Preaching to the Choir

The Church of God in Christ, a predominately African American denomination, held its 103rd Holy Convocation in St Louis this November, a departure from its usual Memphis location. 50,000 were expected to attend. <br /><br />The Convocation was held a few blocks from the old St Louis Courthouse, the Dred Scott Museum, where in 1856 Dred Scott was denied his humanity, legalizing the enslavement of all African American People. <br /><br />On the 2nd floor of this building is a painting of “The last sale of the slaves.” It pictures a mother and child being sold on the very steps of that building. I wondered why the auction occurred there. <br /><br />We believe it was partly to give the public a sense of proprietary, a sense of moral turpitude, and rightness. It was done in front of God and everybody. <br />The police, the sheriff, the judges, and most American people looked on and did nothing!<br /><br />The infamous 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision similarly denies the humanity of pre-born children.