A FINAL WORD ON RACISM

Scientifically, there is very little to distinguish between races. All humans must eat, drink, need shelter, have the drive to mate, love and pair-bond. We all have skin, hair, eyes, teeth, the same number of limbs. We’re all born helpless, and are helpless against the onslaught of aging. So answer me this; how can one race be in God’s image, and any other race be very far off?

In ancient times it made perfect sense (genetically) to favor, protect, and cooperate only with people who were of our tribe and/or likely to return the favor. When existence is precarious, one wants to protect one’s own genetic line and those closest to it. It’s a brilliant survival strategy. But now that humans have overrun the globe, tribal isolation and pride is no longer required for survival. America was founded on the idea that people should be allowed certain dignities and religious freedoms. In practice it’s taking a lot longer than one would have anticipated, but by the time of this writing I’m honored to say we have a (even if only ¼) black president. I’d like to think this will end some of the unjustified racism this country suffers while preaching equality.

Do you think that God made only ‘your kind,’ and Satan, perhaps, made the rest? By that reasoning, Satan must be much more powerful, as there are always ten times more of ‘them’ than of ‘you.’

Our time is unique in history in that we face a planet-wide crisis. People of all nations need to consult and come to agreements about the remediation of damage before it’s too late for our efforts to have any effect. War is not exactly contributing to the betterment of the planet. It needs to stop. We have a common goal to work toward which transcends race and religion; saving our ecosystem. Intolerance has become the opposite of survival. We have a much better chance of surviving our own hand-made environmental apocalypse if we call on the wisdom and work of every culture and every race to solve our shared problems together. The very differences in viewpoint which cause us to kill each other could be the creative pool from which our solutions come.

In the interest of greater interracial understanding, I'll be happy to provide a link to music of the world to anyone who requests it.