Many Christians have tried to exclude discrimination from our society, people like Martin Luther King, Trevor Huddleson, Desmond Tutu and many other unsung heroes working in local environments.
In the Southern states of America in the 1950s and 1960s discrimination and prejudice against black people was very common. Many blacks did not have the right to vote and certain public places were said to be for "whites only" Martin Luther King was a Christian who campaigned endlessly for equal treatment of blacks and whites. He refused to support the idea that white people were all evil, as some black radicals believed. Instead, he taught that Christian love was the way forward. “Love,” he said, “is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” Jesus was Martins inspiration; King supported non-violent protests and said that it was the way forward. He consistently said that the black community should not fight back no matter how much they were provoked. In Montgomery black people could only sit at the back of buses and even the old had to give up their seat if a white person asked them. Martin Luther King organised a bus boycott. This movement became known as the Civil Rights movement and in 1960 Martin Luther King became its leader. In 1956 the government passed a law making it illegal to segregate people on buses. This is an example of King using a non-violent method to gain equal rights and we can all see how it worked with the government passing the law.
Unfortunately some Christians are the complete opposite of Martin Luther King, organisations like the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nation.
The Aryan nation believe in the “…preservation of race…” they are an extremist group who believe that the governing race of the world should be white. They base this on misconstrued information for example they say that Adam is only the father of the white race this is because The original Hebrew meaning of Adam means show blood in face or turn rosy. They believe that only a white person can turn rosy and therefore Adam must be white, this in itself seems ludicrous to because the bible stases that, "Every human being is made in the image of God" (Genesis 1:26-28). They go on to say that the Jew is the enemy to the White race, they are called children of darkness and viruses, but the bible says that, “There is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves and free men” (Colossians3: 11). The Aryan Nation are against Jews and use John 8:44, You are the children of your father (Abraham), the Devil and you want to follow his desires.” Yet they forget that all early Christians were Jews descendants of Abraham.
So, in conclusion, there is no way that the Ku Klux Klan or Aryan Nation can be right, they choose to see the Bible differently this is probably caused by their own insecurities and miseducation. Presently we are fighting against discrimination by means of law, but laws can not be applied to opinions and that is why I think it is crucial to educate the youth that all people are equal irrespective of race, social background, gender or sexuality. We can also pray that we have the strength to not be judgmental or stereotype.