{"id":240,"date":"2016-12-14T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2016-12-16T12:31:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T12:31:30","slug":"black-lives-matter-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaillardiapress.com\/blog\/?p=240","title":{"rendered":"Black Lives Matter. Period."},"content":{"rendered":"

By RAHN ADAMS<\/b><\/p>\n

What a world we live in.<\/p>\n

Our heroes \u2013 old and young alike \u2013 are dying. Our new leader is a liar, and we who elected him \u2013 even we Christians who champion truth \u2013 knew it. Our choices aren’t choices at all. Everything seems inside out, upside down or backwards. Nothing makes sense. We can’t be sure of anything anymore.<\/p>\n

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\"Emanuel<\/a>
Emanuel A.M.E. Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Except who killed nine innocent people at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., on June 17, 2015, and why he did it.<\/p>\n

The who<\/i> is irrelevant. We shouldn’t name one who murders to make a name for himself. He is no one.<\/p>\n

The why<\/i> is unequivocal and should be named: Racism. White supremacy. Hate. Fear. Ignorance. Gullibility.<\/p>\n

I was shocked to hear the murderer laugh repeatedly \u2013 chortle<\/i> was the word one reporter used \u2013 in his recorded confession played during his federal murder trial last week in Charleston. He laughed. Hours after killing nine innocent people. Because they were black.<\/p>\n

Black lives matter.<\/p>\n

It’s the truth. Nothing else needs to be said, and I shouldn’t have to say why. Again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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