If we are going to have a discussion, please do so in good faith without the need to slander a political, ethical, or moral position that one may hold.
Thank you in advance.
What I am saying has no bearing on what you yourself may understand to be scripture… so I am not impugning your beliefs. It is undeniable though that religiousity has been used… whether supported by scripture or not… to justify all sorts of horrible opinions.
And I am sure you don’t really want to hear mine. But your 2 or 3 times claim is bogus for this black guy. Even using my anecdotal evidence… I’ve experienced some varying degree of racism over 10 times. From having skin heads yell “ you ■■■■■■■ N word” as they drive by in their 1980s Toyota Truck (hilarious in its own right). To being profiled at a clothing store or the little microagressions at various places of work.
Experiencing racism and letting it control your life are 2 very different things.
In the case of this story, racism controlled a black mans ability to be fairly considered for a government role. One of the most blatant, and hard to prove, version of racism still alive today (in certain regions more than others)
I’m not addressing “many horrible opinions”. That’s too broadbrush to even try to address.
I am saying that despite living in the South and being in an interracial marriage for 48 years, I have never once been told that such a marriage was unChristian. I have been told that it was unwise because our children would face discrimination. In the old days I was told it would affect my career with the large corporation I worked for. I was told many things but never that the Bible taught against it. If I had been, I would say so. If that thinking had been rampant, you can bet I would have heard of it.
Correct, you are nobody to me and I could care less about your life experience or the tribulations you’ve undergone over the years. I’m am also uninterested in conducting a fake personal interview with you lib-types every time I express a sentiment you don’t agree with (SOP for the leftists here).
I’m also honest enough to lead off with that instead of pretending.