Why do African Americans continue to practice Christianity if it was forced upon them during slavery

[mr marcus]

Sleep good at night knowing y'all devils are naturally inferior to me. And after I'm dead and the world adjust you won't be the last one standing.

 

[Based Jesus]

 
I just want to say that Niketalk is a beautiful place that allows some of these things to be flushed out in debate and discussion. 

Just think... Years ago and even today in some countries, we would be criminals for even discussing this.

Religion is a very sensitive topic for people, especially people of color. As long as we strive to lift up one another I think we are doing great. And Niketalk definitely strives to lift up one another. This thread will likely die out or get locked, but in another 6 days* someone will make another one. Information will get rehashed, it might go a little smoother, and maybe someday nike will be one thread closer to finding a solution for world peace 

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[grey]

"integration" only integrated our (Black ppl) money.

once we integrated, pretty much everything went down the tubes for us.

 

[sea manup]

 

i guess if thats the way you define it, post segregation successful african americans tend to move out of their old neighborhoods and buy houses in rich neighborhoods. back then segregation kept the successful african americans from moving out which resulted in more prominent black communities. i would say theres a greater wealth gap today which creates interracial divide but african americans have a higher chance to achieve economic prominence than they did back in the days of segregation. 

Blacks today define success as being accepted by the rich elite. I wouldn rather is build out own wealthy communities if that's what you want opposed to trying to move to rich white communities and be neighbors with people who don't accept us and feel we are dropping the property value

depends on how you define success, im sure there are tons of black people (along with tons of people from other minority races) that define success as being accepted by the rich (white) elite. there are other people that view success as making enough money to live comfortably with their family. I would think that there are more blacks that fall under that second category today than back in the days of segregation. 

when you say you would rather be segregated in a community with all black schools, businesses, ect.. what do you mean? do you want to be totally cut off from the rest of america? do you want all blacks to move to these kinds of communities? what about those who dont share your world view and like living in a multiracial society? for the black business owners in your community, where would they get the products to put in the stores?

 

[knowledgebones72]

 

[shoelyesses]

Reading articles on how to program isn't formal training to prepare you of the needs of a specific business, unless you're talking some rinky dink help desk gig

depends I got many of pc certifications using the internet... not that I use them but surely you could earn a decent living with a+ network+ security etc...  and there are plenty online free courses for these... there is plenty of cert classes in a wide range of fields available online...

 

[shoelyesses]

"integration" only integrated our (Black ppl) money.

once we integrated, pretty much everything went down the tubes for us.

well in most part especially in terms of the women blacks assimilated and conformed... aka on some there is the wrong way then there is the white way of doing things....

 

[luckyluchiano]

depends I got many of pc certifications using the internet... not that I use them but surely you could earn a decent living with a+ network+ security etc...  and there are plenty online free courses for these... there is plenty of cert classes in a wide range of fields available online...

A+ is useless in today's world (it's literally about how to hook up PCs and Printers) . People think IT is super cut and dry when it's very broad

 

[luckyluchiano]

depends on how you define success, im sure there are tons of black people (along with tons of people from other minority races) that define success as being accepted by the rich (white) elite. there are other people that view success as making enough money to live comfortably with their family. I would think that there are more blacks that fall under that second category today than back in the days of segregation. 

when you say you would rather be segregated in a community with all black schools, businesses, ect.. what do you mean? do you want to be totally cut off from the rest of america? do you want all blacks to move to these kinds of communities? what about those who dont share your world view and like living in a multiracial society? for the black business owners in your community, where would they get the products to put in the stores?

Like someone else stated for the most part blacks are segregated still and only our money integrated, even then I can't even say that more so our money completely left our communities.

When I say segregation I speak in the sense that in our current all black communities literally every business is owned by someone of another ethnicity. If you look at your hbcus compared to Ivy League, hbcus teach you how to get a job ivy leagues teach you how to create jobs. We already have black communities why not build them up? Instead we run to do business with every other race and you will even have blacks that say "heck nah I ain't gonna eat there too many black folks" because we have a negative false belief that everything black in majority = poor.

I'm on mobile so this probably won't come off as articulate as I want but oh well

 

[createdestroy]

the mere fact that you defend extremist views with a statement starting with "meh maybe".. shows how much actual thought you've put into your position

lol I'm extremist because I want to see blacks prosper. People like you are why we are where we are now.

.... your argument is so weak you won't even address the actual subject of what i quoted you on.

Instead you try to make it seem like i specifically pointed you out just because you want blacks to prosper?

As though you are the only black poster who wants blacks to prosper?...the others want to see us fail right?

extremist.


smh...

 

[luckyluchiano]

.... your argument is so weak you won't even address the actual subject of what i quoted you on.

Instead you try to make it seem like i specifically pointed you out just because you want blacks to prosper?

As though you are the only black poster who wants blacks to prosper?...the others want to see us fail right?

extremist.


smh...

What is extreme about blacks focusing on economy issues? Lol shut the hell up man don't even make sense.

 

[knowledgebones72]

If you look at the mythology of alot of ancient indigenous cultures, accounts of space travel (including equipment and vehicles) are portrayed with striking detail and are often coupled information about our solar system that modern science at the time of discovery had not even figured out yet.

