Black Christians who want slavery reparations...?

Question

Now, correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the white settler's who enslaved blacks the same people who converted them to Christianity? Isn't it because of whites that blacks are christian in the first place?

So, if that is correct, then isn't the gift of jesus reparation enough? Or is jesus ok, but you would prefer money?

Jesus was not born in africa, he was born in bethlehem, middle east. I need to read a book??!! I think you need to read a book, apperently you havent read the bible...

Answer 1

First, there is not a single former slave alive today. If there were they would certainly be due just compensation for their labor, but the ancestors of atrocities do not deserve compensation in any way. As a precedent for this point of view, from the last century, let us look at how the compensation of slave labor during the holocaust of World War II has been handled. The thousands of people that survived that inequity are being compensated by both the government of Germany and by the companies that gained from their forced labor, and rightfully so. But their children have no inherited right to collect for the uncompensated labor of their parents. Certainly the grandchildren and great grandchildren of American slaves never experienced the appalling life of slavery, and therefore, like the children of Jews and others enslaved in Germany 50 years ago, they have no claim for themselves.

Secondly, blacks do not have a monopoly on living in poverty in this country. According to the latest census data approximately 30 percent of blacks and whites live in poverty. Hispanics unfortunately have an even higher percentage living below the poverty line. All this current day poverty can not be attributed to a disgusting institution that was ended 150 years ago. It can however be attributed to present day governmental policy. There should be a monumental effort made by the government, at all levels, to get all Americans out of poverty, but a policy centered on only one race is just as wrong as slavery was.

Thirdly, slavery could not have existed without the complicity of black Africans who supplied most of the unfortunate humans that were sold into this dreadful condition. It was not just whites that kept this retched institution going for over 200 years. In addition, there were over 200,000 white Americans that paid the ultimate retribution during the Civil War, when they gave their lives to end slavery. The reparation debt owed to slaves was paid a long time ago when the North won the Civil War and freed them.

Answer 2

yes....those enslaved adopted the religion of their new country (and their enslavers) after a couple of generations. But there was a movement toward finding their "Roots" a few years back...something I happen to agree with. Spiritual reparation is what you are asking about?---If so, that will be up to the individual to decide. Is "Jesus ok"?....Sure He is....and as for money, well a lot of that has been paid already for the wrongs done to African-Americans. Will it ever be enough?... Maybe Jesus knows.....Blessings and Peace!

Answer 3

Who is going to fund the reparations? the people who sold them into slavery or the people who bought them, so if you think that it is a purely white problem then you have a problem. From what I have read on these message boards I get the impression that the white man and the Arabs went into Africa and stole away the people and the local tribesmen had nothing to do with it

Answer 4

I happen to think they reparation was good enough. I have Polish and German ancestors that came to this country for religious freedom and ended up fighting in the civil war to set slaves free, Why doe we call them Africa Americans now - they have been in the states long enough to be born here so they should be called Americans, I am no longer called Polish-American or German-American. I have two adopted daughters one is Jamaican/Italian/Black the other is German/Hispanic/Portuguese. To me they are Americans,

Answer 5

Oranges and apples! And your history is completely out of wack!!!! Hence Jesus birth place was, where, in AFRICA, I'll let you look up the specific location so you can enjoy the journey of learning!

Reparations would apply to the millions of Blacks who helped build this country from the ground up all the while being paid 5 cents because of their race. The millions, upon millions, of men who were unjustly imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit thus unable to provide and protect there families. The millions of Black women who were raped, hence the multi complexions of Black people.

Reparations applies to compensation for the pain and suffering we have continued to endure at the hands of evil white people. We, however, aren't the only ones. Unfortunately, white people have been murders, thieves, rapist, and the beginning of the end for many cultures!

Answer 6

There were Christians in Africa...so that doesn't quite cut it.

Personally, I think reparations are retarded. I don't see a Jew wanting reparations from the Egyptians...

You weren't the ones enslaved and we aren't the ones who enslaved you...it's idiotic.

Answer 7

not necessarily. Christianity in Africa started before even the middle ages, starting in the decades soon after Christ's death and resurrection. the cushites were among the first

Answer 8

They have to stand in line. The Native Americans, are entitled to first dibs on reparations, I bet they forgot about that!

Answer 9

that is a crazy christian thought. religion is not a reason for anything