Black Religious Arguments…

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(ThyBlackMan.com) Black folks and religion. The stuff of arguments galore. Wags like myself wonder what all the fuss is about? No less than Dr. King observed “11 o’clock Sunday ” is the most segregated time in America. This obtains among the country’s Black and White Christian majority. Nadra Enzi Against such a backdrop, are Black disagreements over worship worth it? The Black Church has a vigorous anti-Muslim contingent. They see Islam as competition for the hearts, minds and wallets of our people. African Traditionalists are called “devil worshippers” behind their backs. Looking down upon other Black faith groups obscures seeing injustice among our majority religion. Focusing on discrimination by fellow Christians seems a more real concern. The fact that shared belief in Christ hasn’t softened racists on the other side of town seems lost in transmission. Black Muslims and Christians, along with other faithful need to unite around shared issues. Gang bangers don’t exempt co-coreligionists when trigger time arrives. Thieves fail to skip targets based upon religious preference. Officials elected and appointed have yet to cease discriminatory policies because of common theology. Against such serious challenges Black folks indulge the luxury of arguing over religion.

A self-inflicted crime rate; lack of two-parent homes and other misery index highlights drowns out disagreements. Imagine everyone in the community adopting one religion en masse. Anybody see any change yet? The volume still rises as denominations quarrel beneath the same banner. Not to mention what other folks opt to do. Faith is an intensely intimate matter. Liturgical litmus tests insult the urgency of our era. Co-signing with extreme fundamentalist movements across the religious radius assists community crisis. The same prejudiced leadership in the alphabet soup of faiths keeps Black supporters in the back seat. Our bickering is music to their ears. This fails to use belief systems to help change stifling status quos.

A separation of church ( faith-based bickering ) and state ( secular empowerment ) seems reasonable in the wake of such squabbling. A non-denominational Black community can end pointless arguments over religion in favor of choosing something worth talking about. There isn’t a Christian way; A Muslim way; a Jewish way nor a Traditionalist way to improve our community. There’s only the right way, open to debate without bringing religion into it.

Written By Nadra Enzi

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