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As I said: The earth has been full of greed, lust, violence and "slavery" of one kind or or another - down through history. Slavery is not the sin of only one race. True, it was the "original sin" of the American colonies. And we have paid dearly for that sin. Then there's the slavery to sin, with Satan as master.

Rachel: This is not correct. This is what has been taught but the true history has been out since the nineties! At first this trafficking only supplemented a trade in human beings that already existed within Europe, in which Europeans had enslaved each other. Some enslaved Africans had also reached Europe, the Middle East and other parts of the world before the mid-15th century, as a result of a trade in human beings that had also long existed in Africa. Many of these African captives crossed the Sahara and reached Europe and other destinations from North Africa, or were transported across the Indian Ocean. The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe. BBC Ethics - Slavery War, slave raiding, kidnapping, and politico-religious struggle accounted for the vast majority of Africans deported to the Americas. Several important wars resulted in massive enslavement, including the export of prisoners across the Atlantic, the ransoming of others, and the use of enslavement within Africa itself. The Akan wars of the late seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century were a struggle for power among states in the Gold Coast hinterland. Akwamu, Akyem, Denkyira, Fanta, and Asante groups battled for more than half a century for control of the region. By the mid-eighteenth century, Asante emerged as the dominant force. By 1650, Oyo had become a consolidated imperial power in the interior of the Bight of Benin by defeating the Bariba and Nupe in the north and other Yoruba states to the south. The wars between various Gbe groups resulted in the rise of Dahomey and its victory over Allada in 1724. The winners occupied the port of Whydah three years later but were then forced to pay tribute to the more powerful Oyo. These wars accounted for the deportation of over a million Africans along the Bight of Benin coast. The sixty-year period of the Kongo civil wars, ending in 1740, was responsible for the capture and enslavement of many. Among them were the followers of the Catholic martyr Beatrice of Kongo, who tried to end the wars through pacifist protest. The spread of militant Islam across West Africa began in Senegambia during the late seventeenth century. The jihad led to two major political transformations: the emergence in the late eighteenth century of the Muslim states of Futa Jallon in the Guinea highlands and Futa Toro on the Senegal River. The jihad movement continued into the nineteenth century, especially with the outbreak of war in 1804 in the Hausa states (northern Nigeria) under the leadership of Sheikh Usman dan Fodio. These wars in turn exacerbated political tensions in Oyo, which resulted in a Muslim uprising and the collapse of the Oyo state between 1817 and 1833. New strongholds were created at Ibadan, Abeokuta, and Ijebu, and the conflict intensified over attempts to replace or resurrect the Oyo state. After 1700, the importation of firearms heightened the intensity of many of the wars and resulted in a great increase in the numbers of enslaved peoples. European forces intervened in some of the localized fighting and in warfare all along the Atlantic coast. They sought to obtain captives directly in battle or as political rewards for having backed the winning side. Working from their permanent colonies at Luanda, Benguela, and other coastal points, the Portuguese conducted joint military ventures into the hinterlands with their African allies. Africans also became enslaved through non-military means. Judicial and religious sanctions and punishments removed alleged criminals, people accused of witchcraft, and social misfits through enslavement and banishment. Rebellious family members might be expelled from their homes through enslavement. Human pawns, especially children, held as collateral for debt were almost always protected from enslavement by relatives and customary practices. However, debts and the collateral for those debts were sometimes subjected to illegal demands, and pawned individuals, especially children, were sometimes "sold" or otherwise removed from the watchful eyes of the relatives and communities that had tried to safeguard their rights. The Transatlantic Slave Trade People have war with other people since after the flood all over the world. Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome Arabs (were actually Persian as we know today as Iran) and then the Middle Ages it became worst. If you knew the history of the Persia and Parthians who are related and yes they are Aryans. These are Japheth children who like the Bible said would take over Shem's land and they did. However Elam was from Shem but was intimidate with Kush; Ham's eldest son. That's is why the Iranians are White, Brownish and dark Black. The Persian, Turks, Parthians all swiftly took over Arabia during the time of the Roman decline! Rome also moved the Arabs into Egypt and Palestine by that time Persia had already integrated and took over Arabia! History will provide the facts. Assyria and Persia sold more slaves in ancient history then even the Romans. The Aryans tribe moved into northern India and made a caste system out of the southern people who were called the Dravidians who came from Kush. The Kushites travel east even into Australia and New Zealand. So it was common for Afrikan people as well. But the problem that arrive was it was horrific and they took millions of slaves. They even would kidnap some of the Afrikan traders. Yes, the Afrikans did not realize that they not only were selling out their rivialing neighboring people but themselves and their land. Europe slice Afrika up like a piece of cake. Why because of the resources, these Afrikan Kings were rich with gold and precious stones of all kind plus other resources like the Rubber Plants and more. Afrika became colonized by the Europeans! So how do you think that happen? Do you think that they just gave them their land and wanted be control by the Europeans? The Dutch took South Afrika as a resort plus enslaved the people! It is a lot more than just this my friend! The English had major problems with the Indians, first they wanted their land. Keep in mind the Indians sold them land, but they wanted all the land. They brought blankets that had smallpox and liquor that the Indians system was quickly affected! This wiped out the Indian population and they had a problem trying to enslaved them. They knew the land! There is more but time will not allow me. Chattel slavery was the worst type of slavery ever committed to one continent! Hitler wanted to annihilate the Jews not to enslaved them! That is horrific as well! Blessings!

