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Once again, in post 56, as in post 55 and post 52, the cloak of righteousness has verily thrown a mantle of protection around you, hasn't it? You can throw any un-CHRISTIAN 'flame' you wish under the guise of 'righteousness' and believe you are above reproach for having done so.

Seems to suit you well.

The Father, His Son, and His Mother, Mary, will undoubtedly congratulate you for having 'set me straight' regarding the 'true meaning' of'righteousness'as found in post # 56!

By the way, you DODGED the point about discriminating against minorities QUITE WELL!

You never really addressed the personal side of the horrors these first responders experienced in their personal lives once Katrina devastated their lives except to generalize them as being both minorities and as having come originally from the criminal element.

That's a real Christian response to human suffering isn't it?????

While you boldly approach the Throne next time, since you believe I am not capable myself of doing so, maybe you can ask what the words 'CHRISTIAN COMPASSION' might happen to mean,

....and whether it applies to minorities who happened to have their lives devastated....

Once again, in post 56, as in post 55 and post 52, the cloak of righteousness has verily thrown a mantle of protection around you, hasn't it?

The bible says in the book of Romans that no one is righteous:

Rom 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"

Then, in Romans 4:20, the bible is talking about Abraham:

Rom 4:20 "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;"

Rom 4:21 "And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform."

Rom 4:22 "And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness."

It states here that because Abraham was fully persuaded, it was imputed to him for righteousness. Abraham was not righteous but it was credited to him as though he were.

Rom 4:23 "Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;"

Rom 4:24 "But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;"

then in the next two verses, this righteousness was not just for him but for all who believe.

And finally, 1st John 1:9 very simply:
1Joh 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Our unrighteousness is erased.