I was just made aware of something that is unfolding in Charlottesville, Virginia concerning White Supremacy and racisim. At this point, because I don't know how reliable the source is, I don't want to comment. However, I thought I would put this out to others for comment.
http://www.dennyburk.com/a-time-for-moral-clarity/Tom
My closest, most dear friend is my housemate as well as being a Chinese immigrant. He is a Christian believer as well as a naturalized US citizen and is like a son to me. My closest online friend is a Christian black guy in Mombasa, Kenya who has seminary training in a Baptist school. Now, that being said, I consider myself a 'poor' WASP and also a son of the Confederacy since 2 of my ancestors from western Virginia fought for the South. So, I am not happy at politicians bending to radical agitators and removing statues of heroes of the Confederacy here in the south. I find the "dog whistle" remarks and labels to be very dishonest. I am white and I'm a nationalist, but I am not a bigot nor a racist. I do admit to being ethnocentric and see no way a Christian can be otherwise, such as "The Protestant or Puritan Work Ethic" and such viewpoints. Now, just as traditional Christians holding to historic views of prophecy are said to be 'guilty of Replacement Theology. In the same way 'white nationalist' seems to be misconstrued by pointing to extremist elements that can be found in any group. I try to stick to standard definitions, or at least be given the freedom to define my own words by some source authority. So:
From the Macmillan Dictionary -
"nationalism - 1, the wish for political independence of a group of people with the same language, culture, history, etc. ....Scottish nationalism"
"white - 2, a white person belongs to a race of people with pale skin.... a. relating to white people, or consisting of white people"
From The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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"ethnocentrism [(eth-noh- sen -triz-uhm)]
The belief that one's own culture is superior to all others and is the standard by which all other cultures should be measured.
Note : Early social scientists in the nineteenth century operated from an ethnocentric point of view. So-called primitive tribes, for example, were studied by anthropologists to illustrate how human civilization had progressed from “savage” customs toward the accomplishments of Western industrial society."
I believe a nation has every right to regulate their immigration laws in order to preserve their culture, especially if the culture had a basically Christian or biblical foundation. The professor you referenced is at an SBC seminary that was founded by James P. Boyce, a strong Calvinist, 'supra' and he also owned slaves. I recently learned that George Whitefield also owned slaves. I follow the belief system on this as Robert L. Dabney does in his book "A Defense of Virginia and the South" , 1867. My Chinese friend has been disgusted by how media and politicians have reacted to Charlottesville as it is compared to their past reaction to BLM, Black Panthers in Philly threatening voters, Ferguson, etc. One last thought, I am concerned how the young man who drove into the protestors killing a woman has already been convicted in the media when in the mayhem it is hard to know this soon just what exactly did happen and that's why we have courts and a trial. Was he surrounded by violent, vicious people from whom he was desperate to escape? Now, I admit, I am very angry over how this awful tragedy is being reported, so I am not going to continue on this thread or my blood pressure will go sky high.
