Well, no, actually I am not a racist. I am very prejudiced against prejudiced people.
I think prejudice of any type from any corner is an admission of cowardice…”I am better than you because I am white/black/brown/etc”.
A “Christian racist” is a contradiction in terms.
As a follower of Christ I couldn’t be racist even if I wanted to be. Had I been raised racist it may take me a while after conversion to learn the horrificness of the sin of prejudice; but that conviction would come.
But…that said…I am a racist.
CNN says I am. ESPN says I am. Should-be-in-federal-prison Hillary says I am. And, alarmingly, so do many, for instance, facebook “friends” whom I used to respect.
In their parlance I am a racist.
But I am not.
I think any form of protest that a, for instance, NFL player takes part in at a game is wrong; whether it be “black lives matter (which is a pretty racist statement, by the way)”, prolife, or anything else. Wrong place, wrong time.
I will not apologize for being white. Wasn’t my call.
I will not apologize for the horrific slavery that took place in the United States any more than I will apologize for the massive slavery that continues worldwise; though I hate it.
I will take you at face (and faith) value.
I am commanded to love you…regardless. That does not mean I have to like you nor your opinions; and it certainly doesn’t mean I have to let you get away with slandering me.
And if you disrespect all Law Enforcement Officers and/or the military; I will lose any and all respect for you I ever had.
Period.
And I’ll close with what comes to mind every time I think about this issue:
If you are more upset with the fact that football players aren’t standing during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner than the fact that cops are killing blacks with impunity, then you are part of the problem.