Black Lives Matter or All Lives Matter?

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Sept. 19, 2016 - PRLog -- This is the current debate that is raging in the U.S.  Many people of African descent – 'black people' –have been discriminated against in their lives. Whether that discrimination came from a single person, or at some organizational or institutional level, most black people have experienced being treated inappropriately due simply to the color of their skin.

Some black people believe that the phrase "All Lives Matter" is a slight on what they believe is disproportional discrimination against black people.  They believe that changing the slogan to "All Lives Matter" hides, minimizes, or takes the spotlight off what they are trying to proclaim - that the U.S. 'society in general' , and police officers particularly, discriminate against black people.  But is that true?

There remains in the U.S. many people who view 'black' people in a negative light.  Whether they be bigots or ignorant or backwards or fearful - these people exist probably by the millions.  But is that the whole story?

A black man was elected the President of the United States.  The United States is a democracy and therefore the majority of people in the U.S. voted to have a black man as the nation's leader.  While this fact does NOT prove that all discrimination against black people has been removed from the U.S. society, it does indicate that systemic discrimination against black people is not a reality.

It must also be noted that there are significant problems in the black community.  72% of black children are born to unmarried women and are raised by a single parent, usually the mother, while the national average of unmarried child bearing is 25%.  The fact that only approximately a third of black men choose to be a responsible dad for the children they produced will have consequences.

While black men are incarcerated disproportionatly compared to other races, it is also a fact that, for example, most of the violence and murders in the city of Chicago are perpetrated by black men against black men! 75% of those murdered in Chicago are black and 71% of the murderers are black.  In 2010, the racial mix in Chicago was 32% black and 45.3% white.

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) people believe that law enforcement officers  – in general and across the U.S. - discriminate against young black men.  There have been some instances that have been caught on camera, where the police did not handle the situation well – where the officers were too rough or too quick to use too much force resulting in the harm or death of the black citizen.  These few instances of police behaving wrongly should be acknowledged.

On the other hand, there are hundreds of thousands of interactions between police and black citizens each day that do not result in the harming of black citizens.

The simple truth is that ALL LIVES MATTER, INCLUDING black lives.  The U.S. 'society' cannot make up for the past wrongs done to black people.  But every individual is obligated to act rightly towards other individuals, no matter their skin color or other factors they cannot control.

The simple truth is that ANYTIME you start pointing out a person's skin color instead of making judgements based on character and behavior, you already are either wrong or heading that way fast.

What is the bottom line to the Black Lives Matter controversy?  Here is a set of facts that present that bottom line:

·         Some MINORITY of 'white' people still have discriminatory views towards people of color including 'black' people.

·         The U.S. Federal Government does not systematically practice discrimination against black people.

·         The vast majority of State governments and their agencies do not systematically practice discrimination against black people.

·         Mid to larger corporations and businesses do not systematically practice discrimination against black people.

·         The colleges and universities have been actually favoring black applicants over other non-black applicants for years.

·         No larger city or town police organization practices systematic discrimination, nor do the vast majority of patrolling police officers in the vast majority of political jurisdictions they patrol.

·         There is a cultural problem in the 'black community' where fatherhood is disregarded.  Most young black boys experienced dads who did not care enough about them or their mother to be with them and help them. They experienced a 'model' of irresponsibility and selfishness instead of love, commitment and selflessness.  This factor contributes significantly to the fact that there are many angry black youth who do not want to be responsible nor care about or for others.

Until the black community can fix this serious problem, they should be slow to blame others for some of the problems they experience.

The solution is not a societal one.  Rather, the solution is moral or spiritual. Everyone needs to know two things.  First, that we set our afterlife destiny by the choices we make in this life.  Second, that we have a Father who loves us and cares about us.  It is a basic fact of human life, that ON AVERAGE, children that have good dads who truly love them turn out to be better human beings than those who don't.  So, how can a person get to know the Father of their soul?  A new book is out that goes right to the source and thus enables people in the clearest way possible, to know their Father and to love Him back!

Press Release Info:

Author and Religion Expert, Tim Spiess, is releasing a new book, "The Light of the World: The Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth" available on Amazon.com and at http://www.JoshuaFamilies.info