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There are some racial groups around the United States that are promoting racial hatred and bigotry.  During the last elections several polling places were haunted by persons of a certain race who carried impact weapons, dressed an in intimidating way and basically did their best to keep people of other races from voting.  Racial epithets were used and on occasion even violence was implemented against those with whom they did not agree, either on the basis of opinion or simply because of the color of skin.  The new news media, YouTube, has plenty of videos on the subject for those curious enough to take a look.  Interestingly enough, the current Attorney General has seen to it that charges against such perpetrators were dropped.  Of course, surely it isn’t because they share the same race, is it?  Isn’t it time justice were really blind, not hampered by the color of anyone’s skin?  A white attorney general dropping similar charges against a white perpetrator of racial hate actions would have been called on the carpet, at best.  In fact, we’ve seen this government even go after their own Navy Seals for doing their job and bringing in a terrorist, why do they cut a racist slack when he was doing his best to disrupt the electoral process?

Meanwhile, out on the left coast there is a group called “The Race”.  They preach racial superiority and perpetrate all kinds of harassment against those of different races.  Since the movement to diminish illegal immigration got underway and brought widespread media attention due to Arizona’s decision to essentially enforce federal laws against illegal immigrants, there has been a big upsurge of racial tension by those who want the benefits of the civilization created by those of another race – without the presence of people who belong to that race.

It was not that long ago, historically speaking, that people decried (and rightly so) the white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) who intimidated people who were not white or who were deemed inferior to them based on religion or ethnicity.  But today, the “New Black Panthers” and “La Raza” are allowed to spew their own version of racial hatred and bigotry, mostly unchallenged by the “main stream media” (wouldn’t lame stream media be a more appropriate designation for them?).

As a Christian I oppose ALL forms of discrimination due to race, ethnicity, country of origin or other superficial and irrelevant characteristics.  The Apostle Paul wrote:

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. et the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:9-17)

Now THAT is a far better way of living than to hate and ostracize or reject people based on the color of their skin.  I recall what it is like to be a minority.  Shucks, as a TCK or MK (Third Culture Kid or Missionary Kid) I’ve always been a minority, even when amongst people with the same skin color.  What I’ve found over the years is that there are bad apples in any barrel.  You can’t lump all folks together.  You can’t paint any group with the same broad brush.  Let’s learn to take folks as individuals and let each person stand, or fall, on their own merits and character – or lack thereof.

Isn’t it time for a NAAAP?  (National Association for the Advancement of ALL People?)