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In an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Louis Farrakhan said the following in response to host Tim Russert's question on the Nation of Islam's teachings on race:





"You know, it’s not unreal to believe that white people—who genetically cannot produce yellow, brown or black—had a Black origin. The scholars and scientists of this world agree that the origin of man and humankind started in Africa and that the first parent of the world was black. The Qur'an says that God created Adam out of black mud and fashioned him into shape. So if white people came from the original people, the Black people, what is the process by which you came to life? That is not a silly question. That is a scientific question with a scientific answer. It doesn't suggest that we are superior or that you are inferior. It suggests, however, that your birth or your origin is from the black people of this earth: superiority and inferiority is determined by our righteousness and not by our color." [1]


Pressed by Russert on whether he agreed with Elijah Muhammad's preaching that whites are blue-eyed devils, Farrakhan responded:





"Well, you have not been saints in the way you have acted toward the darker peoples of the world and toward even your own people. But, in truth, Mr. Russert, any human being who gives themself over to the doing of evil could be considered a devil. In the Bible, in the Book of Revelation, it talks about the fall of Babylon. It says Babylon is fallen because she has become the habitation of devils. We believe that that ancient Babylon is a symbol of a modern Babylon, which is America."


While Malcolm X was a member of the Nation of Islam he also preached that black people were genetically superior to white people.





"Thoughtful white people know they are inferior to Black people. Even Eastland knows it. Anyone who has studied the genetic phase of biology knows that white is considered recessive and black is considered dominant."

White People Only?
This man says something ignorant everytime he opens his mouth. Why give him so much attention with all that you said about him? Just leave him alone and hope he just goes away.





He is a racist who would deny basic human rights to Jewish people, women and homosexuals and believes American blacks should have their own independent nation.





So why should it surprise anyone about what he says next?
Reply:Louis Farrakhan is a dumb racist @sshole, everyone knows that.
Reply:That happens to someone who doesn't believe in evolution. Of course, I can't see how he deduced that, if man came out of Africa, he must be black. But then again, who am I to question belief?
Reply:racist garbage





#1. LF states that whites cannot produce blacks, etc. If 'whites' descend from 'blacks' this would not be true so to posit a pseudo- scientific viewpoint is simply bunk.





#2. Ludicrous sweeping generalizations. Too many logical errors. Superiority is from righteousness not color. Maybe. On an individual basis. But to make sweeping generalizations, calm down Louie. So his assumptions are that all black people are righteous and all whites are unrighteous? stupid.





Then to randomly and bizzarely call America Babylon. More stupidity. Thoughtful white people know they are inferior..........huh?


If a white person in these times made such an ignorant adn false claim abotu any minority, they would be banned from speaking publicly on TV. Look at Imus, Jimmy the Greek, and that guy who the Rhode Island law school took his name off the college. But Farakan talks worse mess than them unchecked?





Actually there is only 1 race, the human race. I am an Irish American who has stuck out his neck more than once defending blacks and other minorities even at the threat of death from white racists and I tell you 'white guilt' is a bunch of nonsense. I have no guilt. THere is only personal guilt. Collective guilt only affects you if you go along with the collective.





Seems that whatever is spoken these days is unprincipled. If any white person spoke publicly as Farakan did, he and other mouthpieces who make their living off racial hatred and division would be the first to say it is wrong. But when reversed, the principle is discarded. Petty racial politics/ Im sorry I read this. In the future, please leave such nonsense pap where it belongs, in the trash bin or in one hater's troubled mind.
Reply:I think that Louis is showing people that he is a religious charlatan who is not afraid to twist the Scriptures found in the Bible and to read into the writings of the Qur'an in order to build for himself a divisive religious regime that uses racism as a draw to make people who suffer from low self-esteem feel better about themselves by joining his group and believing his lies.





The religion of Islam was not started by black people and the idea that "black mud" is responsible for skin color is a sad joke.





Louis is using an old strategy with a new twist. Evil slave traders used to justify their practice by twisting the Scriptures and claiming that black people were the "sons of Ham" and that it was God's will for them to be slaves because of the curse Noah had put on Ham's son Canaan.





Genesis 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said, "Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers."





Despite the fact that Canaan's descendents lived in the area of Judeah and it was Ham's other sons who moved to Africa, evil people throughout the ages have used the Bible to justify their sins by perverting the truths found in the Bible.





Genesis 10:6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
Reply:Peoples skin are that way to match their 'homeland' and their diets of that time.
Reply:To any Christian of any race, God only sees the blood of Jesus.





that all that should matter.





any other "conspiracies" will fall short.
Reply:I'm a white man who has great respect for Louis Farrakhan.





What he is basically saying is that there is reason for other races to have distrust of whites---and I agree. The record of Europeans, and those of European descent, towards these races is not good. There is no disguising this fact. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in another race's shoes, but I imagine it would merit the distrust towards whites. He is speaking from his experience and for the experience of others.





I see absolutely nothing wrong with that and am not offended by it.
Reply:I would hope that most people know we come from black ancestors


that is scientifically proven also


although i dont believe anyone is inferior to anyone


we had changed through environmental and geographical needs to change


that is it
Reply:racists come in all colors.
Reply:It may be true in some scientific way. But world history just does not show it. Modern American athletics might, but world history does not.
Reply:generalization....i have compassion
Reply:Hello,


It's my hope to used white people either black no matter who you are!
Reply:Nation of Islam = racist sh*te





See also Rastafarianism - murders gays, claims black supremacy/white inferiority.





Love is love.





Racism is racism.
Reply:sounds like a logical argument. I have no problem with having black ancestors - after all, very few of us have traced our family trees back more than a few generations so who knows what we're an amalgam of?
Reply:The white people did NOT originate from the people in Africa, but the human race originated from a combination of blacks and whites. No person is superior based on their color or anything else. WE ARE ALL EQUAL. The Sealed Portion explains why there are both black and white people and a mixture of yellow, brown, and everything in between.





God is not a respecter of persons, and loves all human beings equally--black, white, brown, yellow, or WHATEVER.





Also, the city of Babylon, situated next to the Euphrates River, has been used by prophets to describe the great worldliness and wickedness of humankind. This city is always used by John (in Revelation) as a figurative expression of materialism, excess, and the things of the earth that satisfy our human lusts. All of the desires of our hearts lead us away from treating others as our equal, and doing unto them what we would want them to do to us.





The important thing is treating others equally no matter WHAT the skin color.
Reply:I think it's more ignorant racism at work.