Brother Denmark Vesey, a freed slave and one of the original founders of Emanuel AME Church (the church that the White Supremacist terrorist Dylan Roof chose to wage his race battle) was the chief planner of a slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. His plan wasn’t to slaughter White people like they’ve slaughtered us for hundreds of years. Rather, his plan was to use firearms to win the freedom of Melaninated people by fighting their way to the docks and commandeering a ship and sailing to Haiti (which had already defeated the French and won their independence). Unfortunately, the revolt was uncovered by slave owners after being notified by Uncle Tom and coonish Melaninated people. Brother Vesey was a righteous leader who was truly going to use force, with the aid of guns, to save his people from involuntary servitude.

Melaninated men of faith need to take note of Brother Vesey’s courage and conviction. God instructs us to be innocent like doves, but wise as serpents. White Supremacists have shown they want us dead, so it’s time that we take action along with prayer. The Bible says that faith without works is dead and an old African proverb says that when you pray, move your feet. It’s time that we protect those who are in our care, which are our fellow Melaninated people. We need to stay prayed-up and stay armed.

by J. Ware

**EDITOR’S NOTE** The following meme briefly explains the Deacons for Defense, a group of Black church deacons in the 1960’s who took the initiative to protect their churches, families, and communities Unfortunately, you can also see how far that movement has regressed some fifty years later.

A group of Black churchgoers in Minneapolis have wisely chosen to adhere to the “eye for an eye” method, when it comes to protecting their fellow members and pastor. Pastor Larry Cook, head of the Real Believers Faith Center in north Minneapolis, says that his church was hit with threats that he took seriously. He says, “We just took wisdom from the Word. The Bible says to be wise as serpents, but harmless as doves”, in reference to staying vigilant and fearless in the face of potential attacks upon the church, while simultaneously remaining level-headed in the process. “We think it provides us a chance to defend ourselves.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14xOuPQQLb0

In this current race war waged on the masses of innocent Melanoid people, the members of Real Believers Faith Center are only asking for the right to assemble and worship in peace without their lives being threatened by white extremist race soldiers.

Click on this link for the story.

]]> https://www.melanoidnation.org/piece-be-steel-black-church-members-in-minnesota-stay-prayed-up-and-proactive/feed/ 82 https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-america-and-the-crutch-of-christianity/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-america-and-the-crutch-of-christianity/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:14:08 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=1205 In the midst of recent escalated cases of racism/white supremacy, Ecclesiastes 3:8 could easily be one of the most disregarded passages in the Bible by its dedicated Black readers.

While it is widely known that we (Blacks) are the most spiritual people on this planet, it appears that our “moral compass” has led us into a land of bemusement and the utmost disrespect in the eyes and hearts of the rest of the world. We’ve pleaded for the camaraderie of members of the dominant society–who in recent years more than any other time since the end of the Civil Rights Era–have openly expressed their disdain for us. We’ve made the boastful declaration that we’ve “moved on” beyond our ugly slavery-filled history, yet the more we “progress” beyond the painful realities of our past, we seem to be repeatedly hit with the same reminders of what we have attempted to escape in the first place.

What is the root of this way of thinking? While most will conclude that there is no one reason to pinpoint for our general mindset, one culprit that can not be excluded is Christianity, and Blacks’ propensity to cling to it as a means of eluding the realities of Black plight. However, Christianity cannot be singled out for the passivity of Black America. Nat Turner was a preacher who used Christianity as a tool to lead a slave rebellion. Marcus Garvey was a devout Christian, yet lead millions of African people on a global conquest for empowerment. Last but not least, the most well-known example of a leading Black figure who embraced the Christian faith was none other than Dr. King, who near the end of his life, dispelled the notion of ‘turning the other cheek’, which is what he was most famous for.

So, if a religion which is many centuries old has remained the same fundamentally, what does it say about the condition of a particular people who subscribe to it? It appears that many of the proponents of racial harmony have strong ties and deep roots in the Black church. Take a look at some of the short video clips below show examples of Black conformity to racism/white supremacy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw1NfgDl2K0

The belief that we can pray our troubles away in hopes of acceptance from the dominant society has become laughable, yet appalling as well. Waiting on Judgement Day for the comeuppance of the evil regime of oppressors has cost us countless lives at this point, and people who adhere to this way of thinking will be useless to the building of a new and improved Black Society. The most heartbreaking fact of the matter is that many of our children have already inherited this mindset as well. Ironically, even people outside of the Melanoid community point out the insanity of our ways, as seen in the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLwUA3CHumk

One thing that most of us can agree on is that we do in fact need a spiritual base that keeps us centered as a people. In conjunction with the aforementioned statement, we must abide by principle of the old African proverb that reads “When you pray, move your feet”.

by B. Clark