But Truth matters. There is not a systemic framework intended to unfairly target minorities in general, and/or Blacks in specific. This family structure is found in virtually every corner of the globe. When people defend state violence, they do so because they believe that it keeps them safe. Organizations are making a lot of noise in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. But within a few months, it became clear that support for BLM also came with riots, looting and arson. Again, we are dealing with lies and false narratives. If they support what God calls “abomination” and “detestable”, then how can a Christian support them in good conscience? In fact, given that cops are killing two Whites for every Black, in spite of the fact that Blacks commit more violent crimes, there seems to be an indication that the bias of cops tends to go in the opposite direction. Let us linger on this one for a moment. 8. As a sworn law enforcement officer, it was his duty to initiate a stop with young Mr. Brown, and he did it. Their entire goal is to do their jobs, and go home in one piece. What’s more is that their insistence that they are working against state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism is a smokescreen. They do not feel protected, they feel afraid, harassed, mistreated, in danger. If you think for one second that they are not the slightest bit bothered by incidents like the murder of George Floyd, you would be mistaken. 3. As Christians we should recognize the language of black lives matter. Maybe only in sweet, flowery language, but in the real world where actions speak louder than words, it is clear that they simply just do not care. No part of that forced Michael Brown to attack Officer Wilson, reach for his weapon, or charge at him in the final moments of his life. CP VOICES do not necessarily reflect the views of The Christian Post. Just let that sink in, folks. It has to do with empathy for the "other," for the one we would normally regard the "least.". I recommend that you, the reader, take the time to carefully read through everything they say in their Mission Statement before continuing on. However, as I mentioned earlier, their insistence on this, in spite of their lack of actual justification, has nothing to do with justice in any form. The shooting death of Trayvon Martin was the end result of his own decision to attack George Zimmerman. Say all of their names, and remember that those are just the ones you can say. Given that police kill twice as many White people as they do black, and given that prosecution has routinely occurred in incidents where wrongdoing on the part of Police was identified, it is clear that the “State” is not actively engaged in said action. He did not say “as you do it unto everyone, you do it unto me,” but “as you do it unto the least” (Matthew 25:40). Let's also say the names of the corporations that have failed the BLM movement. As Christians we should recognize the language of black lives matter. To any of us, the available evidence was pretty clear and concise, however, what we saw was only what the media allowed us to see. The rally cry has become "Black Lives Matter" and in response, some have felt compelled to reply "All Lives Matter." In any investigation, there is always more we do not see, and that is what gets to come out as time progresses. What this means is that most of those young people running amok in places like New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and points in between, have never actually experienced a system that was intended to hold them down. Noting that the cause of death in crucifixion is asphyxiation, Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary, drives this point home for us poignantly when she states. Today is National Voter Registration Day! I feel much safer knowing that they are there. They wish for people to believe that they are still being kept on the plantation, in spite of the fact that not a one of them has experienced an ounce of actual slavery or discrimination in their lives, at least none from the government or law enforcement. In either case, it is safe to say that the Bible regards men dressing as women, and women as men, in the same light as homosexuality; as an abomination. The people of BLM cannot find it in themselves to say something? As for the remainder of the quote, there is little else I can say. Through this, they are able to justify all of their misdeeds through the idea that they are fighting against an oppressive enemy that opposes them at every turn, and who is determined to keep them in a subservient position. When it comes to things like ability, disability, or any of the items I have not addressed, all I can say is that these are things I cannot disagree with them on. Antifa supporter Daniel Alan Baker was arrested for plotting to murder Trump supporters and police on Inauguration Day. The post, obviously written in response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, fails completely to acknowledge the pressing social reality that generated the movement to begin with. That is their goal, superiority, not equality. While I do wholeheartedly support religious freedom, I am also bound by my faith to evangelize, but evangelizing someone is not the same as denying their freedom of religion. This statement implies that they somehow still exist in a state of bondage. Ephesians 5:11-13, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. A year later, we set out together on the Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride to Ferguson, in search of justice for Mike Brown and all of those who have been torn apart by state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism.”. "I can't breathe" could very well have been uttered by Jesus on the cross--Jesus Christ, an oppressed minority under the most powerful government on the planet who was legally put to death by the state. The fact that the people with BLM have chosen silence on this topic speaks volumes, I think, about where they are with God, and I for one can only imagine what He will have to say to them when they stand before Him in judgment. The way we treat people of color in our country is how we treat Jesus, who was himself a person of color. What does the Bible have to say on this topic? While the paragraph this quote came from does go on to affirm extended families, along with the “village”, the reason I focused where I did is that the nuclear family structure they reference in a negative light is actually the family structure they affirm. We need to hear when they tell us "I can't breathe," both metaphorically and, all too often, literally. Not all of these firms have helped the cause. Without the traditional family unit, no society would long survive, and yet they say that they wish to disrupt this family structure? For this idea to work, all of those officers must have a demonstrable prejudice against Blacks, to include on the part of Black officers. Random EngMed fact: My great-great-grandfather and I both went through Basic Training at the same location, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. As I noted, the majority of Black supporters of BLM were born long after the Jim Crow laws died their well-deserved death, and there isn’t a one alive today who was ever a slave (minus some African immigrants, as slavery is still practiced in parts of Africa). A picture of the Last Supper showing a black Jesus has been installed in a cathedral in what campaigners described as a "bold statement". After all, Jesus did not say “blessed is everyone,” but “blessed are the poor” (Luke 6:20). We will get to that in just a little bit, but first the quote. Julia. Next topic, they state that they support all members of the trans community. Support for BLM questions often come down to ‘do you like what … Because then as now, there are people who were marginalized, condemned, and shut out of the system, and the hallmark of Jesus' mission and ministry is all about drawing our attention to them. She just wanted to get home to see her cousin. He chose to make himself an ongoing threat to a law enforcement officer, and paid the price for it. In a July 5 statement, Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Wash., wrote: “BLM is in conflict with Church teaching regarding marriage, family and the sanctity of life. I recognize this, and I'm glad we have police. https://engmedblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/even-more-reason-to-oppose-blm/. Yes, #BlackLivesMatter. Languages have always fascinated me, which does nothing to explain why I have always been so horrible at math. Their raison d’être is predicated on lies, half-truths, and false narratives. You know, someone else wanted to take apart the world God made, and he was cursed to crawl on his belly for it. Jesus had much to say about children. The short answer is, “No”. “The example of Jesus… Similarly, when Officer Darren Wilson encountered Michael Brown on that day in Ferguson, MO, he was in search of a suspected strong-arm robber, who it would later turn out was Michael Brown. 53 likes. Exodus 20:15-17, “ Thou shalt not steal. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. Additionally, when Black Lives Matter chooses to involve themselves in cases such as these, the waters rapidly become muddied because their true focus is not on finding justice, but rather on pushing their particular agenda. If we care about what Jesus cared about, then we need to care about this. The race and appearance of Jesus has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. (see my blog post: https://engmedblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/even-more-reason-to-oppose-blm/ ). Evangelical Leaders Support Black Lives Matter Movement. In the opening of their Mission Statement, they say, “Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. I thought that all Black lives mattered? At the time he went through, his Basic Training site was called Camp Doniphan, which was later folded into Fort Sill. Their position holds as good that which God hates, and they hate that which God holds as good (Isaiah 5:20). They go on to say. 1. He pointed … Activist schools Fox News host on the BLM movement and Jesus. The LGBTQ well that is a horse of a different color….. And I’m not talking about the beautiful covenant God gave us with His rainbow! A lot of people who had sided with BLM over the video, pulled back their support over those scenes of chaos. As such, it was justified. Black Lives Matter? Some have made it worse, including these seven companies. Why did Jesus have this emphasis, and why should we? 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”. All of them were murdered, in and out of the womb, and all of their lives mattered. They are a blessing and inheritance from God (Psalm 127:3). “Enraged by the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, George Zimmerman, and inspired by the 31-day takeover of the Florida State Capitol by POWER U and the Dream Defenders, we took to the streets. He chose to follow after Martin, in order to determine what he was up to. “We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege”. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s). CP Current Page: Voices | Monday, June 08, 2020 | Coronavirus → MLK vs. BLM: 3 big differences. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. This is a position based upon false narratives, lies, and very shaky ground indeed. Continually Jesus drew our attention not to loving people "in general" but to specifically caring for those we would tend to discount or condemn. Where I come from, that is known as an inconsistency. Does this mean that all cops are good guys? It is clear that they are going on about something for which they have no personal knowledge, but have somehow chosen to take on the feeling, as if they could actually comprehend it. The beginning of this quote takes us right back to the previous section, and bearing false witness. But I personally know people in antifa and those that support the BLM movement as well as some patriots that confess the Name of Jesus Christ. They declare that all Black lives matter, and yet, their silence in the recent deaths of young, Black children at the hands of BLM supporters, and other criminal types, seems to tell an entirely different story. This brings us to the first point, the lies, half-truths, and false narratives. ” Next, they say, “Our... 3. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).”. But not all are currently being equally marginalized and brutalized by our criminal justice system. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus… Ryan Bomberger, a black pro-life activist and co-founder of the Radiance Foundation, says he does not support the Black Lives Matter movement, because of its hostility to Christianity. In one of my previous posts, I covered what the Bible has to say regarding homosexuality, but I have not yet covered what the Bible says regarding the transgender issue. You killing your own. Random EngMed fact: I speak at least six languages to varying degrees of fluency, though I am only conversant in two: English and Spanish. