Ran across this quote the other day from Floyd Westerman, a
Lakota First Nation native:
“I would like to quote a very
prejudicial doctrine that was handed down by the Supreme Court in 1823. it said
that the Indian Nations do not have title to their lands because they weren't Christians. That the first Christian Nations to discover an area of heathen
lands has the absolute title. This doctrine should be withdrawn and renounced
to establish a new basis for relationship between indigenous peoples and other
peoples of the world.”
Think about that. No Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, atheists, or
any other believers or non-believers. Only Christian. In America . In the land of religious
freedom. In the land of equality and justice for all.
Just imagine this. And then look deeply into a mirror and
say “I am an American.” Can you do that and be proud?
I can’t.
May 10, 2014
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