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8BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAUGUST20121.CLINTBROWN-RELEASE2.J.MOSS-V43.AMBERBULLOCK-SOINLOVE4.SPARKLE-SOUNDTRACK5.DAMITA-ANTICIPATION6.K.D.-WEIGHTGLORY7.BIGSHIZL-JACOBSSON8.MARVINWINANS-THEPRAISEWORSHIPEXPERIENCE9.BYRONCAGE-MEMOIRSOFAWORSHIPPER10JASONNELSONSHIFTINGTHEATMOSPHERENOTEThefollowingsermonswerepreachedbyPastorHolmesatNewCovenantChristianChurchasaresponsetotheself-hatebeingexhibitedintheformofwantonviolenceintheDenvercommunity.Thetruthofthisviolenceisthatitisbeingperpetratedbyandonblackpeople.Thisepidemicofblackself-hatredisrampantamongblackfolknotjustyoungblackfolkthroughoutthisnation.Thoseofusintheblackcommunitymustfirstunderstandtheproblembeforewecanaddressit.Therearethosewhowantustox1chealourselvesx1dandwewillwithGodx19spowerbutwemustunderstandtheoriginofourillnessbeforewecanadequatelyhealourselves.PastorHolmesgivesahistoricalperspectiveonracerela-tionsinAmerica.Inthistwo-partseriesheusestheground-breakingdocumentaryof1959x1cTheHatethatHateProducedx1dasanotthestartingpointforthissermonseriesonthesubjectofviolenceinBlackAmerica.PastorHolmeshasbeenworkingdiligentlywithpastorscityofficialsandothersinthecommunitytodecreasetheviolenceinDenver.Isentanewsarticletomostofyouthisweekthattalkedaboutagroupofpastorsinourcitywhocametogetherthispastweektoaddresstheepidem-icofviolenceinparticulargunviolenceinourcom-munity.Pastorsofeveryraceandfromeverycornerofthiscityarejoininghandsandjoiningheartstosaythatsomethinghastobedoneaboutwhatx19shap-peninginDenver.Idonx19tknowaboutyouandhowyoufeelaboutitbuttherex19ssomethingwrongandunhealthywhenmurdersaretakingplaceinacivi-lizedcityinbroaddaylight.PeoplearebeinggunneddowninfrontofschoolsandinneighborhoodsandevenontheSixteenthStreetMall.Andyetweliveamongitandacceptitassomehowbeingnormalandacceptabletoliveamongmurdersandviolence.Whatissosoberinganddisgustingaboutthevio-lenceisthatitismainlyourchildrenkillingeachother.Itx19smainlyblackonblackmurderthatwearetalkingabouthere.Itisprimarilyblackfolkandbrownfolkperpetratingviolenceagainsteachother.Thatoughttodisturbusbecausethesekidsareourkids.Itdoesnx19tmatterthatitx19snotyourkiddoingtheviolence.Youhavetoseeallofthesekidsasourchil-dren.Theyareallourchildren.Itx19stoouradvantageanditisrightforustolookatitthatway.Evenifitx19snotyourchilddoingtheviolenceyourchildandyoucouldenduponthereceivingendofsomeotherchildx19sbadbehavior.Youhavetotakeavestedinter-estinotherchildrenbecauseitoughttodisturbyouthatweareraisingchildrensofullofhatex14ahatethatallowsthemtotakealifewithlittleregretandevenlessremorse.Thisyearx19sstatisticsfromtheChildrenx19sDefenseFundoughttodisturbus.ListentowhattheyareGunsarecausingthedeathsofthousandsandthousandsofchildreneachyear.In2008and2009gunhomicidewastheleadingcauseofdeathamongblackteens.Youngblackmalesdiefromgunvio-lenceatarate2.5timeshigherthanLatinomalesandeighttimeshigherthanwhitemales.Guninju-riesaresufferedbyblackteensataratetentimeshigherthanwhiteteens.In20082947childrenandteensdiedfromgunsintheUnitedStatesand2793diedin2009foratotalof5740x14onechildorteeneverythreehourseighteveryday56everyweekfortwoyears.The5740childrenandteenskilledbygunsin2008and2009wouldfillmorethan229publicschoolclass-roomsof25studentseach.ThatnumberwasgreaterthanthenumberofU.S.militarypersonnelkilledinactioninIraqandAfghanistan5013.Blackchildrenandteensaccountedfor45percentofallchildandteengundeathsin2008and2009butwereonly15percentofthetotalchildpopula-tion.TheleadingcauseofdeathamongBlackteensages15to19in2008and2009wasgunhomicide.Ofthe116385childrenandteenskilledbyagunsince1979whengundatabyagewerefirstcollect-ed44038wereBlackx14nearly13timesmorethanthenumberofrecordedlynchingsofBlackpeopleofallagesinthe86yearsfrom1882to1968.Whatthestatisticsdonotstateisthattheblackteenswhodiefromgunviolenceareata90riskofbeingshotandkilledbyanotherblackteen.Thesestatisticsoughttodisturbus.HowcananyofusjustsitidlybyasthoughthereisnoworktobedoneornocallingtoreceiveornoanointingtobeusedOurchildrenarekillingthemselvesandourcommunitiesarenotsafesnitchingisnotallowed.Whatarewesayingx1cItx19sokaytoliveasneighborswithmurderandmayhemandtojustacceptviolenceandviolentoffendersasbeingapartoftheblackcommunityexperienceWeoughttobedisturbedbecausewhatweseehereisanepidemicofself-hatredthatmanyofusarenothonestenoughormaybejustunwillingtotalkabout.WhyarewedyingandkillingeachotherfasterthananyotherpeopleonthefaceoftheearthItx19sbeyondthegun.Itx19sevenbeforethetriggergetspulled.Whatwehavetofocusoniswhathastakenplacebeforetheviolence.Somethinghashappenedtousthatmakeiteasytopullthetrigger.Somethinghashap-penedtousthatmakeiteasytotakeanotherx19slife.Somethinghashappenedtousthatmakeittooeasyforustokilleachotherandharmeachother.Somethinghashappenedtousthatmakeiteasyforustodemeanourwomenandputdownourmen.Somethinghashappenedtousthatmakeusx1ccheatsx1dandx1cplayersx1dwhocanx19trelateasfaithfulmates.Somethinghashappenedtousthatmakeusthinkofourselvesassexualdogsthatmakechildrenbutwonx19tcareforchildren.Somethinghashappenedtouswhenyoucanhearamothercursingoutafive-yearoldusingthemostvulgarlanguageyoucanimagineasthoughshex19scursinganadult.Ix19lltellyouwhathashappened.Wehavelearnedtohateourselvesx14tohateourwomenandtohateourmen.Wex19vegotfartoomanypeopleinourworldandinourliveswhohatethemselves.Peoplewhohateusuallyhaveacquiredhateasalearnedbehavior.Inotherswordspeoplewhohatehaveoftenbeenhatedthemselves.Hatredisperhapsoneofthemostdestructiveofallemotions.Andmakenomistakeaboutit.Hatredisasinx14adeadlysin.TheapostleJohnsaysthathatredandmurderareoneandthesame.x1cAnyonewhohateshisbrotherx1dJohnsaysx1cisamurderer.x1dAndthatisbecausehatedestroysthoseyouhateandeventuallyinduetimehatewillmurderyou.Someofyourecognizethetitleofthesermon.SomeofyouarenotoldenoughtorememberthatgroundbreakingdocumentarybyMikeWallaceandLouisLomax.ItwasadiscoverythatliterallyshockedandshookAmerica.MikeWallacedidaninvestiga-tionthatuncoveredareligiousmovementthatmostAmericanshadneverheardofandcouldnotunder-standnorcouldtheybelievesuchagroupexistedinthiscountry.ThesefolkweredifferentthananythingAmericahadeverseenorheardbefore.Theywerepreachingadoctrineofseparationandsegregationandnotintegrationx14butthesewerenotwhitefolkMikeWallacediscoveredthatsoupsetAmerica.TheHatethatHateProducedSERMONByPastorReginaldHolmesContinuedonPage10Weoughttobedisturbedbecausewhatweseehereisanepidemicofself-hatredthatmanyofusarenothonestenoughormaybejustunwillingtotalkabout.Whyarewedyingandkillingeachotherfasterthananyotherpeopleonthefaceoftheearth