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More US churches are committing to racism-linked reparations
2020-12-14
NEW YORK (AP) — The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting the building’s creation in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery.

And the Minnesota Council of Churches cites a host of injustices — from mid-19th century atrocities against Native Americans to police killings of Black people — in launching a first-of-its kind "truth and reparations" initiative engaging its 25 member denominations.

These efforts reflect a widespread surge of interest among many U.S. religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery. Many are initiating or considering how to make amends through financial investments and long-term programs benefiting African Americans.

Posted by:Besoeker

#12  #2 Who will rid us of these pestilent mainline Protestant priests?

Actually they're doing a very good job of that all by themselves. Every mainline Protestant denomination has been in free fall since 1965.
Posted by: Tom   2020-12-14 15:51  

#11  The Marxists have done a good job of killing off many of the larger Christian churches. I left the FUMC when they signed onto the BDS insanity. This is just more of the same.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2020-12-14 12:46  

#10  Still shorter version: debt paid in full. So fuck off, grifters
Posted by: Ulang Junter7989   2020-12-14 11:20  

#9  Shorter version: people with no legitimate claims seek to shake down other people who have zero culpability for actions of unrelated people that took place more than 155 years ago - actions that were atoned for by the blood and lives of nearly a million other unrelated people
Posted by: Lonzo Schwarzeneggar2859   2020-12-14 11:10  

#8  
WANT TO DISCUSS REPARATIONS?
It is Obviously way to long to present here in full rebuttal detail.

BUT, IF it were deemed constitutionally legal. Which it is not. Not every America-African could or would collect.

WHY?
In 1850 the estimated Slave Population was 3.9+/- Million.
Only direct injured parties and in some cases their immediate living descendants can collect in wrongful imprisonment lawsuits.

What are these odds? Well if a person was 1 year old in 1865 that makes them about 155 old today. Their descendants would be well over 125years old today. The oldest living US Black American is Hester Ford. 115 born in 1905 making her parents born around 1880+ (NON-Slaves, since Black America Family marriages ranged from 15 year olds to the upper end of 18 year olds in those days.

ALSO NONE of the over 4 millions persons that immigrated from Africa to the USA since 1900, can seek reparations. NO US SLAVE BLOOD.

Also roughly one-in-ten black American (9%) living in the U.S. now are foreign born and have NO US pre-1865 Slavery lineage and could not collect. Again NO US SLAVE BLOOD.

So if it were a Generally PAID Reparation based solely on any very distantly proven US Slave lineage. An using the 40 AC and Mule illegally 1865 made promise. Then we talking about $5,500 shared among every living descendant NOW. NOT $5,500 EACH. Also Reparations would end with this generation, because claimed Debt will have settled.

So what are we legally looking at? $0.00.

Now lets talk how much the Taxpayers have ALREADY Paid Out to those that are again demanding Reparations.

Estimates run from $1 TRILLION to $1.2 Trillion spend on the war on Poverty and Minority Care each year. 39.8% of all the actual welfare recipients are to Black Americans. So 39% of $1 Trillion is about $390B per year for over 50+ years. Or something like $19.5 TRILLION has already been paid.

Besoeker email me if you want a copy of the larger details.
Posted by: NN2N1   2020-12-14 10:54  

#7  Scribes and Pharasees.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2020-12-14 09:13  

#6  /\ You will not surely die, you will simply become all-knowing Wacandan sanctuaries.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-12-14 08:17  

#5  There's a sure way to kill off the Church.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-12-14 08:11  

#4  The Poop cones to mind.
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-12-14 05:27  

#3  The Episcopals haven't had church service in decades.
Posted by: Ulavirong Omeager2818   2020-12-14 04:01  

#2  Who will rid us of these pestilent mainline Protestant priests?
Posted by: Caesar Slamble5642   2020-12-14 03:55  

#1  Attendance is down so we'll unionize under the flags of identity politics, institutional racism, and economic reparations. That should do nicely.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-12-14 00:28  

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