October 07, 2008

Angry People

There are many black Americans who are angry people. Oppression in the natural man (regardless of race) instills anger.

Oppression, however, is a response to their current situation, not historical events.

Some black Americans have been oppressed in childhood; not by people in past generations but by fathers who have abandoned them; by mothers who have decided that other things were more important than their children; by role models who have violated their sense of security, trust, justice and equity.

A part of black America, an angry part, wants to vent. They have found a cause that appears worthy. That cause is prejudice. Yet, their venting produces more prejudice and alienates.

The worthy cause then becomes unworthy.

Any cause worth pursuing should not produce more of the same.

The reason I write this is because the man who discipled me confronted me about a similar behavior.

Tomorrow: The email