THE
BEGINNING OF WISDOM FOR OUR HOME GROWN CLERICS
Matt 19:16-20:1
16 Now behold, one came
and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have
eternal life?"
17 So He said to him,
"Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you
want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
18 He said to Him,
"Which ones?" Jesus said, " 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall
not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false
witness,' 19'Honor your father and your
mother,' and, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' "
20 The young man said to
Him, "All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still
lack?"
21 Jesus said to him,
"If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
22 But when the young man
heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to His
disciples, "Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say to you,
it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of God."
25 When His disciples
heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be
saved?"
26 But Jesus looked at
them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all
things are possible."
27 Then Peter answered and
said to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall
we have?"
28 So Jesus said to them,
"Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man
sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on
twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And everyone who has
left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or
lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal
life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
NKJV
Dr Jideofo
Kenechukwu Danmbaezue a.k.a. Rev. Prof.
J. J. Kenez
This ex-seminarian capped ‘Rt. Rev.
Bishop Echipu’ at the Diamond Jubillee of All Hallows Seminary, Onitsha is
begging clerics to resign honourably than staying put and scandalising the
youths in our parishes and other youth fellowships worldwide!
THE TRUE TEST FOR ALL
CATHOLIC CLERICS IS PURITY
IT IS
NOT BY CHANCE THAT ADULTERY IS CITED 58 TIMES IN THE ENTIRE BIBLE,
RATHER
IT IS TO WARN ALL DESCENDANTS OF ADAM & EVE THEY ARE PRONE TO IT!
Exodus 20:14
14 "You shall not
commit adultery.
NKJV
Leviticus 20:10
10 The man who commits
adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's
wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. NKJV
Leviticus 20:10
10 The man who commits
adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's
wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. NKJV
Deuteronomy 5:18
18 'You shall not commit
adultery.
NKJV
Proverbs 6:32
32 Whoever commits
adultery with a woman lacks understanding;
He who does so destroys
his own soul.
NKJV
Jeremiah 3:8
8 Then I saw that for all
the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her
away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah
did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. NKJV
Jeremiah 3:9
9 So it came to pass,
through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery
with stones and trees. NKJV
Jeremiah 5:7
7 "How shall I pardon
you for this?
Your children have
forsaken Me
And sworn by those that
are not gods.
When I had fed them to the
full,
Then they committed
adultery
And assembled themselves
by troops in the harlots' houses.
NKJV
Jeremiah 7:9
9 Will you steal, murder,
commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods
whom you do not know, NKJV
Jeremiah 23:14
14 Also I have seen a
horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
They commit adultery and
walk in lies;
They also strengthen the
hands of evildoers,
So that no one turns back
from his wickedness.
All of them are like Sodom
to Me,
And her inhabitants like
Gomorrah.
NKJV
Jeremiah 29:23
23 because they have done
disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors'
wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them.
Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the LORD.
NKJV
Ezekiel 23:37
37 For they have committed
adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their
idols, and even sacrificed their sons whom they bore to Me, passing them
through the fire, to devour them. NKJV
Hosea 3:1
1 Then the LORD said to
me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing
adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look
to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans." NKJV
Hosea 4:2
2 By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and
committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed upon
bloodshed.
NKJV
Hosea 4:13
13 They offer sacrifices
on the mountaintops,
And burn incense on the
hills,
Under oaks, poplars, and
terebinths,
Because their shade is
good.
Therefore your daughters
commit harlotry,
And your brides commit
adultery.
NKJV
Hosea 4:14
14 "I will not punish
your daughters when they commit harlotry,
Nor your brides when they
commit adultery;
For the men themselves go apart
with harlots,
And offer sacrifices with
a ritual harlot.
Therefore people who do
not understand will be trampled.
NKJV
Matthew 5:27
27 "You have heard
that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' NKJV
Matthew 5:28
28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a
woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
NKJV
Matthew 5:32
32 "But I say to you
that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes
her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits
adultery.
NKJV
Matthew 5:32
32 "But I say to you
that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes
her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits
adultery.
NKJV
Matthew 19:9
9 And I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another,
commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits
adultery." NKJV
Matthew 19:9
9 And I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another,
commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits
adultery." NKJV
Matthew 19:18
18 He said to Him,
"Which ones?" Jesus said, " 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall
not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false
witness,' NKJV
Mark 10:11
11 So He said to them,
"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against
her. NKJV
Mark 10:12
12 And if a woman divorces
her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
NKJV
Mark 10:19
19 You know the
commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do
not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'
" NKJV
Luke 16:18
18 Whoever divorces his
wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is
divorced from her husband commits adultery.
NKJV
Luke 16:18
18 Whoever divorces his
wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is
divorced from her husband commits adultery.
NKJV
Luke 18:20
20 You know the
commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do
not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' " NKJV
John 8:3
3 Then the scribes and
Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her
in the midst, NKJV
John 8:4
4 they said to Him,
"Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. NKJV
Romans 2:22
22 You who say, "Do
not commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you
rob temples? NKJV
Romans 2:22
22 You who say, "Do
not commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you
rob temples? NKJV
Romans 13:9
9 For the commandments,
"You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder,"
"You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness,"
"You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment, are all
summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as
yourself." NKJV
Galatians 5:19
19 Now the works of the
flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
NKJV
James 2:11
11 For He who said,
"Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now
if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a
transgressor of the law. NKJV
James 2:11
11 For He who said,
"Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now
if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a
transgressor of the law. NKJV
2 Peter 2:14
14 having eyes full of
adultery and that cannot cease from sin, beguiling unstable souls. They have a
heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. NKJV
Revelation 2:22
22 Indeed I will cast her
into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation,
unless they repent of their deeds. NKJV
SO THAT IT BE NOT CONSTRUE D THAT THIS REV OLUNTIONARY WRITER IS PREACHING TO OUR WAYWARD CLERICS, LET US LISTEN
TO ADAM CLARKE’S SCHOLARLY COMMENTARIES OF ADULTERY etc
Matthew 5:28 Mt 5:28
28 But <de> I <ego> say <lego> unto you
<humin>, That <hoti> whosoever <pas> looketh <blepo> on
a woman <gune> to <pros> lust after <epithumeo> her
<autos> hath committed adultery <moicheuo> with her <autos>
already <ede> in <en> his <autos> heart <kardia>. (KJV)
28 But I say to
you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart. (RSV)
Verse 28. Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her] epiyumsai authn, earnestly to covet her.
The verb, epiyumew, is undoubtedly used here by our Lord, in the sense
of coveting through the influence of impure desire. The word is used in precisely the same sense,
on the same subject, by Herodotus, book the first, near the end. I will give the passage, but I dare not
translate it. To the learned reader it will
justify my translation, and the unlearned must take my word. thv epiyumhsei gunaikov massagethv anhr,
misgetai adewv, Raphelius, on this verse, says, epiyumein hoc loco, est turpi
cupiditate mulieris potiundae flagrare.
In all these eases, our blessed Lord points out the spirituality of the
law; which was a matter to which the Jews paid very little attention. Indeed it is the property of a Pharisee to
abstain only from the outward crime. Men
are very often less inquisitive to know how far the will of God extends, that
they may please him in performing it, than they are to know how far they may
satisfy their lusts without destroying their bodies and souls, utterly, by an
open violation of his law.
Hath committed adultery with her already in
his heart.] It is the earnest wish or
desire of the soul, which, in a variety of cases, constitutes the good or evil
of an act. If a man earnestly wish to
commit an evil, but cannot, because God puts time, place, and opportunity out
of his power, he is fully chargeable with the iniquity of the act, by that God
who searches and judges the heart. So,
if a man earnestly wish to do some kindness, which it is out of his power to
perform, the act is considered as his; because God, in this case, as in that
above, takes the will for the deed. If
voluntary and deliberate looks and desires make adulterers and adulteresses,
how many persons are there whose whole life is one continued crime! whose eyes
being full of adultery, they cannot cease from sin, 2Pe 2:14. Many would abhor
to commit one external act before the eyes of men, in a temple of stone; and
yet they are not afraid to commit a multitude of such acts in the temple of
their hearts, and in the sight of God!
