TD Jakes: A Discourse on Race, Culture, and the Death of Civility
In recent weeks, the clash of race and culture made its way back into the headlines in the most ungracious of ways, signaling the death of civility in its wake.
Whether it was the N-word blaring over the airwaves courtesy of Dr. Laura Schlesinger, the heated debate over a mosque too near “Ground Zero” for the comfort of some, or the revelation in the Pew Research Center’s report that 18 percent of Americans still believe the president to be Muslim – despite his outward declaration of Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior ….
To my way of thinking, attacking public policy is fair game, but judging one’s redemption or “brand of Christianity” puts us all in very dicey waters. It is a clear indication that we’ve lost a focus on what is essential – the notion of civility.
What some call racism,...