We have once again survived another presidential election. President Barack Obama won the 2012 election, allowing him to stay in the White House for four more years and serve our country. It has been quite interesting to see the uproar of opinions on the outcome by some nearest to us.
Whether you agree with the decision or not, Ifeel there should be a bit of respect owed to the current president. I’d like to believe the moral code our society has adopted throughout the decades has echoed slightly in the hearts of the current generations. Regardless of your religion, race or background, I feel we all have a general idea of what respect looks like.
Unfortunately some of our neighboring peers, and I’m sure some even closer to home, feel the need to evoke their right to free speech at the expense of someone else.  It is quite discouraging to me to see the response to what some may have called the most important election of our time. There may be some truth to this, or there is sovereignty to the plan. Either way the events we heard about at schools that shall remain nameless last week were unacceptable and disgraceful to us as a state.
Just to provide a bit of clarity, CBS News reported the protest began with only 30 to 40 people but over the next half hour grew to nearly 400 spectators and participators chiming in.
I have heard speculation from some students at that school that a fire alarm was pulled and that act was the reason behind the crowd growing so large, however I repeat I do not have any evidence to back that up, only hearsay. Sadly for our neighbors this protest came just shortly after the 50th anniversary of the violent rioting when the first African American student, James Meredith, was enrolled. The news reported the crowd was yelling out racial slurs while holding signs with political slogans ,obviously not in favor of the election’s outcome.
Because of this protest that school is now receiving unwanted media attention on situations faced by specific students. This protest opened the door for many to speak out about the racial injustice they have been experiencing. These injustices may have only been performed by a few, but the many will suffer the consequences. These events burden my heart.
Have we not progressed so much in our understanding of equality to see the color of a man’s skin should not determine our opinion of his character? Are we so ignorant as to believe because we were born with a different pigment to our epidermis a higher authority is afforded to us?
I have very little reasoning behind my argument without pointing to scripture. I find very little in the literature of man alone to back up why we were all created equal. Therefore I will point you to what I know to encourage my stand.
To preface this, there will be many who point out poor decisions made by men or women throughout the Bible. Decisions to own or sell slaves, have multiple wives, or men who put women or other nations beneath them. I ask you remember those historical characters are human and insist that this subject be analyzed within the light of Christ.
According to Biblical text, at creation God made man and woman. He made them completely different in their genetic structure, as well as their emotional needs and design. However, they were equal.
There was difference, but difference does not account for inequality between people. They were both God’s most valued and prized possessions, for when He made them He said they were “very good.” The Hebrew used when God created Eve is Ezer Kenegdo. This means “an equal and opposite help.” Eve was created for a different purpose than Adam, but that did not mean her purpose was any less great or valuable.  After the fall of humanity, or the original sin, these lines of superiority were fudged and equality now became about who was in charge of the other. This struggle would ultimately transpire into a battle with God himself for control over one’s life.
My point here is to show an example of equality in difference. This story cannot be exactly applied to the current racial situation, but the idea can. The idea we were all created human, therefore we were all created with equal opportunity to have life given by God. There is so much beauty in our differences.
The world would be such a boring place if we all looked, talked, thought and acted in identical fashion. So whether you agree with the biblical truth in which I backed my viewpoint with or not, I hope you understand my plea. My hope is we would see each other as equals because I believe God saw us that way first.