Matthew 15:19 Mt 15:19
19 For <gar> out of <ek> the heart
<kardia> proceed <exerchomai> evil <poneros> thoughts
<dialogismos>, murders <phonos>, adulteries <moicheia>,
fornications <porneia>, thefts <klope>, false witness
<pseudomarturia>, blasphemies <blasphemia>: (KJV)
19 For out of the
heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness,
slander. (RSV)
Verse 19. Out of the heart] In the heart of an unregenerate man, the
principles and seeds of all sin are found.
And iniquity is always conceived in the heart before it be spoken or
acted. Is there any hope that a man can
abstain from outward sin till his heart, that abominable fountain of
corruption, be thoroughly cleansed? I
trow not.
Evil thoughts] dialogismoi ponhroi, wicked dialogues-for in
all evil surmisings the heart holds a conversation, or dialogue, with
itself. For fonoi, murders, two MSS.
have fyonoi, envyings, and three others have both. Envy and murder are nearly allied: the former
has often led to the latter.
Blasphemies]
I have already observed, Mt 9:3, that the verb blasfhmew, when applied
to men, signifies to speak INJURIOUSLY of their persons, characters, &c.,
and, when applied to God, it means to speak IMPIOUSLY of his nature, works,
&c.
Matthew 15:20 Mt 15:20
20 These <tauta> are <esti> the things which
<ho> defile <koinoo> a man <anthropos>: but <de> to eat
<phago> with unwashen <aniptos> hands <cheir> defileth
<koinoo> not <ou> a man <anthropos>. (KJV)
20 These are what
defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man." (RSV)
Verse 20. These-defile a man] Our Lord's argument is very plain. What goes into the mouth descends into the
stomach and other intestines;-part is retained for the nourishment of the body,
and part is ejected, as being improper to afford nourishment. Nothing of this kind defiles the soul,
because it does not enter into it; but the evil principles that are in it,
producing evil thoughts, murders, &c., these defile the soul, because they
have their seat and operation in it.
NOW, LET US HEAR FROM SAUL OF TARSUS WHO IS CREDITED WITH
INTRODUCING CELIBACY THAT IS TEARING CATHOLICISM APART
1 Corinthians 6:9 1Co 6:9
9 ¶ <e> Know
ye <eido> not <ou> that <hoti> the unrighteous <adikos>
shall <kleronomeo> not <ou> inherit <kleronomeo> the kingdom
<basileia> of God <theos>? Be <planao> not <me>
deceived <planao>: neither <oute> fornicators <pornos>, nor
<oute> idolaters <eidololatres>, nor <oute> adulterers
<moichos>, nor <oute> effeminate <malakos>, nor <oute>
abusers of themselves with mankind <arsenokoites>, (KJV)
9 ¶ Do you not
know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual
perverts, (RSV)
Verse 9. The unrighteous shall not inherit the
kingdom] The unrighteous, adikoi, those
who act contrary to right, cannot inherit, for the inheritance is by
right. He who is not a child of God has
no right to the family inheritance, for that inheritance is for the children. If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint
heirs with Christ, Ro 8:17. There are
here ten classes of transgressors which the apostle excludes from the kingdom
of God; and any man who is guilty of any one of the evils mentioned above is
thereby excluded from this kingdom, whether it imply the Church of Christ here
below, or the state of glory hereafter.
Several of the evils here enumerated will not
bear to be particularly explained; they are, however, sufficiently plain of
themselves, and show us what abominations were commonly practised among the
Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 7:10 1Co 7:10
10 ¶ And <de> unto the married <gameo> I
command <paraggello>, yet not <ou> I <ego>, but <alla>
the Lord <kurios>, Let <chorizo> not <me> the wife
<gune> depart <chorizo> from <apo> her husband <aner>:
(KJV)
10 ¶ To the
married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate
from her husband (RSV)
Verse 10. I command, yet not I, but the Lord] I do not give my own private opinion or
judgment in this case; for the Lord Jesus commands that man shall not put
asunder them whom God hath joined, Mt 5:32; 19:6. And God has said the same, Ge 2:24. The following extracts will prove that the
law among the Jews was very loose relative to the firmness of the marriage
bond:-
A woman might put away or
depart from her husband by giving this simple reason to the elders, who would
give the following certificate. "In
____ day of ____ week, of ____ year, A., daughter of B., put away before us and
said: My mother, or my brethren, deceived me, and wedded me or betrothed me,
when I was a very young maid, to C., son of D.; but I now reveal my mind before
you, that I will not have him."