 

[knowledgebones72]

If you look at the mythology of alot of ancient indigenous cultures, accounts of space travel (including equipment and vehicles) are portrayed with striking detail and are often coupled information about our solar system that modern science at the time of discovery had not even figured out yet.

Yea I watch Ancient aliens, save it.

I'm not talking about ancient aliens.

I'm talking about archeology and a knowledge of outer space and travel that has been observed by modern science as being farther along than modern science's understanding.

What does Ancient Aliens have to do with it?

Is it all a hoax, or made up information? Is that what you're saying?

Do these archaeological findings not exist? Is that what you're saying?

Have scientists not observed them and verified their accuracy? Is that what you're saying?

 

[am1x90xnike]

Wait wait wait...cats is arguing that an segregated America is better than an interstates America?

That is truly what makes me sad...like Moreso than worldstar Moreso than anything else.

This has sealed it, black people are delusional.

 

[grey]

yeah, you gotta stop arguing with sillyputty/Optimus. don't waste your time.

 

[knowledgebones72]

I'm not talking about ancient aliens.


I'm talking about archeology and a knowledge of outer space and travel that has been observed by modern science as being farther along than modern science's understanding.


What does Ancient Aliens have to do with it?


Is it all a hoax, or made up information? Is that what you're saying?


Do these archaeological findings not exist? Is that what you're saying?


Have scientists not observed them and verified their accuracy? Is that what you're saying?

LOL no scientist has proven that ancient people went to space. stop it. There's speculation, but no solid evidence. That's why I brought up ancient aliens.

I never said they did. Here is my statement, copied and pasted from above:

If you look at the mythology of alot of ancient indigenous cultures, accounts of space travel (including equipment and vehicles) are portrayed with striking detail and are often coupled information about our solar system that modern science at the time of discovery had not even figured out yet.

Now, I ask you to point out the fallacy.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Wait wait wait...cats is arguing that an segregated America is better than an interstates America?

That is truly what makes me sad...like Moreso than worldstar Moreso than anything else.

This has sealed it, black people are delusional.

What has integration done for blacks on the larger scale? Like it was said before only thing that truly integrated was the black dollar.

When we speak of segregation nobody is saying blacks should alienate from the rest of society. There are Chinatowns, little Italy's, little Havanas , etc where these ethnic groups have prominent businesses and are circulating their dollar. Why can't blacks set up their own similar system to create jobs for their own people? The government sure isn't creating jobs for blacks. You people say you want blacks to stop milking governments assistance but when a plan of action is created you then label is extremist. I'm tired of all you fake liberals and closet racist trying to hold blacks down with this fake post racial ideology.

 

[360waves]

Yea I watch Ancient aliens, save it.  


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Christianity/ the bible has thousands of contradictions. You're beating a dead horse.

 

[patrick bateman]

Dudes have no understanding yet call it a "contradiction"

 

[360waves]

I hope people of African decent do better no matter the religion.

 

[360waves]

Dudes have no understanding yet call it a "contradiction"

Please explain the context for me. And tell me the bible you are quoting because I have a couple different versions. Don't want to leave it dare I say interpretation!

 

[knowledgebones72]

I never said they did. Here is my statement, copied and pasted from above:


If you look at the mythology of alot of ancient indigenous cultures, accounts of space travel (including equipment and vehicles) are portrayed with striking detail and are often coupled information about our solar system that modern science at the time of discovery had not even figured out yet.


Now, I ask you to point out the fallacy.

EVERYTHING you said is a fallacy. I posted an example of said "equipment/vehicle". Anyone who looks at that and uses it as irrefutable evidence that the Ancients were space travelers is a fool.


Hell I'll buy into the Ancient astronaut theory before believing the ancients were building spaceships on their own. Stop it.


Give me concrete evidence eg. a wreckage, a piece of an actual spacecraft then we'll talk. Hell give me evidence of wide spread use of land vehicles first before we even start thinking about space travels. Dudes were riding around in horses yet somehow were going back and forth from space at will? Yea ok.

YOU'RE saying the ancients were building spaceships on their own. Not me.

 

[patrick bateman]

Please explain the context for me. And tell me the bible you are quoting because I have a couple different versions. Don't want to leave it dare I say interpretation!

You dont believe the scrips, so why would I waste my time? Rather edify someone who cares for the truth of the Holy book

 

[createdestroy]

.... your argument is so weak you won't even address the actual subject of what i quoted you on.

Instead you try to make it seem like i specifically pointed you out just because you want blacks to prosper?

As though you are the only black poster who wants blacks to prosper?...the others want to see us fail right?

extremist.


smh...

What is extreme about blacks focusing on economy issues? Lol shut the hell up man don't even make sense.

^.... your argument is so weak you won't even address the actual subject of what i quoted you on.

 

[knowledgebones72]

YOU'RE saying the ancients were building spaceships on their own. Not me.

So why were you trying to argue when I made the Ancient aliens comment. But even then there's still no concrete evidence of ancient space travel, like I said before it's all speculation.

I'm saying that we simply don't know what people were doing thousands of years ago, and it's kind of ridiculous to eliminate possibilities when we only know like 1% of what things were like back then.

I'm saying you don't know, and neither do I nor do people with way more knowledge, experience, and expertise on the subject than you.

You're the one speaking in these absolutes when it comes to what people were doing thousands and thousands of years ago, and I'm reminding you that you really don't know what was possible.