Your comment “JD stating that he was offended because, according to him, he’s white.” is incorrect. I’m stating that as a white guy (and southern to add), this letter offends me. I would prefer not be labled, but there is no checkbox for that on goverment forms. What offends me is that this letter would lead you to believe that only white rescuers saved only black people. It also contains political and religious motives which are based mostly on opinion and have little merit or fact.
Lets summarize the points of this Rabbi Aryeh Spero:
Whites save blacks:
“The rescuers were White, the stranded Black. I saw Caucasians navigating their small, private boats in violent, swirling, toxic floodwaters to find fellow citizens trapped in their houses. Those they saved were Black.”
“Yes, there are Two Americas. One is the real America, where virtually every White person I know sends money, food or clothes to those in need -- now and in other crises -- regardless of color. This America is color blind.”
“most of the givers were White, most of those being helped were Black”
If you opinion is different from the Rabbi’s and you are black, that’s a sin:
“As a Rabbi I have a message I wish to offer to my fellow members of the cloth, Reverends Jackson and Sharpton: "It is time to do some soul searching. Your continued efforts to tear this country apart, even in light of the monumental goodness shown by your White brothers, is a sin."”
Lets attack the organizations I do not like and make false allegations:
“So next time the ACLU tries to diminish and marginalize the churches, saying there is no role for religion in American public life, that an impenetrable wall must be erected separating the citizens from their faith, cry out "Katrina." Next time the ACLU goes to court asking that U.S. soldiers not be allowed to say Grace in the Mess Hall and that communities be forbidden from setting up a nativity scene, ask yourself: without the motivation of Goodness sourced in Faith, would people offer such sacrifice? Where else does this Brotherhood come from but the Bible which teaches "Thou Shall Love Thy Neighbor as Yourself."”
“The New York Times has utterly failed America.”
Give props to organizations I do like:
“I saw brotherhood on Fox News, where 24/7 reporters used their perch as a clearing-house for search-and-rescue missions and communication between the stranded and those in position to save. In contrast, the Old-line networks continued with their usual foolish, brain-numbing programming. Those who always preach "compassion" chose profit over
people.”
I do not believe in Separation of Church and State:
“So next time the ACLU tries to diminish and marginalize the churches, saying there is no role for religion in American public life, that an impenetrable wall must be erected separating the citizens from their faith, cry out "Katrina." Next time the ACLU goes to court asking that U.S. soldiers not be allowed to say Grace in the Mess Hall and that communities be forbidden from setting up a nativity scene, ask yourself: without the motivation of Goodness sourced in Faith, would people offer such sacrifice? Where else does this Brotherhood come from but the Bible which teaches "Thou Shall Love Thy Neighbor as Yourself."”