Sometimes they parted with
mutual consent, and this also was considered legal, as was also the marriage of
the separated parties to others. Witness
the following story: "A good man had a good wife; but because they had no
children, they mutually put away each other.
The good man married a bad (a heathen) wife, and she made him bad (a
heathen;) the good woman married a bad (a heathen) husband, and she made him
good."
Divorces were easily
obtained among them, and they considered them the dissolving of the marriage
bond; and, in consequence of these, the parties might remarry with others. This was contrary to the original institution
of marriage, and is opposed both by our Lord and the apostle.
Galatians 5:16 Ga 5:16
16 This I say <lego> then <de>, Walk
<peripateo> in the Spirit <pneuma>, and <kai> ye shall
<teleo> not <ou me> fulfil <teleo> the lust <epithumia>
of the flesh <sarx>. {ye...: or, fulfil not} (KJV)
16 But I say, walk
by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. (RSV)
Verse 16. Walk in the Spirit] Get back that Spirit of God which you have
grieved and lost; take up that spiritual religion which you have abandoned.
Ye shall not fulfil the lust of the
flesh.] If the Spirit of God dwell in
and rule your heart, the whole carnal mind will be destroyed; and then, not
only carnal ordinances will be abandoned, but also the works and propensities
of the flesh.
YET TO BE TREATED AS OTHERS
ABOVE:::::::
Joh 8:41 , Ac 15:20, Ro 1:29, 1Co 6:13, 2Co 12:21, Ga 5:16,19,24, 1Jo 2:16
CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER
There
are many clerics and nuns, otherwise referred to as Rev. Fathers and Rev.
Sisters, including those that have been elevated to Monsignors, Mother
Generals, Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals in the Roman Catholic hierarchy
that should surmon courage and leave gracefully before the youths of our Golbal
Village forcibly remove them fro their pecuniary, parasitic, sycophanic and
adulterous lifestyles. There are no jobs in the labour market worldwide and so
those who successfully pretended to have had vocations all through their
training periods till they are ordained and then they continue to live false
lives with impunity!
No one spits out sugar when it
has already entered the mouth! Free housing, free cars, free televisions, free
dresses, free toiletries as well as free food, free sex e.t.c. These crafty tortoises in our native stories! They think they are smart! WHY?
THEY ARE ALL AFRAID OF LOSING
THEIR FREE BREAD AND BUTTER!
It is the conclusions of this paper that only intellectual pygmies and anthropological misfits can, and do propagate racism in ethnic or religious relations. But for the fact that this is a scientific paper, passages in the Torah, Bible, Koran and the Bhagavad-Gita would have been used to substantiate the stupidity of racialism and the demonic possession of all racists. They are all adenescents!
ReplyDeleteSuffice it to recommend the following:
i. That all racists be subjected to a psychiatric evaluation. It is possible that they have congenital deficiencies that warrant their schizophrenia fantasies.
ii. That participants at this conference devise means and modalities for appealing to religious leaders of all shades, colours and faith to repudiate discriminatory sermons, doctrines or catechesis in their religious worship.
iii. That all film makers and drama writers expunge sentences or scenes depicting superiority or inferiority in all their products. On the other hand they must encourage scriptwriters to douse the embers of hatred, violence and ethnic jealousies in their productions e.g. GUESS, WHO’S COMING TO DINNER.
iv. That musicians review their lyrics and emulate the consortium of international stars that gave us the famous song: WE ARE THE WORLD. In like manner, let all intelligent people all over the world stand up to be counted among music lovers who appreciate that orchestras and choirs need soprano, alto, tenor and bass to harmonise the lead instrument or singer. So also should white, black and yellow races blend or harmonize the leading HUMAN RACE.
v. All newly established families must make conscious efforts to give their offspring a better deal or lease of life rather than feed them the same nepotic ideas or prejudices their own parents condemned to feed on during their growing years
vi. Re-education in all nursery, kindergarten and primary schools, must eliminate segregation based on skin colour, class or creed. Each stanza or paragraph of the Kenezian Letter to all Liberated Educationist can be used to conduct morning assemblies.
vii. National constitutions should incorporate sections that make it a crime to discriminate against any citizen, guest or stranger in one’s native land. Moreover, national prizes may be awarded to those adjudged to have demonstrated the tenets of the Kenezian Creed practically in their daily living.
