why dont people realize that those that sent the cherokee on the trail of tears were christian?

Question

I noticed there was another native american on this forum, but it pains me that i know more about his religion than he does, I used to be a christian, but i researched it, learned about it, and decided that it was very corrupt.

Answer 1

everyone knows they were most Christians that sent them on the trail of tears.

We dont need a religious mention for everyone. like we say president Bush. Not christian president Bush..

What religion the cherokees were didnt make a difference they would never be treated equally as white men.

Answer 2

My Tears Cry, My Insides Die, Even Though They Tried, Good Spirit's We're Left On The Wayside, Little Boys And Little Girls, Elders, Women, Warriors That we're Left From The Battles, They All Tried, But They Died, As My Heart Is Opened, My Tears Cry, For They Tried, But They Died, Never Again, For We're Alive, Spirituality Is Why, In Honor Of The Spirit, That Hears The Heart Beat That Survives

Answer 3

And to add to this history.

Native people were sent to White Christian boarding schools.
They kidnapped Native children and Forced them to attend these boarding schools. Do you know what happened there?
Rape, Torture, Physical Punishment, Malnutrition, Cultural Genocide and more.

It is a horrible history and until we can acknowledge this history we cannot move forward and heal.

Having said that I respect all people's religions and personal choices of spirituality as long as they are not still supporting oppression.

I am a Native woman.
(know that some on this board claim to be ethnicities they are not in order to spread cultural ignorance and hate, this is a fact just ask other users, i'm not sure if this is the case in your previous post or not).

Answer 4

So everyone in a group must pay for the actions of the few.

If anyone who belongs to any group commits an act you feel is evil everyone in that race, religion, gender, nationality, income level, etc is corrupt and must be despised.

Good ideology. You might win a Nobel Peace prize for that!

Answer 5

Once you Truely believe in Jesus Christ!,There is no way you can stop! That would be like all of a sudden going blind! You were never a Christian!!!

Answer 6

I have met many a full-blood who do not know the Great Spirit.
It saddens me greatly.... : (

Answer 7

YOU ARE SO RIGHT --- GLAD TO SEE THAT YOUR EYES ARE OPEN TO THE TRUTH

Answer 8

You said you investigated Christianity and Noticed that it was very corrupt? tell me, what does it mean to become a christian, How does one become a Christian? I would probably guess, by the nature of your question that you dont know. so, let me tell you. I would like to reference an aticle found at www.carm.org in order to fully answer.

Jesus Saves
(...saves from what and from who?)

Jesus is the most important figure in all of human history. He is God in flesh (John 1:1,14; Col. 2:9), physically risen from the dead, Lord (Luke 24:34; John 2:19-21) and Savior (Acts 5:30-32). He came to die for sinners (Rom. 5:8) to deliver people from the righteous wrath of God upon us.

Are you a sinner?

I ask you, are you a sinner? Have you ever lied, stolen, lusted, coveted, or been angry with someone unjustly? If so, then you have broken the Law of God. God has said "You shall not steal; You shall not lie; You shall have no other gods before Me; You shall not murder, etc.," (Exodus 20). He has given the standard of righteousness and if you have broken any of God's commandments then you have fallen short of that standard and are under the inevitable judgment of God. When you die, you will face Him and on the Day of Judgment He will punish all sinners.
If you do not like this teaching, then throw away your Bible and turn from Christ, for this is the message of God's word -- that Jesus came to die for sinners and to save them from the wrath to come.
Jesus is the One you need. He alone. Not your works (Rom. 3:10-12; Isaiah 64:6). Not your sincerity. Not your goodness. You have nothing to offer God except your sinfulness. It is only by the love and grace of God found in Jesus and His sacrifice that you can be delivered from the righteous wrath of God upon all who have broken His law. Jesus saves you from God.

God's wrath on the Day of Judgment is upon sinners

On the Day of Judgment God will judge all people for their sins against Him. He will judge all who have lied, stolen, cheated, lusted, dishonored their parents, etc. He will do this because He is holy and righteous. God must punish the sinner. God cannot and will not ignore the person who has broken His righteous law. The Law is a reflection of the character of God. Therefore, to break God's law is to offend God and deny the holiness of His character. He will be vindicated. He will judge.
The Bible says that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). That means that your sins have caused a separation between you and God (Isaiah 59:2) and the result is death (Rom. 6:23) and wrath (Eph. 2:3). The only way to be saved from the wrath of God, is to be saved from it by faith in Christ (Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 5:1). You must trust in what Jesus did on the cross to forgive you of your sins and not trust anything else, not even your own sincerity or works. It is Jesus and only Jesus who can turn away the righteous judgment of God upon the sinner.

The Gospel

The gospel is that Jesus died for sinners on the cross, was buried, and rose from the dead (1 Cor. 15:1-4). His death was a sacrifice that turns away the wrath of God (1 John 2:2). This is the only way to be saved.
Jesus is the one who died for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). He is the only way to the God the Father (John 14;6). He alone reveals God (Matt. 11:27). He has all authority in heaven and earth (Matt. 28:18). It is only through Him that you can be saved from God's wrath (Eph. 2:3). He can forgive you of your sin (Luke 5:20; Matt. 9:2). He can remove the guilt that is upon your soul. Jesus can set you free from the bondage of sin that blinds your eyes, weakens your soul, and brings you to despair. He can do this because He bore sin in His body on the cross (1 Peter. 2:24) that those who trust in Him would be saved.
If you are not a Christian, and want to be delivered from the righteous judgment of God upon you due to your sin against Him, then come to the One who died for the sins of the world. Come to the One who died for sinners (Matt. 11:28). Turn from your sins. Believe and trust in Jesus. Receive Jesus, who is God in flesh, who died and rose from the dead (1 Cor. 15:1-4) as your Lord and Savior. Ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins. Receive Christ (John 1:12). Only He can wash you clean from your sins and only Jesus can deliver you from the righteous judgment of a holy and infinite God. Pray to Jesus. Seek Him. Ask Him to save you.
He will.

I would like to note, that the Jesus of Mormonism (the brother of the devil), the Jesus of the Jehovah's Witnesses (an angel made into a man), the Jesus of the New Age (a man in tune with the divine consciousness), etc., cannot save you from your sins. Faith is only as good as who you put it in. Only the Jesus of the Bible can do that. Jesus is God in flesh, the creator. God is a trinity and Jesus is the second person of the trinity.

If you have prayed and asked Jesus to deliver you from your sins and save you from God's wrath, then please email us at carm and let us know.

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