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Originally posted by LieDecrypter:
@ Shaya:
No problem...I just feel we as a people have been lied to enough already there is no need to add to the mix...
By the way, I like how you keep changing your "WIAW" tag line to reflect your mood... I just noticed that... it's quite unique.
Thank you,
LD. I appreciate the recognition.
You know, for me personally, I've stated before that I claim Christian: Christ Woman.
Many who know my particular path wonder about that given that I UnderStand my history.
...Why I've chosen Christianity above all other spiritual living gets down to one common Truth for me: Most can assert that no matter what took place within HiStory, it is still His Story...meaning that most can get with the idea that there is at least a God.
Given that none of us were there, my own sentiment is that it is better for me to live like there is a God, rather than live as if there is not one. What do I have to lose by ReSpecting MySelf and ReSpecting others around me? At best, I live the most generous and loving life that I can live and at worst, I've believed in a concept that only helped me to be a better person. I don't have a problem with the fundamentals of Christianity given that I believe that the fundamentals, if lived and applied correctly, work for the good of all people.
...with the operative phrase being "if lived and applied correctly," a feat that most rarely accomplish simply because they are steeped in too much fear and too much doubt to even comprehend that we could all be Created and Loved by a Higher Being that DOES NOT have ulterior motives against us....
...that takes a LOT of Trust, and a LOT of UnderStanding....and a whole heap of Patience....for real!
The other part of that for me is this:
God never said that the events of the past did not happen just the way many of us have come to learn that they may have been brought about. Again, we were not there, so while we speculate, deduct, take account of certain events, educate OurSelves on artifacts, relics and other "physical" accountings that have come to light, etc., etc....ultimately those offerings are what they are.
So to me, if I am to believe that there is a Higher Power who has my best interest at heart, who IS influenced by Human Beings, why should I not SubMit to what that Higher Power says and does?
Again, SubMission can be broken down into two parts:
Sub = Under or Supporting
Mission = Goals and Vision
If I am to support the Goals and Vision of a Higher Being who by its very nature knows more and has more ability than I do, why would I not Believe what that Higher Power has on offer?
To me, if I know I had a child, yet SomeOne comes to me and says:
"No, you didn't have a child...the fantasy of any child you had came from the fact that Khalliqua or Oshun or EbonyRose or Listener or Koco or NegroSpiritual or Yemaya or Sandy, etc., had a child who did great things. You're just delusional!"
....I would look at that and say:
"What? What? Just because THEY had a child, that means that I couldn't have had one, too? Who's to say that BECAUSE they had a child who offered XYZ to the world, that didn't influence my own decision? Maybe their offering was deemed an appropriate model for me to utilize as a means to getting a larger point across to those who seem to UnderStand this particular method of acting?"
....that is how I view God. God Created Man/Woman for a reason...and if I am to believe that we were created, in that image and out of Love, then I have to believe that the same God only has good intentions for me....and I have to realize that because of that Love and Good Intention, I have freedom; so much freedom that what I do has a significant impact upon my Creator.
I don't know too many parents who create children only to NOT be affected by what that child does. When the child does wonderfully, we are proud. When that child gets us to think about things in ways that we weren't previously fully aware of, then we adapt our way of thinking...and when that child is a complete idiot, we get pissed off at that child, and adjust accordingly.
So, it is my Belief and Truth that a Black Man was the first Man...and a Black Woman was the first Woman. That does not come out of wishful thinking or ignorant thinking. That comes out of the sheer knowledge of what colors do and how they are born...ask any artist. That also comes from the various clues we have in the Bible about what Jesus looked like.
So, yes, Black People were Hebrew yes, Black People were Jewish....and YES, Black People were EveryThing else. If all came from us, it goes WithOut saying that Black People permeated EVERY aspect of Good and Bad WithIn and WithOut the Bible.
That is a concept that few people want to believe and this is evidenced by what has taken place ThroughOut History against US as a people. We were the Original Remnant and when SomeThing else sprang from us, we were told to "cut it down" lest we be ruled by it all over the world....and we ignored what our Creator told us.
...and I ask you: Who has ruled all over the world?
HowEver, even that has been used to bring to pass the events ForeTold in the Bible and other texts...and we are all witnessess to this even today as our economy bottoms out...along with other events that will eventually humble a whole host of people.
So for me, God loses no credibility with me. God doesn't because God never said XYZ never took place; rather God, in God's UnderStanding that WE UnderStand SomeThings better in certain ways, DID SAY, "While XYZ took place previously, this is a New Day. FROM NOW ON, THIS IS WHAT WILL BE...." and then God laid out a plan that we all can get with if we learn to see the value in each other; if we learn to work with God and each other rather than destroy what God designed and each other.I can see what History was and fully acknowledge my ancestors and their contributions...those ConTributions were great and had an impact upon God, which in and of itself is a SERIOUS compliment.
....and I can see what the present is and fully appreciate why some are confused, as it seems illogical to Believe in what one can not see; it seems illogical to believe in what one blames for the conditions that we see Our People in...but then I remember that God is not the blame: man is.
....so I can see what the future will be and how people are coming into their full sense...all because of the acts of man.
I'm just from the school of thought that Man will eventually learn that this thing called Life is a Family Unit: It is not a WAR; we are on the same team...and like it or not, that team has a General Manager, a Coach, an Assistant Coach and other coaching staff.
Whether or not we ReCognize their ability to see our Strengths, our Weaknesses and our Potential...and call us on those is irrelevant: they are the Authorities.
Now, we can ask for a trade if we want to, but how many people actually DownGrade from the Best team to that of mediocrity? Most UpGrade, if at all possible.
Knowing and Seeing....is all I need. The fact that I get to Witness and ParTake in the festivities at all is just icing on the cake.
"Wisdom Is A Woman Who Believes!"
You mean you actually keep track of the stats! 
For that's the only thing you contributed worth noting. 
but why does the website: