Evians, France, 1991
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