ReplyDeleteThe etiological origin of racism is ethnocentric megalomania best exemplified by Adolph Hitler’s xenophobic ideas. “Xenophobia” as defined by Drever (1972) is “a morbid fear of strangers”, and Hornby (1995) concerns by defining it as “an intense dislike or fear of strangers or people from other countries”.... “excessive patriotism can lead to xenophobia” – he concluded p. 1385.
“Racism or racialism” van den Berghe (1967) affirms, “are beliefs (not facts) that organic genetically transmitted differences (real or imagined) exist between social groups” which he concluded were false. There has never been any existential or scientific proof that a Caucasian is superior to Negroid or Mongoloid specie of the human race. Racism is puerile and futile!
Professor M. Nesturkh, a Russian anthropologist has a 133-page hardbound book, with over 100 black and white and coloured pictures - entitled THE RACES OF MANKIND. In the preface, Professor N. N. Cheboksarov, a Doctor of History, and a Miklukho-Maklai Prize Winner, opens up thus:
“The problem of the races of mankind is one of the most important in anthropology, the science that studies the natural history of man with all the variations due to age, sex, and geographical factors. The races of mankind are, in actual fact, geographical (or territorial) variations, historically conditioned, of a single physical type-MAN.
“The writings of the founders of Marxism-Leninism contain many valuable statements on such problems as the connection between the origin of races and the natural geographical conditions of life of primitive man; the distant ancestors of the present–day peoples, the gradual obliteration of racial differences in the course of historical development, the racial mixtures that make up modern nations and the absolute invalidity of racism.
“A correct conception of the races of mankind is of particularly great political and scientific importance today, in the period of the collapse of the colonial system and the unparalleled development of the struggle for national liberation by the dependent and colonial peoples. The ideologists of imperialism, in their effort to provide a basis for class, national and colonial oppression, have advanced the false “theory” of the physical and mental inequality of races, or the existence of “higher” and “lower” races, of races that are capable and those that are incapable of independent, social, economic and cultural development.
“Racism is closely bound up with reactionary nationalism and chauvinism. The Programme of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, adopted by the Twenty-Second Party Congress, lays special stress on the fact that nationalistic prejudice and the survivals of former national discord constitute the sphere in which resistance to social progress may be the longest, fiercest, most stubborn and most implacable. The misanthropic inventions of the racists stand in direct contradiction to the data provided by anthropology”. Pp 5 & 6
All scientists agree with the learned Russian Professor and Prizewinner! Moreover, Professor M. Nesturukh, himself concludes his introduction to the book thus:
“The author realises the difficulties attaching to the task he has undertaken and will be satisfied if his readers obtain from his book a general idea of the concept of races and their origin and a conviction of the unscientific nature of racism”. P. 10.
Philosophy demands the delimitation of concepts, terms or nomenclatures for clarity of discussions, analyses, conclusions and recommendations. The following are relevant in our case:
ReplyDeletePrejudice is “a system of negative conceptions, feelings and action-orientations regarding the members of a particular group”; whereas “Discrimination” refers to “overt action in which members of a group are accorded unfavourable treatment on the basis of their religious, ethnic or racial membership” Zanden, (1972).
Ethnocentrism is “an exaggerated tendency to think the characteristics of one’s own group or race superior to those of other groups or races” whereas “stereotypy” means “a pathological symptom of mental or nervous disorder showing itself in continuous repetition of seemingly senseless words and syllables, or of certain posture’s and actions”. Drever (1972).
Religious bigotry refers to “an obsessive belief and practice system whereby a person or group of people has strong and unreasonable opinion and will not listen to or accept any contrary views or religious opinions of anyone who disagrees”. Hornby (1976).
