“The national antidote generally grows wild in the woods side by side with the national poison." — G.K. Chesterton, What I Saw in America
God often provides the cure to be in the same proximity as the poison. Where racial vainglory and bigotry are poisoning the well, honor and humility grow nearby. Honoring your father and mother does not require you to dishonor someone else's father or mother. God has made a way for everyone to obey without anyone having to hate their neighbor. You can be proud of your people without disparaging other people. There are ample reasons to be embarrassed by our parents and to be proud of them. If you point out only the embarrassments of other people's parents while pointing out only the achievements of our own, we sin against our neighbor. We must remember our people's faults and the achievements of other people's parents. I say this merely because the temptation is to overlook your culture's faults and fixate on the faults of others. The opportunity for humility is near by the one to honor. Anyone can honor God by honoring their parents while not repeating their sins.
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