Zerg
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I just had a flash back to a sign outside of the Methodist church on “B” street (now an Apartheid museum) that contained the ending-words “Father forgive us”.
This church building housed people that were persecuted for their race.
I have heard a story from a relative of how a person had been chased out of a (conservative) church for being of the wrong race. «But this was an argument about why he left his church and is a humanist today.»
I hear from a man who is now humanist (relative of mine) saying that when he was in university he questioned “why should I be drafted into the military if I don’t agree with the government”. Why don’t people question? It is shocking, but people don’t and willingly choose to be indoctrinated.
Martin Luther King Jnr. said something along the lines of “respect… is not affection, it is…acting on what is right”. (I attempted to paraphrase).
While the segregated society that once was has ended, “one has many more hills to climb”. Democracy, human rights, etc. is still a continuous issue in my country.
While I was part of the Junior City Council I went with a few members to a township school with a good driver that knew my parents. There happened to be a Catholic church there, too. It was one of the “better-off” disadvantaged secondary schools. It had a computer room, good teachers and a feeding scheme.
It was in an area with cows. It kind of reminded me of my grandfather who loved taking care of his own sheep and chickens.
So I met my fellow peers, all my age, both boys and girls. So I was 16 and I was able to talk about anything, even the latest teenage books. We were supposed to have a debate. And I am not a confident guy–I have an awkward walk. The best part was that I knew that no-one judged me, not one bit.
People: rich, poor, uneducated, all have hopes, dreams and fears just like you do.
What a joy it is to celebrate our diversity as human beings. It really is.
This church building housed people that were persecuted for their race.
I have heard a story from a relative of how a person had been chased out of a (conservative) church for being of the wrong race. «But this was an argument about why he left his church and is a humanist today.»
I hear from a man who is now humanist (relative of mine) saying that when he was in university he questioned “why should I be drafted into the military if I don’t agree with the government”. Why don’t people question? It is shocking, but people don’t and willingly choose to be indoctrinated.
Martin Luther King Jnr. said something along the lines of “respect… is not affection, it is…acting on what is right”. (I attempted to paraphrase).
While the segregated society that once was has ended, “one has many more hills to climb”. Democracy, human rights, etc. is still a continuous issue in my country.
While I was part of the Junior City Council I went with a few members to a township school with a good driver that knew my parents. There happened to be a Catholic church there, too. It was one of the “better-off” disadvantaged secondary schools. It had a computer room, good teachers and a feeding scheme.
It was in an area with cows. It kind of reminded me of my grandfather who loved taking care of his own sheep and chickens.
So I met my fellow peers, all my age, both boys and girls. So I was 16 and I was able to talk about anything, even the latest teenage books. We were supposed to have a debate. And I am not a confident guy–I have an awkward walk. The best part was that I knew that no-one judged me, not one bit.
People: rich, poor, uneducated, all have hopes, dreams and fears just like you do.
What a joy it is to celebrate our diversity as human beings. It really is.
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