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   On 21 Dec 2004 21:37:14 -0800, hammerblackman@hotmail.com   
   (GodFriendly) wrote:   
    copyright 2004 John Weatherly all rights reserved (keep it in the   
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   >Hi! Quick question: I've heard some people say Blacks suffer from the   
   >curse of Ham and this somehow explain why they have difficulties   
   >achieving, etc.   
      
   You are now dealing with a Mormon superstition, that presumes that   
   Solomon's wife was NOT an African beauty.   
      
   All you need to is look up in the New Testament two words, "Jews" and   
   "Greeks."  Paul said that "in Christ, there is no male, no female, no   
   rich no poor, no slave no free, no Jew or Greek."  We all have equal   
   access to salvation and God.  Now in Christ's day, saying there was no   
   "Jew nor Greek" was like saying no "Jiggs nor niggs" (pardon me, I'm   
   TRYING to be offensive to make the point) "no redskins, nor wetbacks."   
   "no kikes, no wops".   
      
   We are all the same in Jesus.   
      
   And if He makes no dictions on Grace, we can not either.   
      
      
   I HOPE I've answered your question.   
      
      
   >   
   >This thought is very common even though when I checked the Bible it   
   >wasn't Ham who was cursed but his son, Canaan and Canaan's descendants   
   >who were probably more mid-brown skinned, not Black?!   
      
   Well, the Mediterraneans from whom came our Lord, are dark / olive   
   skinned. So it is believed by many that Jesus would have been dark   
   like a dark (not Negro) Muslim.   
      
   I believe of the very few remarks that are made, He is called "not   
   "comely" (not attractive)" or "nothing to look at". I believe there's   
   a reference to Him being "swarthy" of complexion (which would be olive   
   or darker skin.)   
      
      
   jw   
   >   
   >Your views and comments please folks.   
   >   
   >BlackMan   
   >http://www.blackmag.co.uk/blackforum/index.php?showtopic=862   
      
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