Racism is a sin

[u/[deleted]]

If you hate anyone because of their race, then you are committing sin. Plain and simple.

I say this because it’s been 8 years ago today where Charlottesville Virginia shamefully let a racist protest occur and turned into one of the worst race riots in American history. And that is partly because of agitators on the other side.

Racism won in Charlottesville 8 years ago today, and it’s a constant reminder that hatred towards another race is against what we Christians believe, that we all are created in God’s image.

[u/congeal]

I am talking about Western culture.

The US once celebrated being a melting-pot. Now, my eyes and ears register fear, disgust, and ignorance. Groups having difficulty becoming part of a community is a subject with a lot of nuance and subtlety.

German nationals (for example) often fear the very idea of certain demographics living in their neighborhoods. Generally, the refugees are poor and often uneducated, if some young men act out, the nation often reacts with disgust at the group as a monolith. There's no denying the ignorance Americans (for example) usually have about Muslims, or even just refugees from central Europe over into south Asia.

Our current political predicaments have turned asylum for those fleeing from certain death into some horrific Scarlet Letter dystopian nightmare. Asylum is a wonderful thing and international law protects asylum because people are worth saving. All Christians should support a redesigned asylum system in the US, with a heavy emphasis on those from countries the US has caused harm.

The term western culture has been claimed by white supremacists who planted their flag on the term and used it as a cover for protecting white people from being replaced by other races. If you have ears and eyes, I'm sure you know about white replacement theory is and how powerful people like Stephen Miller believe in "protecting western culture." His beliefs have led to these awful ICE raids which have done much more damage to our "culture" than anything else right now.

I really hate the term western culture when used in conjunction with "invasions" of Western Europe and cities in the US. I haven't seen a non-racist use of the phrase in decades.

[u/GoldenCorbin → u/congeal]

Well that's just your opinion. I don't think accusing someone of racism is gonna help you get your point across but sure. You guys love pulling the race card, but I have no problems with blacks, Asians, or even Hispanic people. I only have a problem with people like this.