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September 24, 2009 Volume 5, Number 37 | ||
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In This
Issue ·
Playing the
Racism Card ·
Town Hall
Meetings ·
A Little Bit
of Humor… E-Mail
cynthia.davis@house.mo.gov Find me
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Playing
the Racism Card I love a
great debate. The national congress is providing our country with
lots of content for dinner-table conversation. However, when some
play “the racism card” it destroys our
community and national spirit. This is
becoming especially common when people
lack
the
logic to back up their
positions or
beliefs.
As we have been watching the public debate concerning the
destiny of this country, I am most disappointed in the decline of civility
and the insult slinging. The most offensive part about name calling
is that it implies we can read the minds of
others. The
former president Jimmy Carter made news by his vitriolic and inflammatory
remarks when he accused Americans of racism. When he told NBC
News-anchor Brian Williams in an interview last week, "An overwhelming
portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack
Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man," he needed to clarify
that those were his thoughts, not others, especially since nobody is
capable of knowing what is in the heart of another person.
While it
may be possible for some to have racist thoughts, most people I
know consider it a topic that has been
resolved and reconciled in the hearts of everyone that
cares.
Racism may have affected some people
decades ago, but now that we are in a new millennium, the only people
trying to perpetuate racism are people who are still trying
to live in the past or those who are intentionally trying to stir up
unrest.
Even 30
years ago when I was attending college in God
created mankind in His image. Therefore all human beings are valued
and respected because they bear the image of their Creator. If all
people are descended from Adam and Eve, then our differences are only
related to physical features, which have no bearing on our value as
people. Furthermore, the Lord commands us to love our neighbor
and over 70% of our country still claims to be Christian. I
don’t know who wants to promote racism, but it is not coming from people
who fear God and adhere to what is taught in the Bible. Perhaps
Jimmy Carter should acknowledge he
speaks for himself
and get help with his personal prejudices.
Here
I am with one of my favorite musicians, Larnelle Harris. To view his
I Choose Joy video click
here: Larnelle Harris
video Here is
the bottom line: We have far too much to work to accomplish getting
this country back on track than to allow ourselves to be distracted by
those who are being divisive. Making petty and false assumptions
about what others may be thinking will send us down a destructive
path. If we are going to be able to pull ourselves out of this
recession, it is going to take us working together, helping each other and
rolling up our sleeves. Everybody has something valuable to
contribute, so let’s do what they suggest in the song, America the Beautiful, “and crown
thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining
sea”. Your
thoughts are important to me, so please let me know what you think about
racism. You can send me your opinion by clicking
here: Cynthia Davis Want an
update on state government? I love hearing what you think about the
direction we are heading. I am making myself available for a
dialogue with the residents of our district to answer your questions on
the following dates and locations:
Talking
Points / Town Hall Meetings · September 24, 7-8 p.m. at
the Dardenne
·
September 29, 7-8 p.m. at
McDonald’s, Hwy K and Hwy N near Dierbergs in
O’Fallon. A Little
Bit of Humor . . .
“It's
not hard to meet expenses...they're
everywhere.”
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