So-called Racism

<h1>So-called Racism</h1>Author: <a title="Jason Henry" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/jason-henry/31194.htm">Jason Henry</a> Within the past few weeks I have witnessed the race for President turn into a race toward racism. Barack Obama's pastor has been accused of being a racist because of his so-called insensitive comments toward white Americans. Geraldine Ferraro was labeled a racist when she said that Obama would not be so successful if he were a white woman or a white man. I was so enflamed with anger that I wrote an article about Pastor Wright and Mrs. Ferraro. However, what enrages me the most is that the media has totally turned away from covering the issues that matter most to Americans. We now have news anchors that speak of Barack Obama in terms of his Pastor. As if he's responsible for the words that another man says. While it is wrong to judge another human being based off of our learning's from the Bible, it is also incorrect to label our nation as Christian when we fail to forgive someone for their shortcomings or their words. Jeremiah Wright may have truly offended people around the country; I am not one of those individuals. What bothers me the most is how so many continue to try and dismember his character; to try and tear him down as a man. If we are truly concerned with the condition of our nation and its sickly disposition, then why do we spend so much time trying to prove who has more intolerance? Is it Pastor Wright or is it Barack Obama?

We must move past this useless and pointless conversation about race and focus on why so many Americans have lost their homes and if we should continue to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan . What these last few weeks have taught me is that our nation has for too long pretended to have a conversation about race relations in America . If your only weapon is to use the words of another human being in an attempt to bring him down, then God will surely prevail. Our Christian values have taught us that God is all knowing, all loving, and all inclusive. If we are to truly walk in the word of the Lord then we cannot continue to move in words of hate. I call on each individual to rise above what the enemy is attempting to do to this nation. We cannot prosper if we swim in the hate filled words of others. Only if we love the individuals that we dislike the most and self-examine our own actions will this nation truly live up to its destiny.

-JHAbout the Author: Jason Henry started writing a few years ago with the angle of "sparking positive debate through writing." To enhance his writing skills and share his writing with the world, he started his own newsletter entitled "The Henry Project." A by product of the newsletter is his blog with the same name. Mr. Henry continues to provide his opinion on a number of issues facing America today. You can check out his blog at aanw.blogspot.com.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/article-marketing-articles/socalled-racism-373234.html" title="So-called Racism">So-called Racism</a>

Within the past few weeks I have witnessed the race for President turn into a race toward racism. Barack Obama's pastor has been accused of being a racist because of his so-called insensitive comments toward white Americans. Geraldine Ferraro was labeled a racist when she said that Obama would not be so successful if he were a white woman or a white man. I was so enflamed with anger that I wrote an article about Pastor Wright and Mrs. Ferraro. However, what enrages me the most is that the media has totally turned away from covering the issues that matter most to Americans. We now have news anchors that speak of Barack Obama in terms of his Pastor. As if he's responsible for the words that another man says. While it is wrong to judge another human being based off of our learning's from the Bible, it is also incorrect to label our nation as Christian when we fail to forgive someone for their shortcomings or their words. Jeremiah Wright may have truly offended people around the country; I am not one of those individuals. What bothers me the most is how so many continue to try and dismember his character; to try and tear him down as a man. If we are truly concerned with the condition of our nation and its sickly disposition, then why do we spend so much time trying to prove who has more intolerance? Is it Pastor Wright or is it Barack Obama?

We must move past this useless and pointless conversation about race and focus on why so many Americans have lost their homes and if we should continue to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan . What these last few weeks have taught me is that our nation has for too long pretended to have a conversation about race relations in America . If your only weapon is to use the words of another human being in an attempt to bring him down, then God will surely prevail. Our Christian values have taught us that God is all knowing, all loving, and all inclusive. If we are to truly walk in the word of the Lord then we cannot continue to move in words of hate. I call on each individual to rise above what the enemy is attempting to do to this nation. We cannot prosper if we swim in the hate filled words of others. Only if we love the individuals that we dislike the most and self-examine our own actions will this nation truly live up to its destiny.

-JH

Jason Henry started writing a few years ago with the angle of "sparking positive debate through writing." To enhance his writing skills and share his writing with the world, he started his own newsletter entitled "The Henry Project." A by product of the newsletter is his blog with the same name. Mr. Henry continues to provide his opinion on a number of issues facing America today. You can check out his blog at aanw.blogspot.com.

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