Posted on 03/28/2012 2:19:20 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
South African peacemaker Archbishop Desmond Tutu has released a statement grieving the murder of Trayvon Martin and calling on Americans to "be true to the ideals of the founding persons of your great nation." Tutu released his statement Tuesday on the website TruthInProgress.com, an organization working to promote cross-cultural understanding around issues of race, sexual orientation/gender identity, and religion.
"We grieve with Trayvon Martin's family at the needless killing of their son," Tutu wrote. "We grieve that the police have not as yet reacted appropriately to this shameful act. We grieve for a people and nation we admire where such acts can still happen."
Tutu, long an activist against apartheid in South Africa, was head of that nation's Truth and Reconciliation Committee, which helped South Africa come to terms with its violent past after the fall of apartheid. Since then he has campaigned to fight AIDS, poverty, racism, homophobia, and has often spoken out against violence of all kinds.
In his message following the murder of Trayvon Martin, Tutu shared the sorrow of the victim's family. He strongly encouraged police to act "in an appropriate manner."
Tutu addressed his message to all Americans and repeated his often-spoken reminder that all people--victims and perpetrators alike--are part of one human family. "May you all realise that you really are all members of one family, God's family, the human family: black, white, Hispanic, Native American, Asian, lesbian, transsexual, gay, bisexual, and so-called straight all belong together in the bundle of life," he wrote.
Truth in Progress is focused on the intersection of race, sexual orientation/gender identity, and religion. The Rev. Gil Caldwell, a straight African American retired United Methodist pastor and foot soldier in the Civil Rights Movement, and Marilyn Bennett, a white lesbian author and activist, are the co-principals of the project.
And, ANOTHER race-baiter weighs in on this non-story. After piecing this story together from various snippets here and there, it appears rather conclusively that Trayvon was the cause of his own demise!!
But, don't tell the race-baiters that!! They're too busy winding up their phony outrage!!
You are correct he had the other Marxist/Anarchists
do the dirty work of "necklacing" their opponents.
How is shooting someone who is trying to kill you “needless”?
I think it is.
This thing is going to go on for many years (IMO).
We're going to have some pretty significant and historic victories. Sure, there will be times of setback which will frustrate those who want Rome in a day but I'd rather have it done properly over the long term. Though I wouldn't mind seeing Madame Hillary de-throned as soon as possible.
Peacemaker? What? Isn't this the racist, "whitey" hating 8-ball from South Africa? He's a thug. And they called him a "peacemaker"?
The Democrats had support in the past with hoodie goons called the KKK. Let’s bring up the support of today’s democrats and you will find goons still wearing hoods called LIBERALS.
The Democrats had support in the past with hoodie goons called the KKK. Let’s bring up the support of today’s democrats and you will find goons still wearing hoods called LIBERALS.
Tutu jumps shark.
Tutu, in our country we have the rule of law, we will
find out what happened, and act accordingly if we can
just keep jesse Jackson from putting a tire necklace
around Zimmerman’s neck, you remember those don’t you?
Well, well.
They’re doubling down on the false narrative and breaking out the international big guns, no repudiation of the lynch mob mentality, well, what do you expect from an old communist rabble rouser who allied himself with the likes of the ANC and Winnie Mandela?
He’d probably like to see George Zimmerman necklaced, that was the fate met by many in South Africa.
In case you don’t know what that is, it’s putting a tire around the neck of an immobilized person, filling it with kerosene, lighting it and watching them burn to death.
Sick, sick, sick and evil.
Another Dinosaur Race Hustler joins the lynch mob.
“be true to the ideals of the founding persons of your great nation”
Whose ‘nation’, which ‘founding persons’ and what ‘ideals’, TootToot?
First off, you big commie tool, there's nothing "so-called" about it. Secondly, take your smarmy kumbaya lecture and stick it up your tutu.
Fixed.
Or should I start it?
I don’t recall the “arch bishop” condemning any of the necklace killings winny mandela was responsible for
Et tu, Tutu?
“founding persons”?!?!!??!
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