Morning. This is Lonewalker. Mommastonewolf, who is a diabetic heart patient, is recovering from COVID. So you have me as a guest writer.
A thread if you call yourself a follower of Christ and are keeping silent about the protest. I have three questions for you.
My first question to you is this. Why are you silent? Christ himself said: "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." (Matt. 7:12). Your KISS guide for this is quite simple. Treat others as you treat yourself. If you judge someone by the color of their skin and you view nothing else but their skin, then you're encouraging others to view you only by appearance and not by works.
If you are silent when there is abuse of power and authority, and regardless of what you personally feel EVERY action which led to George Floyd's murder as well as subsequent actions (including Donald Trump's blasphemous actions at St John's Church), then your actions paint you with the same brush as those who commit the abuse. "But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood." (Ezekiel 33:6)
My second question to you is this. Are you not aware of what James says about faith and works? "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." (James 2:26). Your KISS guide: "Even though Jesus loves everyone, even to the point of dying for their sins, he went out of his way to intentionally help specific groups of people — the alienated, mistreated, and those facing injustice." - Stephen Mattson "Social Justice is a Christian Tradition - Not a Liberal Tradition" August 2015
Or here's the second part of that, in case you want to give me 'lip' about being a liberal. Are you aware of the following: " For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me." (Matthew 25:36).
Sacred Hospitality. Divine Right of the Guest. Divine Duty of the Host. Even if you cannot protest for fear of losing income, you have a divine commandment to offer a bottle of water, milk for those pepper sprayed (gets the pepper out of the eyes faster), transportation or arrangement for medical care. If you have extra income, donate to organizations like National Bail Out, Black Lives Matter, National Bail Out Network.
My last question is this. If you start and give up, why? "But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" (Amos 5:25). "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9).
Roughly? Someone is paying attention to your good deeds. Besides the fact that you're showing that you are doing 'more' than just give lip service, you show that you truly believe that "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free" (Galatians 3:28), you are doing what the One you state you worship commanded. As a famous song in a video game put it: "We are one and all"
Ah! Before I forget! You're also not excused from the concerns and precautions of COVID-19. "Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil" (1 Peter 2:16).
You go to protest? Wear your Mask! Get a COVID-19 test. You do nobody good if you protest this injustice and you die from the pandemic still affecting us all.
PS: If you give lip about "But what about the damage". Reminder of what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Stated: "A riot is the language of the unheard". Protests, peaceful protests, were held. Others called them "Assholes", "Sons of Bitches" and ignored the message. While it's horrible property is being damaged, killing innocent black men has to stop. Try fixing your view. Lives not property is the message Christ, and if you claim follow Him YOU should also preach.
Links:
Black Lives Matter
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Social Justice is a Christian Tradition, Not a Liberal Agenda:
https://sojo.net/articles/social-justice-christian-tradition-not-liberal-agenda
National Bail Out:
http://nationalbailout.org/
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