What do Christians Mean by "Restoe our Nation?"

[vorlon13]

Indeed.

I think the churches need to restore themselves before any more talk of them meddling with the nations governance. Getting them to repudiate scripture cherry picking might be a good place to start.

[Divinity]

As a single mother myself, I say that Single Mothers do a damn good job. It's not the quantity of parents, it's the quality.

One is not disadvantaged if they have a good single parent. One is disadvantaged if their mother is staying in a relationship 'for the kids'. One is disadvantaged if the police judge the color of their skin. I'm not black. But I do have some grandchildren who are black. I hope when they get older, they will not face the discrimination many today still do.

[Minimalist]

All that chart shows is that blacks started out with a disadvantage and have climbed along with every other group.

Your fucking god is an irrelevancy.

[GodCherry]

Your opinion on other people's medical care doesn't matter....its private and only applicable to them.

There was no equal opportunity for my family during those times.  Those were dark days.

No thanks.

Maybe. Maybe not. 

Here's an article that speaks about the golden age of HBCU's - an age that is in our past:

The history of HBCUs in America
http://www.americanradioworks.org/segments/hbcu-history/

And here's a chart showing the how the state of the African-American family today compares with that of a mere 50 years ago:




Now, you are far more qualified to speak about the Black Experience than I am. However, for all of the racial problems that had yet to be solved, one thing is certain IMO: in the age that I described in my post, the Black community still had hope for a better future. Black kids were born into homes with married parents. Black parents worked to send their kids to college so that they could have a better life.

The data I've highlighted seems to suggest that the dream has faded for the majority of African-Americans, and this is why I stand by my opinion that there was a time in our nation's past when hope for the future was still within reach.

I'm not going to get into a cause and effect argument with someone of your mindset.  But I would argue that the statistics you're seeing today is BECAUSE of the systematic racism that continued long into the golden age that you're pining for.   A lot of those effects are long-term...look at Native Americans today...you'll see a similar curve with different symptoms. 

Jim Crow laws were in effect into the 70s and the legacy of that treatment doesn't just disappear.

Suffice to say, you don't know what you're talking about and pulling stats out of your ass isn't going to prove your point.

I agree that life was probably far better for people that looked/thought like you because you had the ability to exploit others more.  However, your reality only applies to those of your ilk.

[Ravenshire]

Black parents worked to send their kids to college so that they could have a better life.

If they could find and afford a quality college in that golden era that would admit a black student.

[Minimalist]

Jim Crow laws were in effect into the 70s and the legacy of that treatment doesn't just disappear.

And when those were repealed they just started with drug laws.

[Ravenshire]

Jim Crow laws were in effect into the 70s and the legacy of that treatment doesn't just disappear.

And when those were repealed they just started with drug laws.

Yep. You sure don't see a lot of rich white coke-heads clogging up the prisons.

[Minimalist]

Jails are for poor people.

[Ravenshire]

Jails are for poor people.

More precisely, poor black people.

[Minimalist]

If you consider just the raw numbers there are more whites in the federal prison system than blacks.

BUT, when you consider the population pool that these numbers are being drawn from your implication is more right than wrong.


https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/sta...e_race.jsp