I am not Racists at all.. Please understand that.?

Question

I have been taught that black and white people shouldnt be together, I know that this may be wrong to some people but this is my question so Please just answer me in a adult matter. Where in Scripture can I defend that a black and white person shouldnt be together??? Please tell me and explain your reasons and thoughts!!!!

Answer 1

* Where in Scripture can I defend that a black and white person shouldnt be together??? *
* Please tell me and explain your reasons and thoughts!!!! *


Listen to Abraham in reference to different types of humans marrying.

The Bible Genesis 24: 1 - 4
Abraham was now old and well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. He said to the chief servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, " Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac."

Relatives are usually of the same race, such as it is.
While the injunction by Abraham may or may not be cultural (racial) , it does have the must be of my type connotation.

Have a pleasant day.

Answer 2

Umm wow.

Without getting into ideas of latent and overt racism...

Well, sorry I have to. Just because you say you are not racist does not meat that you are not racist, it only means that you do not realize you are racist, so please, please, please, take a look at yourself.

I am a white man, and I cannot help being "racist" because I live in a nation filled with systemic racism. Racism is organic in America, and anyone who participates in American society should be aware of that. We MUST try to counter our own latent racism rather than justifying it by saying, "I'm not racist," or, "I have black friends..."

Okay, enough about race problems in America. The Bible actually condemns racism, and since your statement is obviously racist (I use that term intentionally, rather than just calling it prejudiced), then this view must be condemned. Not to say that there are not difficulties between interracial couples, but those difficulties are caused by racism (or perhaps just by cultural differences, but those are heightened by racism). These difficulties are not a reason, they are no excuse for such views.

I really don't mean to condemn you, because all of us, we all must fight this each and every day, but this sort of statement really raises my hackles because it can lead to oh so much more.

It makes me want to sing They Might Be Giant's song:

This is where the party ends;
I can't stand here listening to you,
And your racist friend.

I know politics bore you,
but I feel like a hypocrite talking to you,
You and your racist friend.

It was the loveliest party that I've ever attended.
If anything was broken
I'm sure it could be mended.
My head is tired of bobbing and pretending
Listen to some bullet-head
and the madness that he's saying

This is where the party ends.
I'll just sit here wondering how you
can stand by your racist friend.

Out from the kitchen
to the bedroom to the hallway
Your friend apologizes, he could see it my way.
He let the contents of the bottle do the thinking.

Can't shake the devil's hand
and say you're only kidding.



Something to think about.

Answer 3

Well, it sounds like you just accept everything you're 'taught' as valid. I guess my question is, do you ever question what you're taught? Regardless of the rationalizations behind the belief, (well, let's see here, the bible MUST say something against this!) anyone who believes interracial relationships are wrong is a racist.

It amazes me how some people can have the most racist beliefs, but the first thing out of their mouths is "...I'm not a racist." As for the bible, you won't find support for your anti-interracial relationships beliefs. There is nothing in the bible that attacks interracial relationships. The bible is all about love and acceptance, not exclusion.

Maybe it's because I grew up in Berkeley in the 60's, but the one piece of advice I treasured the most was to always question authority. It doesn't sound like you've been doing much of that.

Answer 4

I think you should question the people who taught you that.
Why do they think it's wrong?
What out come do they think will come from blacks and whites together?

Using scripture you can defend any position if you bend the Christian bible to mean what you want it to mean, it happens all the time, it's how the enslavement of blacks in America was justified for many years.

Having read the Christian bible many times, I have found no such verses.

Believing people shouldn't be together because of skin color isn't racist, unless you impose laws to make it so. It does make you intolerant and prejudicial though, more a bigot than a racist.

Answer 5

As the Sunday School song says " Jesus Loves the children all the children of the world, red & yellow black & white they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world". To me there is no scripture that says about black & white people getting married, however I think the Lord wants us to marry a believer one that is a Christian it is a lot easier.

I have a couple that I know that are white & black and they have been married almost 20 years have three great kids.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

If you are looking for an out on this subject then you wont find it in the Bible. It is a personal preference as to whether you date other races or not. If you don't want to date a black person then don't. I teach my son to go out with white girls only because that is what i think is right. It is not a racial thing i think there are very many pretty black girls but as for our family that is the way we feel. Don't fall into what other people tell you is the right thing to do. Don't go with the status qou just because everyone else is doing it. Your not racist this i know, just don't worry about everyone else and do your own thing. Be happy with your own life that is the key. Good luck God bless.

Answer 7

There is nowwhere in the scripture saying that black people and white people shouldn't be together. People should be together no matter what color their skin is. We are all exactly the same under our skin. So why do you think they shouldn't be together?
Actually that kind of does sound racist.

Answer 8

You will not find such a racist thought within the scriptures for people were identified by where they were born or from whose house they came from not from the color of their skin.

Jesus taught us to love all men as if we were brother and sisters. Because love encompasses all law, for if you love you will not be able to lie to the one you love, nor will you want to bare false witness against the one you love, nor kill, nor steal etc. you understand. The Ten Commandments remember them.

Answer 9

All the answer is not found in the Bible;

BUT

it goes with the Bible.

In Genesis Adam and Eve were created and made in respective order.

Where were they made?
They are the parents of mankind right?
They were

NOT

White

BUT

were of color.

There are three races basically.

What colors are they basically?

Who did they originate from?

I leave this for you to ponder.

Answer 10

There's nothing in there to support your views. Many OT characters had Gentile wives, and the only white people in the NT were Roman.

There is no scriptual basis for segregation.