What is the cause behind racism? What is fueling the fire between white cops and the Black Lives Matter movement? How can we combat this hatred in America?
Show Notes
Personal:
Getting “jiggy” with it
Mic check be gone
Just got back from a funeral
- GoFundMe for Jason Brown Funeral Expenses - https://www.gofundme.com/2ctc2bw
Repent and Witness coming up
- More Info: http://www.RepentAndWitness.com
Witness Radio Episode mentioned on show (Open Air Q&A) - - http://www.witnesstalkradio.org/episodes/episode-79-open-air-qa
News:
Remember we are talking about human beings, we should never be apathetic when an officer shoots someone, even if that person was hostile and the officer’s life is at risk.
Uproar of cops shooting black people:
- Alton Sterling, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Mike Brown, and others
***WARNING: THESE VIDEOS ARE EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.***
Alton Sterling Video 1: https://youtu.be/EKZHx9nQAxo
Alton Sterling Video 2: https://youtu.be/wi046De1MKk
Philando Castile Video: https://youtu.be/K_J3sYIgvUE
There is now people targeting cops:
- Lorne Ahrens, Michael Smith, Michael Krol, Patrick Zamarripa and Brent Thompson (Dallas Police)
- http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-alton-sterling-protests/
Black Lives Matter Movement: Civil rights group or Racists?
- Rudy Giuliani quote: http://time.com/4400259/rudy-giuliani-black-lives-matter/
"White People to the back!" Protester Segregation:
- http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/182209164-story
Stats show blacks are shot significantly less than whites by law enforcement:
http://www.theguardian.com/TheCounted/ (In “Race & Ethnicity” section, click “Total”)
Most shootings occur when a suspect becomes hostile, going as far as to pull a gun
What is the future of our country going to look like if we keep seeing this sort of stuff happening
Life Issues:
What is racism?
- “the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.” (Google)
Racism is a real issue even today.
https://answersingenesis.org/racism/
Are we more unified today than in previous generations or divided
Racism is a two way street.
Violence is not the answer. Rioting is not the answer.
Doctrine:
Why does racism exist?
Does God think there should be any sort of segregation between peoples?
How should we deal with racism as Christians?
Are there different races? NO!
“Nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop!”
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” - Galatians 3:28
Resources for more information:
One Race, One Blood - Book (Affiliate Link), DVD (Affiliate Link), YouTube
Grab Bag:
Check This Out - The Origin of Races: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZSfqXDOyck
Benjamin Watson regarding Furguson (Michael Brown):
Part 1: http://www.thebenjaminwatson.com/video/benjamin-watson-talks-ferguson-cnn/
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4YQ6n9_y8E
BLM Leader does “Shoot or Don’t Shoot” test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRHCAUpdAc4
Voddie Baucham regarding Furguson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyy2w_-rLo
Picture Credit:
By Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMinneapolis_Police_squad_car_near_Elsie's_fundraiser_protest_and_8th-Marshall_Street_intersection_shutdown_(23145393419).jpg
Getting “jiggy” with it
Mic check be gone
Just got back from a funeral
- GoFundMe for Jason Brown Funeral Expenses - https://www.gofundme.com/2ctc2bw
Repent and Witness coming up
- More Info: http://www.RepentAndWitness.com
Witness Radio Episode mentioned on show (Open Air Q&A) - - http://www.witnesstalkradio.org/episodes/episode-79-open-air-qa
News:
Remember we are talking about human beings, we should never be apathetic when an officer shoots someone, even if that person was hostile and the officer’s life is at risk.
Uproar of cops shooting black people:
- Alton Sterling, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Mike Brown, and others
***WARNING: THESE VIDEOS ARE EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.***
Alton Sterling Video 1: https://youtu.be/EKZHx9nQAxo
Alton Sterling Video 2: https://youtu.be/wi046De1MKk
Philando Castile Video: https://youtu.be/K_J3sYIgvUE
There is now people targeting cops:
- Lorne Ahrens, Michael Smith, Michael Krol, Patrick Zamarripa and Brent Thompson (Dallas Police)
- http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-alton-sterling-protests/
Black Lives Matter Movement: Civil rights group or Racists?
- Rudy Giuliani quote: http://time.com/4400259/rudy-giuliani-black-lives-matter/
"White People to the back!" Protester Segregation:
- http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/182209164-story
Stats show blacks are shot significantly less than whites by law enforcement:
http://www.theguardian.com/TheCounted/ (In “Race & Ethnicity” section, click “Total”)
Most shootings occur when a suspect becomes hostile, going as far as to pull a gun
What is the future of our country going to look like if we keep seeing this sort of stuff happening
Life Issues:
What is racism?
- “the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.” (Google)
Racism is a real issue even today.
https://answersingenesis.org/racism/
Are we more unified today than in previous generations or divided
Racism is a two way street.
Violence is not the answer. Rioting is not the answer.
Doctrine:
Why does racism exist?
Does God think there should be any sort of segregation between peoples?
How should we deal with racism as Christians?
Are there different races? NO!
“Nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop!”
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” - Galatians 3:28
Resources for more information:
One Race, One Blood - Book (Affiliate Link), DVD (Affiliate Link), YouTube
Grab Bag:
Check This Out - The Origin of Races: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZSfqXDOyck
Benjamin Watson regarding Furguson (Michael Brown):
Part 1: http://www.thebenjaminwatson.com/video/benjamin-watson-talks-ferguson-cnn/
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4YQ6n9_y8E
BLM Leader does “Shoot or Don’t Shoot” test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRHCAUpdAc4
Voddie Baucham regarding Furguson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYyy2w_-rLo
Picture Credit:
By Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMinneapolis_Police_squad_car_near_Elsie's_fundraiser_protest_and_8th-Marshall_Street_intersection_shutdown_(23145393419).jpg
.jpg){kind=link}