corvettelover Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 An Ivy League professor blogged after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin that the verdict shows God is a “white racist” who stalks “young black men.” Anthea Butler, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies, made the unusual comments in a blog post released on Monday on ReligionDispatches.org, where she is a regular contributor. “God ain’t good all of the time. In fact, sometimes, God is not for us,” she wrote in the post. “As a black woman in an [sic] nation that has taken too many pains to remind me that I am not a white man, and am not capable of taking care of my reproductive rights, or my voting rights, I know that this American god ain’t my god. “As a matter of fact, I think he’s a white racist god with a problem. More importantly, he is carrying a gun and stalking young black men,” she added. Butler adds that Trayvon Martin’s killing was the result of racism that was influenced by Christianity. “As a historian of American and African-American religion, I know that the Trayvon Martin moment is just one moment in a history of racism in America that, in large part, has its underpinnings in Christianity and its history,” she wrote. “Those of us who teach American Religion have a responsibility to tell all of the story, not just the nice touchy-feely parts.” “When the good Christians of America are some of its biggest racists, one has to consider our moral responsibility to call out those who clearly are not for human flourishing, no matter what ethnicity a person is. Where are you on that scale? I know where I am.” According to her biography, Butler holds doctorate and masters degrees in religion from Vanderbilt University as well as a masters in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the author of a 2007 book titled "Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making A Sanctified World," published by University of North Carolina Press. Butler, who did not respond to requests for comment, is also an associate chair for the school's religious studies department and is a regular contributor and guest on both MSNBC and CNN. Josiah Ryan, editor-in-chief of Campus Reform, which first reported Butler's comments, said the professor's reaction to the verdict was bizarre. "No amount of heartbreak over the Zimmerman acquittal justifies these hateful posts," Ryan said. "Professor Butler's remarks were clearly designed to hurt when Americans needed healing and to divide when we needed unity.” "In tumultuous times students must be able turn to their professors for calm and wisdom. In stoking the flames of hatred, Professor Butler has betrayed her students' trust. UPenn administrators ought not to allow her back in the classroom." Officials for the University of Pennsylvania declined to comment. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/07/16/upenn.../#ixzz2ZK8k0WH6 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/07/16/upenn...s-god-is-white/ http://now.msn.com/anthea-butler-universit...alls-god-racist (While this is related to the Zimmerman case, hopefully people can act mature about it. HOWEVER, this is NOT a topic to discuss Martin/Zimmerman, only to discuss the topic in the OP, since the last topic was closed due to rampant immaturity) Again, please be mature Honestly, I don't even know what to say about this. I do hope they fire her ass though. Probably not though since she could come back on them and sue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roebuck34 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 top lel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvettelover Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 top lel ?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunner71 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised if racism is indeed caused, or at least, partially caused, by religion; after all, it would be just another problem more caused by it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Isn't Zimmerman half Cuban? If god was white and racist, he'd have given Zimmerman the manslaughter sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mordecai Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If god was racist, I wouldn't have a big dick now, would I? Seriously, that's just silly, Zimmerman is going to be f*cked for the rest of his life anyway, can never get a job, his would-be kids would get f*cked with at school, everyone knows him and wants him dead. And he is going to hell anyway. And based off the bible, isn't Jesus black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunWrath Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If god was racist, I wouldn't have a big dick now, would I? Seriously, that's just silly, Zimmerman is going to be f*cked for the rest of his life anyway, can never get a job, his would-be kids would get f*cked with at school, everyone knows him and wants him dead. And he is going to hell anyway. And based off the bible, isn't Jesus black? Sorry man but that's about as absurd as anything. If anything, Zimmerman will have a book deal soon or some Lifetime chick flick about him. Bank in some money, then live quietly. This isn't the early to mid 90's, things are a bit different now. After reading the bible, I'm pretty sure 'Jesus' isn't black. May want to read that thing bro. But first Jesus must exist, yeah? Anywho, Zimmerman was justified in his shooting, therefore he won't catch flak as much as someone like OJ did.. since we all know OJ popped Nicole cold-heartedly, Zimmerman on the other hand did so in a manner that was called for. If anyone gives Zimmerman bullsh*t, it's because they're racist and only have facts from the bullsh*t media to back their opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mordecai Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If god was racist, I wouldn't have a big dick now, would I? Seriously, that's just silly, Zimmerman is going to be f*cked for the rest of his life anyway, can never get a job, his would-be kids would get f*cked with at school, everyone knows him and wants him dead. And he is going to hell anyway. And based off the bible, isn't Jesus black? Sorry man but that's about as absurd as anything. If anything, Zimmerman will have a book deal soon or some Lifetime chick flick about him. Bank in some money, then live quietly. This isn't the early to mid 90's, things are a bit different now. After reading the bible, I'm pretty sure 'Jesus' isn't black. May want to read that thing bro. But first Jesus must exist, yeah? Anywho, Zimmerman was justified in his shooting, therefore he won't catch flak as much as someone like OJ did.. since we all know OJ popped Nicole cold-heartedly, Zimmerman on the other hand did so in a manner that was called for. If anyone gives Zimmerman bullsh*t, it's because they're racist and only have facts from the bullsh*t media to back their opinions. Jesus was an Israelite from the tribe of