Intolerant of Intolerance

The past few days I've had the subject of racism on my mind. It's sad that in the year 2007 some of us still have the mentality of 1807. We as a society still judge others based on the color of their skin. It's sad and it's sickening. Some people are just really ignorant and don't even realize it. They see hate as a normal part of their life.

Tell me... how could you hate another human being just because of the color of their skin?

Does any of this sound funny to you since I live in the south? Let me tell you, I get some strange looks and comments about my views. An example of an incident I experience recently: A lady called during my show to request a song. I wasn't familar with it so I asked her who did it. She responded with, "I don't know, it was some (n-word)." I hung up on her. She called back and went on some stump about how she had the right to say whatever she wanted, it's a free country, all that stuff. I let her know that I also had the right to not listen to her. According to her I need to "take (my) yankee ass back to New York."

I find this really funny because I've never even been to New York but thanks for the idea!

It's amazing that someone who is tolerant of other races is considered a yankee in the south. Those people honsetly have the belief that part of southern heretage is racism and hatred for anyone other than a white person. Let me tell you: Racism is one part of my "roots" that I'd rather not have.

One of the things that I really enjoyed about The Pointe Churh in Fort Wayne is they not only accepted people of color but they reached out to them. Here it seems like those in charge of the churches are afraid to do this. Why? Are you scared that the Klan's going to come get you? Are you afraid that your members won't like it? John 3:16 says that "For God so loved the world..." It does not say "For God so loved white people..." Any time the Bible says that we are to love one another, it doesn't distinguish between races. Why do we? It just doesn't make any sense.

I know that this has been all over the place and please forgive me as it's 1:45 in the morning. I just had to get all of this out. I just don't understand how we can be so advanced as a society and still feel hate toward someone simply because they look different. Maybe I'll never understand.

Maybe I'm not meant to understand.

--Jonathan