(GEORGE CURRY MEDIA)—It is puzzling and maddening that in spite of the presence of God, there is still rabid racism and White supremacy, as well as sexism, homophobia and so many other forms of discrimination.
I always thought that the presence and reality of God, along with the Christian Bible and sacred texts used by other religions were supposed to be the guideposts for human beings, leading to a “washing” of one’s soul of the flaws which make the “isms” so prevalent. I thought that “seeking the Lord Jesus” as one’s “personal savior” was supposed to lead people to more compassion and the capacity and desire to care for each other, and an awakening as to the evil of the “isms” in culture and society.
That has not been, and is not, the case, however, the presence of God in our world has done dissuaded the evil tendencies of people toward one another. In fact, the presence of God, as found in “religion,” has done quite the opposite. The notion of a God who is concerned with all people, whom God presumably created if Creation stories are to be believed, has been supplanted by ideology posing as theology. God has been put on the periphery of religious beliefs and doctrine.
When it comes to race, civil rights icon Rev. C.T. Vivian and others have suggested that there are two Gods—one of and for White people, and one that Black people recognize. In a searing sermon, “Whose God?” Vivian attacks the notion that one can be racist and Christian at the same time.
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