Friday, July 19, 2013

Prejudice

Racism can be very subtle, or not.  Can you really read the news about Trevor Martin with an open mind?  If you are light skinned, you might find yourself thinking that the black youth was up to no good in that white neighborhood.  If you are dark skinned you might think that it is racism that killed the youth.  It is hard to read such a story with an open mind.  The African American community is saying that the verdict is an injustice, that this is a hate crime.  A lot of us thought that OJ was guilty, but the court ruled.  We rarely start out with an open mind.  If you are a Christian and try to read the Koran, what is your reaction to what you read?  It is probably different than if you pick up the Bible.  For Catholics, if the Pope says it, then it must be so.  I find people saying, "This is inspired by the Holy Spirit," when in reality, it simply fits their view of the world.  Pray for an open mind.  Too often, our drug of choice is our own world view.  When Jesus said, "Travel the narrow road," he was not referring to our personal way of seeing things.

3 comments:

  1. "What exactly was he referring to?
    Where is the "narrow" road?
    Thankyou

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  2. The narrow road? Try to be more open than your limited personal experience.

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  3. I did not follow the trial or really anything connected to the trial. I just know Zimmerman was a police officer BUT he was acting as a volunteer in incident. I BELIEVE the jury was chosen for a reason. Their were a justice in the background of the jurors. Also since they were all female there were a few mother's . In other words for sympathy for Trevon Martin. I don't know. The justice system is at work.

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