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forjusticethunders

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12. In biblical terms, Whiteness is an aspect of what Jesus referred to in this verse in Mark 8:36
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 03:56 PM
Feb 2017

"What profits one to gain the world, if they forfeit their soul?" Whiteness may give access to power and resources, but I do believe it corrodes the soul. This is where I shift from a material analysis to a moral and spiritual analysis. Power doesn't just corrupt morals, it corrupts the soul, and as much as it is a boon, it's also shackles in a sense, because the demands of keeping that power are anthethical to true happiness, fellowship and community.

Would you want to be as unhappy, fearful and negative as a Trump supporter? Meanwhile we face slavery, Jim Crow, police brutality and the like and we stare it down like this:

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How much peace and faith does it take to forgive Dylann fucking Roof? Whatever is, we have it, or at least some of us have it (I can't rise to that level, sorry, but many of us can).

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