1898 NIGGER
I got with the street guys the other day.
Every so often one of the guys gets in the mood to ask me
stuff- things about the bible- things they have questions about.
Hugh sat down next to me and asked me a few things.
It was funny- because I was just posting about Greek gods
and all- and he asked me if there was a goddess that’s mentioned in the bible.
I told him there was- in the book of Acts it talks about
‘the great goddess Diana’.
It was a reference to the idol that was set up in the city
of Ephesus.
The reason I mentioned this was Hugh told me ‘John- I like
talking to you about this stuff- you know the answers [most of the time] but
you don’t try and make us believe everything your way’.
Hugh and Andy and John David- all brothers that I have
written about over the years- they grew up in a preachers home.
They had experiences with many preachers over the years- and
they are familiar with men- good men- but men who see things a certain way- and
they often demand that others see it to.
When Hugh made the above statement- I didn’t tell him this-
but his brother Andy- who is a very able bible person- had told me the same
exact thing a few years ago.
Before I write in the morning- I quote a verse from the book
of James.
‘let every man be swift to hear- slow to speak- slow to
wrath- for the wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God’.
Last night I caught about 5 minutes of MSNBC- and I need
this verse because of them.
Rachel Maddow was ‘covering’ the campaign of Romney- and she
went on to say that who would ever believe that in this day and age- a
candidate for president would run his whole campaign on being anti black.
She went on and said Romney is targeting the racist white
vote- that this is blatant and open.
As I watch these race cards being played- another MSNBC host
said Romney was calling the president a Nigger.
Huh?
Yes- Toure’- a regular on the network- said when Romney used
the word ‘angry’ twice in a row- that he ‘niggerized’ Obama.
I heard a few actual quotes this past week- actual
recordings from the 2008 campaign.
‘He knew he was going to play the race card- we now have the
proof that he did this on purpose’.
Who said this?
Bill Clinton.
He was referring to some memo that leaked our – Clinton said
it proved that this was calculated.
Another quote.
‘Obama- you say you want to run a clean campaign- but your
actions are not in line with your words- Shame on you- shame on you’.
When you see the person saying it- she’s outraged.
Who said it?
Hillary Clinton.
I think it’s sad that any side would resort to stuff like
this.
This is not new [unless you believe that Bill and Hillary
were lying].
Okay- the other day when I posted the pic of the Jesus head
carving [Facebook] I wasn’t sure if I should tell this or not.
But I got up at midnight again- and when I was just praying
before I post- I felt it was time.
The reason I went down the road that the Re sale shop was
on- was because that part of town is a very bad place to be.
Normally- White folk don’t go there.
Many years ago [18?] I had a bad year.
I hung out with drug addicts- and partied in the bars that
were right off the street where I bought the carving.
As I was standing on the street that day- waiting for the
owner to get to the shop- I had about 20 minutes or so of just being there.
As I looked east- I saw a club called Ceilo- where a shooting
just happened a few nights before.
I thought about the nights when I was in another club just
like it- on the same block.
I was the only English speaking person in the place-
including the bar tender.
One night as the guys were ‘shooting up’- somehow the
conversation got into God.
When I told one of the guys I used to preach- he said he
felt God sent me- that in a way he thought even though drugs were all over the
room- yet he thought God sent me.
Many nights I would be up all night- and drive home at
around 6 in the morning [an hour drive to Kingsville].
I would get home just in time to put on my uniform and go to
work.
There’s a song that’s been playing on the Christian station
these last few days- it says we are all on borrowed time.
As I stood on the corner that day- right across the street
there was this Mexican guy.
So- being I’m waiting for the owner of the shop to show up-
I figured I might as well do some outreach.
So- I yelled ‘hey brother- you need a few dollars’.
I just wanted to spread the wealth round.
He looked at me for a second- and I wasn’t sure he
understood English.
So I started walking towards him- and I was taking my wallet
out- you know- to say ‘look- do you need a couple of bucks’.
I guess he saw me reaching for the wallet- and maybe thought
I had a gun.
He turned the other way and started walking- real fast.
At this point I was laughing- yeah- out loud.
I grabbed my trusty cell phone camera and took a couple of
pics- was gonna post them but they came out bad.
Over the years I have had Mexican friends- Black friends-
all races.
God’s kingdom is color blind- we are here for a very short
while.
It gets me mad to see the race card played- I know racism
exists- it inside White people- Black people- it’s comes in every color.
When we as a society play the card so freely- we damage each
other.
We give people excuses to hate other people.
Yes- some people hate Obama because of his color- but most
of those who disagree with him do so because of his politics.
If people don’t like Romney- then ‘don’t like him’ because
of his too.
But when you say he ‘niggerized’ the campaign because he
used the word ‘angry’ twice- then you are not contributing to the overall
healing of our land.
Remember- short time- let’s not waste it on stuff like this.
Note- Do me a favor, those who
read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read
them on. Thanks- John. Don’t forget to scroll down on the timeline [Facebook] -
I have posted lots.
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