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The Real Reason Racism is Wrong

Racism has never not been a hot topic of discussion in our nation. Disputes over racial matters have resulted in: 1. A compromise that slaves should count as 3/5 of a person. This was written into our Constitution. Really. I wish I were making this up.   2. A civil war. 3. Decades of post-Civil War mistreatment of non-whites during Reconstruction, to include lynchings, voter suppression, and multiple forms of discrimination, most of which went unprosecuted.  4. Supreme Court rulings, boycotts, sit-ins, Civil Rights marches, formation of various groups to promote the advancement of various races, as well as groups like the KKK. 5. Concerns, lawsuits, and protests about police treatment of nonwhites. 6. Expressions of varying opinions about confederate flags, statues of slave-owning presidents and schools named for former Civil War generals. etc. Some well-meaning Christians offer reasons to take a stand against racism, but do so with a man-centered