by Dave Roberts » Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:27 am
There is no way that we in Virginia win in this. In the past 24 hours, one of the top Republicans in the General Assembly has also admitted to having edited a VMI annual that printed the pictures of several students in blackface, though he himself does not believe he appeared in any of the pictures. The racist past, as well as some of the racist present is coming to roost in several government, and all the institutions represented in these stories are supported by state funds and found it acceptable to publish this type of pictures. VMI, UVA, and EVMS are leading state and regional universities that found mocking of other races acceptable, even after they were admitted to the student bodies. By the way, if you are in VA, their graduates are in our churches of all denominations. The resignations of elected officials does not the deeper problems of the state. We are in for a rough ride.
The Lieutenant Governor is another matter. Determining whether actions in a hotel room in 2004 will take a lot of time. Until proven different, I believe the accuser, but the accused is entitled to his day in court and is considered innocent until proven guilty. Actually, he is the only one not asking for forgiveness, and the question for us Christians is, "Can we forgive the racist past of others knowing we are all in the midst of it?"
Interestingly, Rev. Al Sharpton was in Richmond yesterday at Virginia Union University, and he said that the governor and attorney general had to go He did not say that the lieutenant governor had to go. I'm not sure how that fits in, but it is disturbing.
There is a lot to be dealt with in Virginia, and our past is catching up with us--the past that we have yet to repent about. I have to wonder how this all is related to living in the state with the largest number of Confederate statues and memorials. How much are we still living in the Civil War's aftermath? Indeed, have Virginia (and many other Southern states) ever been reintegrated into the United States after our rebellion?