Neighborhood Ministries

While liberals accuse conservatives of being responsible for the violence, they seem to be more prone to classify individuals as members of groups then conservatives. While conservatives usually recognize guilt and innocence in individuals, liberals tend to paint people with broad brushes. They see everything as class conflict (Marxism) rather than individual conflict. They talk about attacks of Whites against Blacks, police against citizens, etc., instead of as an individual who commits a crime. They see mass shootings as a problem with guns rather than as a problem with individuals who are mentally unstable. As a result, it is impossible for them to really solve problems because they are dealing with the wrong things. You can take away everyone’s guns and the violence will still be there. Britain has the strongest gun laws around and the number of attacks using knives has skyrocketed as fewer people have access to guns. In Chicago, they have the strongest gun laws in the country and the highest incidence of gun violence because the criminals have guns, but citizens don’t have guns to protect themselves. You can’t solve violence against Blacks by blaming all White people because the vast majority of violence against Blacks is committed by other Blacks. You need to attack the causes of the anger that precedes the violence. Emphasizing attacks of White against Blacks creates fear of Whites in Blacks, leading them to seek to attack Whites, which creates fear of Blacks in Whites. While liberal politicians and the media condemn racial strife, they fuel it with their rhetoric. Desegregation reduced racial strife as Blacks and Whites learned to live together until the liberal media and politicians began fueling it again.

Congress passed the “Violence Against Women Act” (VAWA) in 1994 to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking and increase access of victims to services. In 2013, when it was reauthorized, changes made it more difficult to achieve those goals.  Reauthorization is now under consideration, which will continue and increase those problems. Money was diverted to Planned Parenthood who openly encourages and assists sexual predators and sexual trafficers by not reporting them even though it is required by law and disposing of the evidence so the predators and trafficers can’t be prosecuted. The reauthorization also mandates harmful gender identity ideology and diverts funds to limited purposes that limits the number of categories of victims who are able to get help, and makes it more difficult for the remaining categories of victims to get help. The reauthorization needs to be voted down and the VAWA needs to be restored to its original purpose.

Dr Martin Luther King knew that peace and equality would not be gained by violence which would only further the suspicion and fear 
between the people of color and those who are White. He knew that laws requiring segregation had to be repealed and Black churches and
 White churches would have to work together to bring the two groups together and help them see they are no different, only then would 
peace and equality be achieved. There are those today who spread fear between Blacks and Whites, between those of Asian descent and 
others, between police and Blacks, and claim they want peace and equality, but violence will only destroy that which they seek and drive 
both sides further apart. We need to return to the work that Dr King started and tackle the problems around us. Liberal politicians and 
media have threatened the church and it has gone silent, but we need its voice now more than ever. Many are afraid they will lose their 
jobs and their friends, but many in countries around the world are losing their lives because they are not afraid to stand with Christ. Christ 
faced the cross in the garden. He could have turned away, but He chose to die for you and me. The least we can do is stand for him.