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.
Only straight is “so called”?
Oh, isn’t this special.
We’re now getting global attention from race-baiters from around the world.
So the “Bishop” agrees with the mob, that evidence-be-damned, it’s only the group emotion that matters.
How enlightened. How enlightening.
So, do I gather that the Bishop wears a tutu?
Well, that just about encapsulates the entire world view of those people.
Another idiot just piling-on to something while he has no knowledge about the true facts. FUTUTU.
He is a Marxist/Anarchist agitator who had No !
people burned to death who disagreed with him.
FUTUTU.
You were once a man of principal (communist principals as you would have it). Now you’re just an old, irrelevant race baiting usurper.
Wow. Here he is, in South Africa, where it is likely people are still getting flaming tires around their necks, especially if they are white, and he says things like this.
MSM want to get quotes from anyone else on the Trayvon Martin case?
Dennis Rodman?
Abraham Lincoln?
Jesus Christ?
What's significant is that the right is now able to call the left on their lies.
For decades a case like this would have just been accepted as black hatred. Not anymore. Times are a-changin and these "progressives" like Tutu built their careers on lies and are screaming now because they see their influence rapidly diminishing.
(Same with Fluke BTW).
Has anyone found the courage to come out against lynch mobs yet?
Now, that would be news.
It doesn’t take much courage to join the mob. It does take a little courage to stand up for the guy they want to lynch.
I thought he let Winnie Mandela handle that chore.
Bishop... buddy... you’re attempt at piling-on this incident is about 48 hours too late. The players are in the locker room.
How many thousands were killed in Africa today due to civil wars, religious wars, ethnic strife or just because they have been doing it since the beginning of time? I think he should clean up his own backyard before looking over the fence at ours.
Okay, but what do Perez Hilton, Snooki, Meghan McCain, John Edwards and Carrot Top think about the case?
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