I saw a sign in one of our neighbor's yard that says "BLACK LIVE MATTER". Then I saw a van drive by in our town that had painted on the windows, "BLACK LIVE MATTER-JOIN THE FIGHT!"
So what's up with Black Lives Matter? Are they really concerned about all black lives or just certain black lives? Do they care about the 104 black people, including little children, who were shot by other black people in Chicago during one weekend a few weeks ago? Hmmm....that didn't seem to start too many protests, looting or burning in that city. But when one black man was killed by a white officer in Atlanta about the same time...Black Lives Matter showed up and started a hulla-baloo. BLM was so enraged that their supporters instantly burned down the Wendy's where the dude was shot after beating his arresting officers and stealing their weapon.
When black people kill black people in Minneapolis we don't hear anything from Black Lives Matter. But when a pathetic white cop kills a black man, Black Lives Matter shows up and burns the city down...or at least stands by and encourages the mayhem?
So what's up with this group? I went to their website to read what they believe. Maybe you should too.
Enraged by the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, George Zimmerman, and inspired by the 31-day takeover of the Florida State Capitol by POWER U and the Dream Defenders, we took to the streets. A year later, we set out together on the Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride to Ferguson, in search of justice for Mike Brown and all of those who have been torn apart by state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. Forever changed, we returned home and began building the infrastructure for the Black Lives Matter Global Network, which, even in its infancy, has become a political home for many.
Hmmmm...so they were enraged by a few black men dying. But why did this enrage them and they aren't enraged when 104 black people were shot in Chicago in one weekend? (cue the crickets)
The Black Lives Matter Global Network is as powerful as it is because of our membership, our partners, our supporters, our staff, and you. Our continued commitment to liberation for all Black people means we are continuing the work of our ancestors and fighting for our collective freedom because it is our duty.
Hmmmm....so it's a global network?? So do they spend a lot of time in Africa where the last report on slavery showed that 92 million black people were slaves in Africa and owned by OTHER BLACK PEOPLE? (cue the crickets)
We intentionally build and nurture a beloved community that is bonded together through a beautiful struggle that is restorative, not depleting.
Hmmm....so when they and their cohorts destroyed 1200 businesses in Minneapolis and Lord knows how many others throughout America, including businesses owned by blacks, was that restorative or depleting? (cue the crickets)
We are guided by the fact that all Black lives matter, regardless of actual or perceived sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression, economic status, ability, disability, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, immigration status, or location.
We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead.
We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk, especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence.
Ohhh!....so you are hooked up with the LGBTQIA movement as well? Well that's certainly interesting!
We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.
Ohhh!!...So you disrupt the idea of a father and mother joining in marriage to raise well adjusted children in a loving home? Well, now we are getting somewhere. They are DISRUPTERS!
And of course we read nothing that are fighting to stop the murder of black babies in the wombs of black mothers. Evidently THOSE black lives killed in a disproportionate number don't really matter!
Make no mistake. This is NOT an organization that God-fearing, Bible affirming, followers of Christ should be getting behind.
Jesus is clear that He came to save all people! All lives matter. Bad people come in all different skin tones. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Black Lives Matter is NOT here to draw people together in unity and love. They are here to dismantle the family as God prescribed it. foster perversion and confusion and tear down America which was founded as a Christian nation.
Read their manifesto here; https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
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