by Lynda Phillips

Created on: May 10, 2009   Last Updated: May 12, 2009

No doubt America was founded on the principles of obtaining religious freedom from oppression in Europe. Particularly those that were protesting certain aspects of Catholicism, and other persecutions fled across the blue waters of the Atlantic to a land known as America. In that land one was allowed to worship as they wished, free from oppression by any church. Once the constitution was written, many of its basic language came from Old Testament sections of the Bible. Laws to govern a nation can be found in Judges and King. Laws for assisting the poor and needy can be found in Deuteronomy Chapter 15 Verses 7-11, and particularly deal with how to help the poor among us sufficiently to supply their needs, and not to harden hearts against them. Verses 12-15 deals with how to treat and free slaves that arer brethren, with a time limit of seven years, then giving them provision upon receiving their freedom.

This of course was not done for African Americans, as they were not seen as the brethren of the founding fathers, but rather property like land and cattle. However, this is a fallacy, for once white slave masters and overseers began to rape and seduce slave women, they joined with them as one flesh and produced children. Certainly the children were the sons and daughters of their white fathers, but not treated as so. Today in America, the African American population reflects the white bloodlines that run through their veins since the days of slavery. Few African Americans resemble their African forefathers, for the majority of them have lighter complexions, many with light colored eyes, and hair ranging in all textures from woolly, kinky, curls, and waves. Many have hair color that is brown, light brown, sandy, red and even blond. My youngest grandson has curly brown hair with red and blond highlights. His skin is the color of a paper bag, while I am chocolate. This child is a throwback, if you will, of Irish and Italian ancestors that joined themselves in sex with African ancestors. My mother is a red head with freckles, as are some of her brothers and sisters. Her father resembled an Irishman, only with kinky hair. Her mother, though very dark, had straight hair to her waistWe all know that reparations have been denied for the black race, and the government feels none deserve the 40 acres or the mule. Middle class and rich republicans cringe at the idea of paying higher taxes to help the poor out of debt, and totally disregard the Biblical verses

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