Judah. The Israelites were brown skinned (black) people, and he had hair of wool and feet unto fine brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunWrath Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Brown-skinned, meaning more tan than other .. not black. Brown (tanned).. such as Indians, Arabs, etc. He most definitely doesn't have an African ancestry, atleast from the Bible in their words. But if you want to believe he's black, more power to you. If I were to believe in all that religious stuff, then I would believe he was just southern, tattooed and a bit of a thrill-seeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnocchi Flip Flops Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I wouldn't be surprised if racism is indeed caused, or at least, partially caused, by religion; after all, it would be just another problem more caused by it... Nuts cause it actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emhyr Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 God exists? Well then...I'm sure he is a racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle Cracker Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Well if Yahweh (the Christian, Jewish God) is real then it would be logical to assume he is racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinPA Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 The old Morman belief was that black people were that color because they inherited the curse of Cain. This Ivy League Professor is just talking nonesense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Theft Savage Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 He probably is. It would explain a lot, honestly. If god was racist, I wouldn't have a big dick now, would I? True dat no homo, you know what I mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Fandango Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 If god was racist, I wouldn't have a big dick now, would I? Seriously, that's just silly, Zimmerman is going to be f*cked for the rest of his life anyway, can never get a job, his would-be kids would get f*cked with at school, everyone knows him and wants him dead. And he is going to hell anyway. And based off the bible, isn't Jesus black? Sorry man but that's about as absurd as anything. If anything, Zimmerman will have a book deal soon or some Lifetime chick flick about him. Bank in some money, then live quietly. This isn't the early to mid 90's, things are a bit different now. After reading the bible, I'm pretty sure 'Jesus' isn't black. May want to read that thing bro. But first Jesus must exist, yeah? Anywho, Zimmerman was justified in his shooting, therefore he won't catch flak as much as someone like OJ did.. since we all know OJ popped Nicole cold-heartedly, Zimmerman on the other hand did so in a manner that was called for. If anyone gives Zimmerman bullsh*t, it's because they're racist and only have facts from the bullsh*t media to back their opinions. How was he justified in his shooting? You can't kill people to get out of a fist fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhus Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The old Morman belief was that black people were that color because they inherited the curse of Cain. This Ivy League Professor is just talking nonesense. Cain? I thought it stemmed from Ham, the son of Noah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I think there's a reasonably legitimate point bring made here. We're talking about the "American god" which to me is the stereotyped, far right, bigoted, chauvinist pig who uses religion and religious belief as a justification of his hatred of others based on economic status, determining characteristic or other arbitrary and seemingly senseless bias. That's what I interpret by the reference to "American god"- the ugly interpretation of Christianity forwarded by right wing extremists in complete contradiction to any kind of spiritual teaching. AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Fandango Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I think there's a reasonably legitimate point bring made here. We're talking about the "American god" which to me is the stereotyped, far right, bigoted, chauvinist pig who uses religion and religious belief as a justification of his hatred of others based on economic status, determining characteristic or other arbitrary and seemingly senseless bias. That's what I interpret by the reference to "American god"- the ugly interpretation of Christianity forwarded by right wing extremists in complete contradiction to any kind of spiritual teaching. read:prosperity theology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeVelocar Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Isn't Zimmerman half Cuban? Nah, he's one half peruvian. Which I suppose goes a long way, given american milk bottles love claiming themselves 1/300th cherokee and buying tacky "indian" crap at the mall. He's even got that traditional Peruvian name, George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinPA Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 The old Morman belief was that black people were that color because they inherited the curse of Cain. This Ivy League Professor is just talking nonesense. Cain? I thought it stemmed from Ham, the son of Noah? It appears we are both right. This must be a first for GTAforums. "The Lord had cursed Cain’s seed with blackness and prohibited them the Priesthood." Young directly mentions Cain's curse but this was related to Ham in other Mormon wrttings. Assistant president of the Mormon church, W. W. Phelps, wrote a letter theorizing that the curse of Cain survived the deluge by passing through the wife of Ham, son of Noah, who according to Phelps was a descendant of Cain. That's what I interpret by the reference to "American god"- the ugly interpretation of Christianity forwarded by right wing extremists in complete contradiction to any kind of spiritual teaching. They just take things out of context from the Old Testament. It's quite easy to do when the people who listen to them don't bother to check the whole text, or seem to understand that the New Testament changes those former ways of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dildo Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 hey we already know that god is an insensitive prick. wake me up when there's some REAL news to report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercetti21 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Yeah... and Jesus was white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IM_YOUR_GOD Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Nowadays I would say that media has a bigger grasp than that of religion. I don't think the God of the bible was what it claim to be. Sounds more like a mad scientist whom wrote of mankind, let them be raped and enslaved. Tower of Babel? Explains it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now