The Practical Parson

 Modern man believes money can solve past mistakes.  To do so, he impoverishes his neighbors to make himself feel righteous.  -Practical Parson This week, the head of the institution formerly known as the Church of England announced that he was earmarking 121 million dollars (100 million pounds) to address the Church's apparent past benefiting from the transatlantic slave trade.  This is a new step in the modern notion of reparations; one that ignores truth, while enshrining hatred as a foundational value of the modern church and hierarchy.   Were there people in the church involved in the slave trade?  Undoubtedly. Were there donations that came from the success of the slave trade?  Most assuredly.  The trouble with demanding that money today be spent in reparation for what those men did is that you are not taking money away from those who committed the act; but rather from your own neighbor.  It is akin to a judge sentencing a criminal...

  Those who claim to have no enemies, have even fewer morals.         -the Practical Parson To quote an age-old saying: you've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything.  The nature of holding morals and standards for one's self will inevitably cause those who seek to use or lord over you to despise you; because it means there is something they cannot control about you.  This is why when wicked and manipulative people enter our lives, the first thing they assault are our morals and foundations of our standards.  Each and every human being on the face of the earth is unique, and uniquely blessed and gifted by our God with talents and abilities that others do not share.  Never sacrifice what makes you YOU in order to please someone who will be gone the moment you are no longer convenient for them.