I’m starting to think that pastors are starting to believe
what many others believe, there is no hope in “church” or in God. I say this because I continuously see pastors
reaching outside of their teachings to find a solution to a problem. I’ve looked over the Bible to see if Jesus
ever used a sport to get the basic message of Love across maybe He started a
tennis club or a cricket club maybe even chess to get the Romans to stop beating
the hell out of everyone… Instead I find Him teaching and leading by example.
Why would a pastor think that he can only reach out to “troubled
youth” via a basketball tournament? Where has God failed him so much that the
pastor seems to think that the message of God is not stronger than a
basketball? Is it that the pastor thinks these Brothers do not have the
intelligence to understand a basic message of Love and understanding? So is he
throwing a ball at them in hopes that it might entertain them long enough to
forget to shoot someone? Is that what this pastor is thinking?
I’m a strong believer in trying different things to get
things done but the problem isn’t that these Brothers don’t have a vested
interest in the community the problem is that someone has given them the wrong idea
of what that community should be like.
Not only have they been given the wrong idea but they have also been
supplied with the means to not have any expectations what so ever. We can NOT depend on sport activities to
solve anything because it sends the wrong message!!! This pastor might see that Black youth like
to play BBall but the youth see these NBA players go from nothing to “everything”
in terms of money. So while the pastor
is trying to send a message of community it’s possible that these young
impoverished Brothers are only seeing the possibility of making money by
playing BBall. Of course the corner
stone of success in our society is based on how much money you have RIGHT now
so, when these Brothers don’t make it as a Pro BBall player then they kick it
down a notch to see who else is making that money and the answer is right in
front of them on a 24/7 basis in some hoods, the drug dealer. Why hasn’t the pastor gone after the city for
the lack of supplies in the local schools?
Why not attack the city for not providing a proper economic foundation
in the community? Why not challenge
local businesses to create something other than the 10000th Food
& Liquor store? Does this pastor
really think that the Faith in Our Almighty is not enough?
I do not understand the need to attack the consequences of a
problem why wouldn’t you attack the ROOT of the problem? I think that this
pastor really thinks that IF drugs and gangs no longer were around that
everything would be great.
Maybe without drugs and gangs the police will stop calling
Black people niggers and Latinos wet backs.
Maybe without drugs and gangs banks will open its door to
fair practices in lending.
Maybe without drugs and gangs there will be less liquor
stores.
Maybe without drugs and gangs the US government will stop
flooding our streets with guns!
Maybe without drugs and gangs women will no longer be viewed
as a second class citizen.
Maybe without drugs and gangs little kids will not be
sexually abused any more.
Maybe without drugs and gangs there will be no more
homelessness.
Maybe if we build a bunch of $15million buildings drugs and
gangs will magically go away!
Does any of that sound right? No of course it doesn’t but since everyone is
focused on the consequences of the bigger problem it draws the question, why
are they not attacking the ROOT cause of all of this? Is it possible that the government, social
services, church, pastors, businesses, corporations, etc... depend on drugs and
gangs to remain alive? Since I have
focused on pastors, is it possible that a pastor is dependent on people to keep
shooting each other? What would this
pastor be if he didn’t have the spotlight on him? People have fought to keep him in the same
church (Catholic) for many years because without him they apparently can’t do
anything, is that what he wants the congregation to believe? It must be because I have yet to hear
compassion come out of his mouth for drug dealers or gang members he rather see
them in prison…makes me think about the Rabbis that wanted Jesus dead.
Peace/AMOR
Gerardo
