A couple of days ago I posted a joke and, immediately, someone said that racism is still alive and well, and I interepreted that as a slam against me. The joke was deleted and I don't have the slightest problem with that; if it insulted any person, of any race, I'm sincerely sorry. IMO racism is more of a redneck attitude than it is about skin color. Let my life be the book by which you judge me, not by a silly joke.
I am a white English-Welsh female. My best friend is Maryanna; she and her husband Ken are currently pastors of a church in Birmingham, AL. My close friends, Olu, his wife and daughter, Zumei and Grace; he's a former bank president from Africa and, for 25 years, have been missionaries TO the United States and is associate pastor of my church; Khumbai whose wife is dead and he's raising his son alone, from Belize, and also attends my church. I donated my time and money through our church to help relocate and support 8 families from New Orleans who were victims of hurricane Katrina. ALL the people I've listed above ARE 100% BLACK! One of the above families fell on hard times and I prepared food and carried to them, bought clothes, and paid the power and water bill for them until the man found work. If helping others is being a racist, let me be a racist for the rest of my life.
To the person from KY who accused me of being racist let me ask you, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HELP TRULY NEEDY BLACK PEOPLE or people NOT of your race? Do you even know any? Would you sit in a church where black people attend along with whites? The same goes for other people of color. For you to be able to identify blacks from whites or pronounce the word "racist" is not sufficient. What color are YOUR friends......are all of YOUR race?
When my brothers on this board post a prayer request, it is sent to the friends I have listed above. They are prayer warriors and don't just "think" a prayer, they pray in earnest until God answers. I am proud to call them my friends along with people of other color.
I've tried to explain my position on this sensitive issue as best I could and hope it is taken in the spirit in which it is written.
By the way, the joke I posted was emailed to me from Khumbai; he didn't think it was racist.
