Okay, so this was an interesting discussion I had a while ago on my blog and thought I'd bring it here.
Basically, I find it sad that so many blacks still live, willingly, in the shackles of their slavers: Christianity. Why would anyone willingly follow a religion that was used to justify and oppress them?
I asked two African bloggers I respect -alot- to give me their viewpoints on the issue (and damn, I mean those two, I'm surprised they haven't ended racism just by talking. I feel stupid and clumsy-mouthed next to their eloquence. Whenever I meet really, really intelligent and eloquent blacks like that, I just want to shove them in the face of redneck racists and go, "LOOK YOU MORONS!" But anyways...*cough*), and one being atheist and the other being Christian, they presented two different viewpoints:
The atheist's viewpoint was that blacks would never be able to completely rid themselves of oppression until they stopped "kissing up to the white man's idol", and that they did it because it gave them a false sense of security, because it made them feel equal to whites and part of white culture.
The Christian's viewpoint was kind of similar--that Christianity told him that he was worth just as much as any white person, and that equality was something he could both enjoy and give.
Both valid points, though I agree with the former, and I'm of the opinion that there's no need for the Church to tell me that I should treat blacks equally, I can figure that out on my own.
Thoughts on the subject?
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