See, for Part 1: https://atoday.org/gods-alphabet-dna-part-1/

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Let us run ? ⛴️ ? ? ✈️ ? ? Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Yes absolutely. There is guilt in all races, and among all peoples. It was not only whites conquering browns and blacks. In Africa, blacks fought and enslaved blacks. Muslims took slaves and trafficked slaves. Native Americans captured slaves, and some even used them for human sacrifices. There is plenty of guilt - down through history - to go around. What should we today, do about that? We can acknowledge it. Look realistically at history. Try not to repeat those sins. But we cannot begin throwing out all those of European ancestry because of what their great, great, great, great, great grandfathers did. Even the Bible says the son shall not be punished for the sins of the father. I don't believe we can open our borders to the world's poor. Nation after nation will relieve itself of their poor by pushing them towards our border. Our economy will gradually collapse. Our schools will be in chaos because of overcrowding. Our health services will be so overburdened they will collapse. There will be no rule of law because law enforcement will collapse under the burden. Some believe the "rich" can be taxed to pay for it all. Nonsense! If you took all the money from all the billionaires in the whole world, it would only pay for about 1/3 the cost of "Medicare for All". And that's with our present population. Currently, every citizen of the US (young and old) owes $63,000 in debt. The "Medicare for All" will turn out to be "Medicaid for All". If the majority of US citizens are OK with that, then they can vote for that. But they should be fully informed concerning what they are approving. We must be realistic, as well as generous. The USA is the most generous nation in history. I personally believe it is a good thing, that the USA approves the legal immigration of a million people a year into the US. Should we also allow another million, two million, three million, 20 million - because we feel sympathy for them? Can our economy and our society handle that? Our society will be completely changed. We currently enjoy relative peace and safety because we enjoy the rule of law. That could change radically. Every large city could become worse than Chicago with its warring gangs. The chaos in our society is growing worse by the day. Should be open the borders to more chaos? Should we not allow the American people to choose? If the majority of voting citizens approve the opening of our borders, then we all must submit to that vote. But the people should be fully informed concerning the possible consequences. Financial support for missionary efforts worldwide, comes primarily from the USA. If Satan can collapse the US economy there will be no money to support such missionary efforts. That is one of Satan's goals. If US citizens are so heavily taxed that they have no money left to donate for missionary or humanitarian work, that would slow the work of preaching the Gospel to all nations. The hour is late. We know that Christ will return in just a few years. Each person must pray earnestly concerning these issues, before casting his/her vote.

The differences are that there were thousands of Jews who wanted in to our country; and they mostly integrated with U.S. Society. There are hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of aliens from all countries entering the U.S illegally. I looked at the HAIS website; and I could not determine whether or not HAIS aided people to enter the country legally or illegally. I assume it was legally. I assume that your family probably got in here legally; and integrated into U.S society. Many of those helping aliens into the country now are helping them get here illegally. How fair is that to those who spent many years and much money to get here legally? I know many Latinos who spent years legally getting their citizenship and voting rights who resent that. My ancestors came to this country in the early 1900's from Italy. Italians were not very welcome at the time either. But with diligence and patience, they became naturalized citizens legally. Why can't current refugees do the same? After looking at your links and researching some other sites (including Fox News, believe it or not), I retract my statements about another president starting up the separation of families. That's probably what I get for restricting my news watching to conservative outlets. My apologies.

Can I see that mandate? Because if I'm not mistaken this is a lie that Trump has kept going!!!!! Here are some links (and by the way there are 100s of them): US border: Who decided to separate families? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44303556 Trump digs in on false claim that he stopped Obama’s family separation policy https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/10/trump-digs-false-claim-that-he-stopped-obamas-family-separation-policy/?utm Was the ‘Law to Separate Families’ Passed in 1997 or ‘by Democrats’? There is no federal law mandating children and parents be separated at the border; a policy resulting in that outcome was enacted in May 2018. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-law-separate-families-passed-1997/ Do you know what the HAIS organization is? Its the organization that brought my family here to America after my Father spent 5 years in concentration camps! Jews at that time were not welcome in the USA in the early 50s and late 40s, just like what's going on at the border today!! Here is what they stand for: "Welcome the stranger and Protect the refuge!"

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