Earlier tonight I posted episode 595 of the Andrew Klavan podcasts. I neglected to write about what Jessie Lee Peterson had to say about racism. He says it is an illusion. He didn't hear the word racism growing up. He heard that it was a spiritual battle; warfare between good and evil. We should judge people based on character. You can resolve problems if you see them for what they are: right or wrong. Are there racists? No, there are haters. In your fallen spiritual state you have anger because you have fallen away from God. They are playing God by judging and hating their fellow man. See injustice but don't let it blind you. If it blinds you, you are now subject to it! Forgive whomever you are angry at. When you forgive them, God will forgive you! He will take that spirit of darkness away and allow you to see that it has nothing to do with color; it is either right or wrong, good or evil; it is spiritual!
His discussion of the spiritual battles begins at about the 17:45 mark and lasts for just a couple of minutes. He gives us a lot to think about!
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