Concerned about violence and racial tensions all over the United States, with policemen killing unarmed Black men, most without a justifiable reason, mass demonstrations in protest about the killings, destructions of businesses and property without a rationale; Pastor Sam is deeply alarmed about racial divide in our country.
Asking himself what could he do to help alleviate the problem that is dividing our country? The church’s motto is, “Uniting the Body of Christ among Nations” found in Galatians 3:28. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, Black nor White, nor Brown, nor any other color; There is neither Baptist nor Methodist, nor Pentecost, nor any other denomination; There is neither male nor female, for we are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Some of MOCOP’s Statement of Faith are (condensed). “We believe in God eternally existence as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (Trinity).
We believe in the deity of the LORD Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection in His ascension and personal return in power and glory.
We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit, and that His ministry is to reveal Christ to man, to convict of sin, to regenerate repentant sinners and to sanctify the lives of the redeemed.
We believe that the Bible is God-inspired, is infallible and is the final authority for all conduct, faith and doctrine . . .”
After much thought and consideration, the idea of a T-shirt that would people could wear and start a dialog talking and thinking about racial tension in the United States and changing some minds to realize that we are all of God’s children and His desire is for all people to get along.
The main idea is for each group to “police” every individual in the group. When you witness someone in the group doing something wrong or illegal, say or do something about it to the individual, and if the behavior is not corrected, report the individual’s behavior to someone with authority. If it is wrong, it is just wrong and it doesn’t matter if it’s a brother, sister, best fried, cousin, neighbor said Pastor Sam.
Report the wrong and make the neighborhood a better place, your city a better city and your state a better state. Each individual in the group must be held accountable for the entire group.
Pastor’s Sam message is, “NOT All Whites are Racist, All Police are evil, All Blacks are Criminals, All Muslims are Terrorist, and All Hispanics are Illegal.” He said the key words are, NOT All.
He continued to say, “All Men are Created Equal.” The understanding is that there is no natural class of rulers among people, and that all are born with the same unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
“Prejudice is a negative or hostile attitude, opinion or feeling toward a person or a group, formed without adequate knowledge, thought or reason and based on negative stereotypes. Prejudice is the result of prejudgment” and often leads to discrimination.
No one is born prejudiced! Prejudiced is learned and can be unlearned. Prejudices are attitudes rooted in ignorance’s and a fear of differences. Whether the seeds are planted around the dinner table, on the playing fields, by the water cooler or in the boardroom, they can grow out of control.
For details and more information go to tmstshirts.com, mocop.org, adl.org or call 972-633-5511.