Racism or Racialism refers to “any set of beliefs that organic genetically transmitted differences (whether real or imagined) between human groups are intrinsically associated with the presence or absence of certain socially relevant abilities or characteristics, hence that such differences are a legitimate basis of invidious distinctions between groups socially defined as races” Berghe (1967).
Ethnic Group is a parallel term for race “which is often socially defined on the basis of cultural characteristics superimposed on perceived physical traits defined by the group and/or is defined by other groups as different.... by virtue of innate... inherited on genetically induced behavioural patterns”. A. H. Coleman-cited in – Krauss (1976) and this naturally leads us to Dominant and Minority groups – which are the remote and immediate causes of violence, terrorism and wars.
A Dominant Group is “one within a national state whose distinctive culture and/or physiognomy is established as superior in the society and which treats differentially/unequally other groups in the society with other cultures or physiognomy “Marden and Meyer (1968), and correspondingly;
A Minority Group is a “culturally or physically distinctive and self–conscious social aggregate, with hereditary membership and a high degree of endogamy, which is subject to political, economic or social discrimination by a dominant segment of an environing political society” Williams (1964).
Analytically therefore, the recurrent decimal in all these definitions is that racists are misguided, self-opinionated and neurotic people who need ego trips or massage to suppress their feelings of inadequacy, otherwise termed INFERIORITY COMPLEX.
Ethnology and Ethnography do not support apartheid, religious bigotry or racism. For want of space and time, there are two traditions in ethnic relations and socio-anthropological studies, which this existential author subscribes to (i) the psychosocial orientation, which is phenomenological, and (ii) the socio-cultural orientation, which is existential. Both form the contrasting research perspectives that most scholars patronize. However they should complement each other.
Individuals are born “tabula raza” - a clean slate! It is parents and relevant others that write on and crowd this slate with parochial traditions! No child hates another child! Hatred is a learned behaviour! So many films and dramas portray this. Individual prejudice comes mainly from the internalization of the prejudicial norms of one’s society. A case in point is the historical origin of Hitler’s hatred for the Jews. A mistaken identity and maltreatment in his primary school days when he freely associated with Jewish children -–was the remote cause of anti-Semitism which he internationalized, followed by ‘German blood superiority’ he championed which eventually led to the two world wars he engineered!
ReplyDeleteThe adult populations manufactured Black-white relations in U.S.A., Indians, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans segregationist policies, not teenagers nor adolescents! South Africa’s multiracial society and apartheid system have been studied as the ultimate in structured inequality while Hawaii and Brazil as multiracial societies with a low degree of racism. Why can’t we replicate the latter form of ethnic relations in all countries of the world? The choice is ours!
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
It is interesting to note what anthropologists, psychiatrists, sociologists and psychologists have concluded after varying researches into various aspects of child-rearing practices all over the world. Collumb and Valatin (1970), French psychiatrists, concluded thus:
“The social changes attendant on modernization cause far reaching disturbances in traditional family organization and bring about alterations in the relationship of the child to the family group. Love and authority are no longer provided for the child by the communal group of the whole family but (only) by the biological parents.... Are the parents able to take on these loving and disciplinary roles alone? Cut off from their extended family group on all sides, can they overcome their own problems and fears and make themselves ready to fulfill their new functions? How does the child experience these changes? Is it already possible to set out their pathological consequences? It is difficult to say; however, one may state that the number of maladjusted children, the number of adolescents with problems is growing considerably, especially in towns. The present generation will be followed by another which will have the same incidence of schizophrenia
as in West” p. 127
This international Conference in South Africa in 2001 should address those fundamental questions. What this author offers is only a palliative/prophylactic recommendation. Before that however – we need to recall what Erikson (1972) and Kohlberg (1969) posited as the critical stages of moral development in teenagers and adolescents. These will help us formulate the cross-cultural harmonization this paper proposes. In his “EIGHT AGES OF MAN,” Chap. 7 pp. 239-266; Erikson established eight sensitive developmental patterns that parents, teachers and relevant others must take advantage of, if children must grow up into mature, respectful and responsible citizens of the world. Correspondingly, in his “DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL CHARACTER AND MORAL IDEOLOGY” – a cognitive developmental approach – Lawrence Kohlberg of Harvard University posted six moral stages that teenagers pass through – namely: pre-moral, instrumental-hedonistic, role taking,
ReplyDeletelaw-and-order, autonomous-principle, and finally the universal-ethical-principle.