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Churches and evangelical leaders are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement which was further sparked by the recent murder of George Floyd in police custody. This hardly counts as continuing the work of their ancestors given that they are actively seeking to destroy their memory. Black lives matter is exactly the kind of thing Jesus would say. You killed an 8-year-old child. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Our intention from the very beginning was to connect Black people from all over the world who have a shared desire for justice to act together in their communities. This is not an issue peripheral to the gospel, or a matter of a few isolated proof texts. The BLM lauded last year’s $5 million acquisition of a 113-acre Red Cliffs parcel that the proposed highway would skirt. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.”. The issue, however, is not that anyone is proposing that other people's lives do not matter. Of course everyone's lives matter -- including the lives of police officers. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Many companies have publicly endorsed Black Lives Matter after George Floyd’s death. “We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure…”. Given that an investigation into the incident with George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin found Zimmerman was justified in shooting Martin, how can they continue to demand justice for the death of Trayvon Martin? That was his decision to make, and the decision he made had a tragic outcome for him and his family. I also find myself wondering what He will say to the witnesses who have chosen to remain silent about these murders because “snitches get stitches”. Each name on this list hits me hard, as I have children these ages. Anything? ( Log Out /  After all, Jesus did not say "blessed is everyone," but "blessed are the poor" (Luke 6:20). In other words, they wish to dismantle the way that the Lord created our world. Over the course of the last few days, multiple innocent Black children have died from gunshot wounds inflicted by people acting in support of BLM, or around them, and for some reason, BLM leadership cannot even spare the time to acknowledge that it has happened, let alone muster up a lackluster apology. I have come to the conclusion that this is, by far, one of the most important issues of the day, and this needs to be as impactful as possible. Exodus 20:15-17, “Thou shalt not steal. IF there is any form of bias or prejudice involved in police work, then it would seem to be against White folk, not Black. Note that תוֹעֲבַ֛ת (toehbat), the word translated as “abomination” in this verse also means “detestable”, and is the same word used to describe how God views homosexuality. „Wenn Deutschland diesen Leuten Asyl gewährt, dann verzichte ich auf die Hinrichtung.“ Blüm erreichte, dass sein Parteifreund Ernst Albrecht alle 16 in Niedersachsen aufnahm und sie vor der Hinrichtung bewahrte. If we are unstable and fractured, we are weak in the face of our enemies. They wish to recreate the world in their own image, rather than acknowledge themselves as possessing the Imago Dei, or the Image of God. Yet, BLM remains silent about these particular lives. „Jesus-Nachfolge ist immer konkret oder sie ist … Eric Metaxas, an author who has caused soul-searching among some evangelicals because of his vociferous support for Trump’s election fraud claims, was eager to pin the blame on antifa. If race was not the motivator, and the shooters were justified in their actions, why then is BLM insisting on standing on those incidents as justification for their reason to exist? That’s all she wanted to do.”, Davon McNeal, 11 years old, Washington DC, Royta De’Marco Giles, 8 years old, Hoover, AL, Natalia Wallace, 7 years old, Chicago, IL. There still are people stupid and ignorant enough to be racist, but they are not the government, nor are they the system. There are many more who have not been named, either because there are too many, or because they were never afforded the opportunity to have a name. They are absolutely unjustified in what they are stating here, and they know it. There are more examples. They matter, according the Jesus, because these are the very ones who are treated as the "least" in our country. Almost 1 in 4 evangelicals (23%) say they do not support the BLM movement, more than practicing Christians (13%) or those who attended church in the past week (14%). The BLM movement is showing their true colors as they say they are fighting against crimes unjustly happening against them,but the looting and crimes they commit only counteract their purpose. That puts a new light on Christ's words, "As you do it unto the least of these, my brothers, you do it unto me." Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. They wanted to get it right the first time, so that there would not be one single doubt of their guilt left among the jury. She didn’t do nothing to nobody. I want the page to be able to spread the hope and love of Jesus Chirst our lord and savior In fact, the entire Bible has much to say about children. So, when BLM uses race, socioeconomic classes, and sex to divide us and gain power for themselves, reject them. But at least Jesus had a trial. Perhaps an analogy will help. Given that the Obama/Holder Justice Department report on the shooting of Michael Brown determined that there was no wrongdoing on the part of Officer Wilson, it is clear that the shootings were justified and not motivated by race. Greatest mistake of the devil: Crucifying Jesus; Engaging views and analysis from outside contributors on the issues affecting society and faith today. In the initial reaction, support for BLM basically meant you were against what happened [with George Floyd last May]. In so doing, they keep alive the false narrative of widespread racism and systemic discrimination against all Black people. I have a daughter who just turned 17, close in age to the young Black man murdered in CHAZ/CHOP before it was finally taken down. The gospel has no racial preference. Rising Hope. 1. Jesus did not say "love everyone," but "love your enemies" (Matthew 5:44). I will be covering some of that here, but a full post on the subject will eventually be forthcoming. ( Log Out /  It is up to each and every one of you to decide where you go from here. Our faith’s teachings tell us that each person is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and therefore has intrinsic worth and value. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. Jesus was a rebel and would 110% support the non violent protestors and the down trodden in the blm movement. 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