In the Galatians 3:28, it makes it clear that there is neither male nor female for everybody is one in God’s eyes. And therefore, men and woman are completely equal however woman are still not being allowed to be church leaders as the Roman Catholic church regard priests to be the successors of that apostles and apostles were only men.
c) There have been many people who have tried to spread the Christian message of love and agape. Martin Luther King, however, was one of the people who were most successful in doing so.
During the 1950-60’s racial discrimination was everywhere and was very severe. Whites got more salary than blacks, blacks never got the right to vote, and some areas where marked as ‘whites only’.
A protest was lead by Martin Luther King against racism on buses. There was also a boycott lasted 382 days. During these days of boycott, King was arrested, his home was bombed, and he was subjected to severe personal abuse. On December 21, 1956, the Supreme Court of the United States had declared that Negroes and whites rode the buses as equals. Martin Luther King was successful.
Although Martin Luther was a strong activist for civil rights, never did he loose his Christian faith. Martin Luther never considered white people as ‘evil and cruel’, which was what many black people thought. He said ‘Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.’ He also believed in non-violence protests. Despite the danger he and his family were in, death threats, and house bombing, he insisted that they don’t fight back.
In the year 1963 Martin Luther king organized a march consisting of 25 thousand people both black and white campaigning for the new Civil Rights Bill. Soon the bill was part of the law, and after meeting with President Johnson, black adults were given the right to vote.
Martin Luther King was awarded a well deserved Nobel Peace prize in 1964. Sadly he was assassinated four years later in Tennessee but he is still remembered in the hearts of many for his great work and achievement. Martin Luther King really proves to be a great leader.
d) “Christianity stops people from being racist”
Many people feel that Christianity stops people from being racist because Christianity, like any other religion, gives you set of rules and values to follow and to help live your life. Further more, there are quotes in the bible which promote racial harmony. For example, in Luke 10; 25-37 Jesus teaches us that we must all love our neighbours. Neighbours can mean any type of people but we must love them all.
St Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus once had a vision from God. This vision showed him that God treats all races the same and respects any one as long as they do the right thing.
Even if all this may be true, in some parts of the world, Christianity is being misused. Take for example The DRC (Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa) they think that God is the greatest divider as he divided the water, land, and sky in Genesis and so they also argue that God deliberately separated the world into different races and white people were purposely made to be superior to black people. They say that it may be possible that whites and blacks are spiritually equal but we can never be physically equal.
Personally, I feel that Christianity does not stop all Christians from being racist. Many people have converted to Christianity only for names sake but don’t actually have the faith in Christianity. If that is so, then all rules and values are valueless.
But then again, there are many people who are strong Christians and they understand the meaning of being a true Christian and so they know what to do and what not to do. Only for these people can Christianity help stop them from being racist.