Posted by Min. Paul Scott (minps) on 2/13/2004, 10:21 pm Min. Paul Scott A while back, a Sista rolled up on me with a laundry When I say the Black church, I am not talking about a So, I are not talking about a collective expression of There can be no denying the fact that 'Christianity' In elementary physics class, we are taught that an This is best exemplified by a recent statement that I Many in the older generation had to except this Today, this slave religion has produced rebellion and Is it hypercritical to blame the young folks for What we must never forget was that the religion that There are many Black folks in the church ,today, who The catch 22 facing the Afrocentric Christian is So the Messianic Afrikan Nation has taken on the Min. Paul Scott is represents the Messianic Afrikan
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The Jackin of Afrikan Spirituality:
Has the Black Church Failed Black People ?
list of complaints about the Black church. Her voice
quivered has she ran off a list of concerns from the
failure of the Black church to address social problems
to the number of young Black men who go from the
church pew to the prison cell. Unlike many Black folks
who point the finger at the church as a scapegoat for
the millions of problems facing Afrikan people, this
sister was sincere and wanted not only answers, but
action; now!
little building where Sister Sara goes to get her
praise on every Sunday morning, rain sleet or snow.
Nor am I talking about a congregation that takes what
little they have to feed Bro. Ricky who hasnt had a
job in five years and mentors little Tyrone every day
after school. What I am referring to is an institution
that was set up by a white supremacist system, using a
Eurocentric theology for the purpose of keeping
Afrikan people spiritually, mentally and physically
enslaved.
spirituality nor individual acts of goodwill but the
systematic trapping of Afrikan spirituality within the
confines of a building and the relegating of the daily
expression of reverence to the Creator (Elohim)into a
weekly, one hour ritual.
was forced on African people in order to carry out the
African Holocaust/Maafa (Transatlantic slave trade)
and the Black church was used as an agent of social
control to carry on the slave legacy on the spiritual
and mental level long after the physical chains had
been rendered obsolete.
object in motion tends to stay in motion. Therefore,
the Black church has not much deviated from its
original intent, which is to control the actions of
Afrikan people by using a few Eurocentric religious
symbols that will create predictable responses shown
in the action of Afrikan people.
heard from a white reporter commenting on a
presidential candidate using Christianity as part of
his campaign strategy. The reporter mentioned how
important religion was to the people of the South,
especially black folks. I can see political candidates
preparing their agenda, 1) go to a Black church 2) Say
Jesus loves you 3) take a picture in front of the
cross for the media 4) eat a piece of fried chicken
and bounce. Since we have been conditioned to look for
a white Messiah this is usually enough to get us to go
out in the cold and rain to vote for such a god
fearing man.
religious manipulation for several reasons including
the fear of death at the hands of white racists and
the fear of being ostracized by friends and family
members for forsaking the slave religion ie plantation
theology. Also, it must be remembered that in earlier
decades many black folks could not read and had to
depend on a preacher to tell them thus sayeth the
lord. many of whom were agents of the white
supremacist system either by ignorance or by choice.
confusion in the Hip Hop generation whose access to
information and ideas far surpasses that of previous
generations. When the slave theology meets Hip Hop
philosophy the results are often catastrophic as you
have a generation trying to find god using the methods
of the oppressor.
making religious martyrs out of slain gangsta rappers
when the church has made saints and religious icons
out of popes and preachers who either condone white
supremacy and the enslavement of Afrikan people or
refuse to take a stand against it? Is it hypercritical
to blame the younger generation for worshiping a god
who blesses them for advocating Black on Black crime
and disrespecting Black Queens with Grammy awards and
private jets while the Church has worshiped a god who
has rewarded the murderers of Afrikan people with
political offices and billion dollar corporations? The
religion of Hip Hop is not a result of the practice of
an African spirituality but the mirroring of a
Eurocentric religious concept.
Europeans call Christianity was taken from a spiritual
system practiced by the Black Hebrew Israelites of
Northeast Africa including Yeshua, the Black
Revolutionary Messiah, who was transformed into the
blue eyed, blond haired ambassador of white supremacy,
'Jesus Christ' by the European.
call themselves Afrocentric Christians only for lack
of a better Afrocentric term and recognize that the
Bible is about a group of African people who suffered
oppression and their attempts for FREEDOM and
reconciliation with the Creator (Elohim). They also
realize that the term 'Christian' is a European term
meaning of the anointed one' but the term used by the
Original Black Hebrew Israelites would have been
Messianic.
they are caught in the middle between a religion of
white supremacy that exploits them and an Afrocentric
community that rejects them. Unfortunately, many in
the Afrocentric community have chosen to discount
Church folks and criticize their religious practices
instead of seeing them as allies in the struggle and
helping them find the Afrikan Liberation Spirituality
within their own religion, giving them a theological
foundation for Afrikan Nationalism. After all, the
first religion started when the first human being (in
Africa) tried to praise and understand the will of the
Creator and all religions stem from that, so no
religions has a monopoly on African Spirituality.
mission to organize those Brothers and Sisters who
accept the teachings of the Bible but reject the
Eurocentric Nationalism that poses as Christianity;
those who follow the teachings of Yeshua but reject
the figment of the white mans imagination; the white
Jesus Christ. We are currently asking our Afrikan
Brothers and Sisters across the world to join us as we
develop chapters to put into action our Messianic
Afrikan Nation 7 Point Program and to teach the
TRUTH that will make our people FREE.
Nation in Durham NC. To join the Messianic Afrikan
Nation contact: minpaulscott@yahoo.com
Website: members.blackplanet.com/THE-MYD
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