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Since the birth of the Church of Christ, there have been racial and cultural tensions. The Alantic Slave Trade introduced a new, destructive and anti-Christian dynamic to race relations. Enslavement and subjugation of the darker skin peoples of the world received the endorsement of recognized religious authorities (i.e. the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope and certain Protestant denominations). These endorsements were reinforced by Christian religious images and symbols that were effectively  "Europeanized" (while simultaneously being "de-Africanized").
 
On this page I will attempt to deconstruct the myths and deceptions that have hung over Western Christianity and has visited untold pain and suffering upon countless people of color who have endeavored to follow Christ and worship God in Spirit and in truth.

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