Kwanzaa went to court - and won! (for now)

The Shelby County (Tennessee) Probate Court Clerk filed a complaint against the County Commissioner for wanting to hold a Kwanzaa celebration in the County Commissioner's Chamber. The point of contention was that while Christmas and Hanukkah were not allowed on county grounds because of the holidays being religious in nature, Kwanzaa would be allowed because it's not religious, but cultural.

In an email war of words, County Commissioner Henri Brooks even went as far to accuse the Probate Court Clerk who filed the complaint, Chris Thomas, of being ignorant of the cultural event of Kwanzaa.

No, it wasn't the Probate Clerk who is ignorant of Kwanzaa, but the celebrant herself, Henri Brooks. The County Commissioner obviously hasn't read Dr. Karenga's books on Kwanzaa. She hasn't read that:

1. Karenga believes that Christianity is a White religion.


2. He believes Black people need their own identity, uh own religion.


3. So instead of the Ten Commandments, he creates the "Black commandments" - the Nguzo Saba or Seven Principles.


4. His Seven Principles are based upon the Kawaida Theory - a theory that lists Christianity and Judaism as mere mythology.


5. Kawaida Theory insists that Black people need a new set of values for morality and a way of life


6. Karenga calls himself "Seba" of the Kawaida Temple on a list of Clergy.

All of this is documented either on my website or on other sites. Kwanzaa is very clearly a religious celebration and Karenga is the Head Priest! Heck, Karenga stood in the place of a minister, and married my sister and her husband!!! At the dinner table, my sister and her new religion of Karenga based humanism, would bow her head down and give all praises to the Black Man!

Thank God she came to her senses and has come back to Jesus Christ and only Him does she now give her praises to!

The Probate Clerk, Chris Thomas, was not the ignorant one and had every right to ask for fairness. If Kwanzaa is allowed then what in the heck is so wrong in allowing Hanukkah and Christmas? Especially Christmas when this is what this season is all about for our nation of mostly Christian believers!!!!

As Bill Cosby would say, "Come On People!"

A writer says that Christianity is not for blacks...but the Nguzo Saba is?

"Blacks are practitioners of Christianity; it is not their own religion which is why Christianity is not a uniting catalyst for blacks." H. Lewis Smith, The Spirit of Christmas and Kwanzaa.

http://www.blacknews.com/pr/burythatsucka501.html

Somebody finally said what Karenga has been saying all along. Christianity is a "white man's religion" which is the reason why Karenga created the Nguzo Saba (seven principles) and Kwanzaa to begin with! He created a set a values that he felt black people needed because Christianity was not for us! Mr. Lewis goes on to say:

"The seven guiding principles are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. These principles, which are applied from Kawaida, set a value system specifically for the black family and are a worthy foundation in which to base one's conduct."

This article that appears on the Blacknews.com website is very revealing and reflects an attitude present in many who ascribe to Kwanzaa and its principles. It is more than just a holiday to celebrate, but a challenge to the religion of Christianity, which the writer believes teaches a subliminal message of white supremacy! Did Jesus give his life to save only the white man? The most famous bible verse in the bible does not support that belief:

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 (New King James Version)

Very simplistic yet not very easy for many to accept. Very sad that this writer rejects the notion that Christianity has all the principles that anyone needs to make themselves a better person especially when you see that this man is actively involved in many "worthy" black causes.

Mr. Lewis laments the fact that blacks are not united, but would he truly want to unite with the millions of blacks who accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and ascribe to the Bible ONLY for their guiding principles of life?

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What is Kwanzaa?

Not a bad "text to speech" copy from the Wikipedia entry on Kwanzaa. This you tube author takes most of the entry with the exception of the "criticisms" section in Wikipedia.

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Why Kwanzaa? By Dr. Karenga

Back to Blogging

After a several months of laying low, it's now back to work as the Kwanzaa season approaches! I've reactivated my blog and guestbook (from my website) so that folks can voice their opinions, praises or criticisms about my writings reagarding the African-American (not African) holiday of Kwanzaa.

It's been some work fixing up my website and making it somewhat presentable for the upcoming season of Kwanzaa. After interviews with Ebony magazine and the Baltimore Sun's Unisun, both about Kwanzaa, I now await the "letters to the editors." And if the comments in my guestbook are any indication of the anger people have when you write against Kwanzaa, then I must start praying and bracing myself for the reactions to come!

For many people, Kwanzaa is more than just a "celebration." For them it's a way of life! Although claiming that Kwanzaa is not a religion, many urge others to practice the principles (the Nguzo Saba) daily to improve their lives. What other celebrations that we have that people are urged to practice daily? Fourth of July? Thanksgiving? Easter? Christmas? Veteran's day? New Year's day? Any of those days that come close to being "practiced daily" usually come under the description of religion!

I welcome the discussions about Kwanzaa because it always ends up pointing to the only way of life that one must choose - and that's a life in Jesus Christ! My goal with Kwanzaa writings/discussions is to show the error of placing your faith in human principles and practices without Christ as the foundation. For a better life, one must choose God's Son for salvation and His Word, the Bible for principles that offers instructions for life.

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