Queen Destee,
No the young brothers in the hood are not killing each other because they disagree over religion. But, they are killing each other IN SPITE of their respective religious beliefs because money seems to be trumping faith. I am not saying the disagreements are the reason for the disunity, I am saying that we should be WILLING TO CHANGE and agreeing to disagree keeps us from changing. So, if we are unwilling to change, how can we expect anything to change around us?
Brothers are killing each other in spite of a lot of things, much closer to home than religion. They are killing each other in spite of the fact that they look the same, in spite of the fact that they have the same blood coursing through their veins, in spite of the fact that they have a common, greater enemy, in spite of the fact that their families are dying, in spite of the fact that they are each other's best ally, in spite of so many things, Black Men are killing each other.
You say we should be WILLING TO CHANGE, but all of your conversation Brother A007, has been about changing others, not you changing. If that is truly your message, encouraging us to be WILLING TO CHANGE, why not lead by example? How about you be the one that changes, instead of convincing others that they must do that. Words mean nothing, if there isn't a life manifesting those words, to match. So Brother A007, lead us in change ...
It is not my goal to rid the world of the religious. I don't engage in acts of futility...lol So, the goal is to get us to check our religious beliefs at the door so we can have civil conversations that lead to change in our communities. In my humble opinion we are going to have to put money in front because 1 dollar + 1 dollar = 2 dollars is the only thing that we ALL agree on. And since we will agree to disagree about the other things, we need to build on the one thing that we do agree on.
Peace and Love
So the goal isn't to get rid of religious folk in the world, just those on destee.com?
Even that is a futile act, for all are welcome at our door, bringing whatever respectful discussion they'd like.
While it would be nice to put money in front, thinking we'd all agree on that, it's not true. If I put money in front, as you say, this community would be a ghost town. Even though we all know that it takes money to do anything, we struggle to keep an online community alive, one that we enjoy being at daily. When I first asked the Family for help, for money, oh my gosh ... i was attacked, maligned, accused of stealing from our people, all kinds of carrying on. No, money can't be put out front, 'cause we're not there yet (not collectively), where we are willing to financially support our own stuff.
Lord Will'n ... that day is coming.
Love You!
Destee