“Race and racism are defining challenges not only in the United States but around the world,” said ____. “For someone to assert that race is not a problem in America is to deny the reality.”
UPDATE: I know it’s a bit early, but this qoute is from Hillary Clinton. And as Earthpal said, Hillary is “spot on.” 
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June 29, 2007 at 10:27 am
earthpal
No idea Helen. Put me out of my misery and tell me. Whoever it it, he or she is spot on.
June 29, 2007 at 10:30 am
helenl
I’ll post the answer at midnight EDT.
June 30, 2007 at 3:48 am
Tomas
Race and racism is the great theme that makes the situation the threatening in today’s world. The cruelest wars arise. They differ between in locations but are the same in essence: that’s our self destruction – the wars against the self: it is the war of human flesh against the spirit – the world against the beauty and the peace.
The conflict of race and racism is as old as our earth. It is the question of belonging.
Who is a stranger? It is I to myself in case I deny (or ignore) the spirituality that gives as the birth as the meaning to everything we do and enjoy.
Wow, it is easy to talk nice, but it is much harder to live as we talk – to recognize not the foreigner but the precious brother and the honorable teacher in the other.
Self comprehension is the faith in God and the acknowledgment of the Spirit. That’s the gift that changes everything.
All other reasoning is just the politics.
Race that inhabit some tiny unknown island is no less than the whole United States – so to say we all are either with God and flourish or defend our boundaries and fight for our own understandings on how should other live.
Race and racism has multitude of various forms, but there is just one way to resolve the problem.
June 30, 2007 at 8:27 am
helenl
Hi Tomas, Good to hear from you. Truly, you speak the truth.
July 2, 2007 at 5:52 pm
bereans
I would think that racism is just a symptom of the problem, isn’t it?
Paul
July 2, 2007 at 6:11 pm
helenl
Hi Paul, I’ll have to think about that one.
Is racism a result (symptom) of sin? Or is it a specific sin?
At any rate, Christians ought to be in the forefront fighting against racsism. But, no. (White) pastors seldom preach against it. Rather than taking a leading role, the church waits for the govenment to pass laws against what we know is sin. That seems backwards to me.
July 2, 2007 at 7:04 pm
bereans
You’re right, Helen. It brings to mind Romans 1–where we human beings don’t like keeping God in the forefront of our thoughts, leading us toward all kinds of sins–hatred, selfishness. Passing laws against sin rarely eradicates it–we defintely need a change of heart don’t we?
July 2, 2007 at 7:11 pm
helenl
One heart at a time, Paul.