Time and space may not allow a detailed discussion of these stages. However, let it be known also that: Bandura & Walters, (1963) have their SOCIAL LEARNING AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH, while Goshin, (1969) has relevant topics in their HANDBOOK OF SOCIALIZATION THEORY AND RESEARCH; while Hoffman Martin has his “Moral Development Theory” cited in Paul. H. Mussen (Ed.) CARMICHAEL’S MANUAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (3rd Ed.)
All point to this one fact: That what we give or fail to give growing children, teenagers or adolescents form the base of all racial discriminations, hatred, fear and apartheid tendencies. There are no known genetic traits, or inherited behavioural patterns that warrant racial discrimination. The adult population manufactured, patented and marketed RACISM. Therefore, it remains their duty and urgent responsibility to dismantle and obliterate the consequences of their mischievous and xenophobic creations; apartheid, religious bigotry, anti-Semitism, Zionism and all other forms of racial inequalities that they breed!
The creator of the Universe did not input any racial inequalities in his created universe and beings. Nor did Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, even mention any scientific basis for racism. Politicians, warmongers, and demonic rulers who traded in human beings and monetary values invented racism based on their inferiority complexes, xenophobic reactions and vainglorious exploits. For how long must we all suffer for their mischief? The onerous duty of liberated minds, as exemplified by the participants at this United Nation’s Conference will come into sharper focus as we deliberate on the therapeutic measures proposed by this paper.
CROSS-CULTURAL HARMONISATION
ReplyDeleteIn the light of the foregone scientific references, this psychotherapist has developed two basic inter-ethnic and inter-racial compositions – spanning a period of thirty years and has labelled them “THE KENEZIAN CREED” and “THE LETTER TO TEACHERS OF HIS CHILDREN”. The pair is crucial re-orientation ploys to revolutionize the religious and educational climates of the world and subsequently ameliorate or slow down the incidence of/or the increase in racial tensions, religious fanaticism and ethnic cleansing.
“CROSS-CULTURAL” here is used as an adjective meaning “involving, or containing ideas or elements from two or more different cultures, while “HARMONIZE” to make something harmonious e.g. colours that harmonize well (i.e. together produce a pleasing effect) or the cottages harmonize well with the landscape. In music “harmonization” means to play or sing notes that accompany the main tune and produce harmony with the lead singer”. Hornby (1995) pp 279 & 544
From the above the therapeutic regimen for racialism and other ethnic stressful relationships lies in the Homo sapiens sapiens accepting that each culture must harmonize with the lead race; that is, the HUMAN RACE. If musicians can harmonize with the lead singer why are whites, blacks and yellows unable to harmonize? Its is due to ignorance, petty jealousy, morbid fear of strangers and unbridled self-pride. An attempt must be made to de-emphasize religion which is the greatest harbinger of fanatical zeal to discriminate against and dominate others. MISINFORMATION or DISINFORMATION – also known as propaganda that completes the racial tones dictated by maniacal leaders, politicians and governments must be halted and reversed systematically.
The Kenezian Creed sifts the L.C.M and H.C.F. of the human race. Then it dresses them in philosophic, ethical and scientific language which harmonises with the main language of nature – “WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS, WITH SAME CREATOR, SAME BLOOD AND PLASMA, SIMILAR ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and WE INTER-MARRY AND PRODUCE SAME SPECIES. Of what value are our World Cups, Olympics and Arts Festivals, if at the end of the day we still discriminate and derogate others based simply on the colour of their skin, eyes and/or the texture of their hairs? Does emotion and motivation vary among the races of mankind? No, is the only right answer! Any man or woman can learn the language of the ethnic groups they are born into and mingle with; hence, English, French, Swahili, German and some other languages have gained international appeal and usage. In the like manner, let’s amplify those areas of cognition, memory and recall that unify the races rather than propagate
those minor differences that separate and antagonise us.”