Oddbean

Word. “If anyone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” –The Bible, 1 John 4:20 https://ref.ly/1Jn4.20 via the Logos #Bible Android app. nostr:nevent1qqspknc8m78fgcxgq3x3hx6nvfspprjda2aele6evmydru5ensjsrcspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtczyqcl7620q9qhzcz9nev79c5rk4z5kjva8zzsjtre9tsddvk70qulqqcyqqqqqqg9vw0hj

Have you never met an "oreo" or "coconut" (dark on the outside, white on the inside)? I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I've met Black people that speak and act and think very much like White people to where the only difference appears to be their skin color, and the texture of their hair. And I'm not saying that's good or bad, just making an observation. Obviously the context and culture in which one is nurtured plays a role.

Yeah I've met some Africans who I regard as assimilated into middle-class Anglo-American culture. I've also met some Africans born abroad and clearly assimilated into global Anglo culture. However, this doesn't mean all Africans are assimilated, nor that such assimilation washes away all meaningful differences.

Jesus taught the Law. “You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself” Lev 19:34 “Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.” Amos 5:15

If these "modern Christians" nostr:nprofile1qqs9wl0qdh8pvzsr0ytr5jahk6qtu0s2pcwx3hnwdw5vqyf5k3qxfhgpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuq32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpzfmhxue69uhk7enxvd5xz6tw9ec82csl8ntj0 is referring to are the lefties, I question if they are even Christian. Hating your neighbor is not following Christ's teachings, and that's true even for conservatives who hate people not in their group (ethnicity, religion, politics, etc). If you hate your neighbor/brother but claim to love God, the Bible says you are a liar.

the vast majority of their neighbors were their brethren in faith, ethnicity, culture, history and tradition back then... and if they were a so-called migrant or a "refugee" it was legitimate and the guest was deferential and humble . they werent there because a nation of real christians had kids that threw it all away for money and then got invaded by aliens speaking strange tongues looking for money because thats the punishment. they werent there because of a vast conspiracy to eradicate the native populations of the weatern world, along with its christian heritage, race, and culture. they werent imported by the millions and essentially given permission to rape over a million native christian young girls, or stab them, or abuse the welfare system, or enter illegally, or follow like leech from wasted city into suburbs, again givernment assisted , then to the exerbs... etc ad nauseum... your christian forebears WOULD BE FUCKING AGHAST AT YOUR CONCEROUS AND SELF-DESTRUCTIVE VIRTUE SIGNALING TOLERANCE and utter inability to conceive of rational limits on the high minded admonitions.... in other words they would have had no conception of how god-damned stupid you could be. #wakeup