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10BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAUGUST2012ThesewereblackfolkTheirleaderwasamannamedElijahMohammed.TheMuslimstaughtthatseparationwasthebestwayfortheblackmantoliveandsurviveinAmerica.Theybelievedinself-determinationandthoughtthatblackfolkneededtohavetheirownandnotberuledandgovernedbypeoplewhodidnotthinktheblackmantobefullyhuman.TheseBlackMuslimsthatMikeWallaceintroducedforthefirsttimetoAmericabelievedallwhitesweredemonstobereviledandhated.WhitefolkinAmericawereaghastatthefactthattherewereblackfolkinAmericawithstrongobjectionsandafiercehatredtowardthemforthewaytheyhadbeentreatedfor300yearsinthiscountry.Muslimsbelievedthattheirhatredwasareasonableresponsetothehatredtheyhadreceivedfromthiscountry.Theirhatewassimplythehatethathatepro-duced.TheMuslimswererightinidentifyingthehypocrisyofAmerica.TheConstitutiontheysaidwasneverwrittenwithblackfolkinmind.Wewereneverconsideredtobehuman.IfwewereincludedtheyclaimedwhyarewefightingforcivilrightsthatsupposedlywereguaranteesforallpeopleintheConstitutionWhyareblacksgoingthroughthecourtstogetlegislationandrightsthataresupposedtobeprotectionsforallTheMuslimssaidwehadarighttohateAmericaandeverywhitepersonwholiveinit.Theybelievedwhiteswerenothingbutabunchofhate-filleddemonstooinsecuretoliveequallyandpeacefullywithdark-skinnedpeople.TheMuslimsbelievedthatyoucouldnx19tlovesomeonewhohatedyou.HatredofWhitefolkbecameafoundationalbeliefoftheBlackMuslimsx14TheNationofIslaminAmerica.IapplaudtheworkoftheMuslimsandIstronglyaffirmtheirprogramsofselfhelpandselfdetermination.Theyhavehelpedthousandsofblackmenparticularlythosecomingoutofprisontoturntheirlivesaround.TheirfocusonmenandhealthylivingandbeingproudofwhoyouareasblackpeopleIapplaudandaffirm.ButthedoctrineofhateisoneImuststronglydisagreewith.Youcanx19tbuildanythingonhate.Hatecanx19tsustainamovement.ItcantearonedownashappenedtotheNationwiththeassassinationofMalcolmXbutitwillneverbuildoneup.Hateisallconsumingandalldestructive.Itwilldoharmtothex1chatedx1dandeventuallyitwillconsumethex1chaterx1dHateislikeacanceroutofcontrol.EventuallyitdestroyseverythingarounditThemistakemadebytheNationofIslamwasdevelopingadoctrineofhate.Youdonx19tneedtoteachhatredtoblackpeople.Wex19vealreadybeentherecipi-entsofmuchhate.WeownalotofhateWedonx19tneedtobefilledwithanymorehate.YestheMuslimswereright.Whitefolkhavehis-toricallydirectedtheirhatetowardus.Butyoudonx19tcompoundtheproblembyteachingmorehate.WehavetofindawaytoescapethehateContinuedintheSeptemberEditionofBodyofChristNewsHATE...frompage8