Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (George Santayana)
Ignore history at your own peril. Banning flags and tearing down statues will not hide sin; make us more righteous; or prevent hate. All this is simply the outside of the cup. Americans must change within. This is the true change that Christ promised. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ is a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17) There is salvation in no other name. It is the gift of God confirming the love of God and those who are loved by God love one another.
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Colossians 3:12-13)
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Samuel at Gilgal 
“All this is simply the outside of the cup. Americans must change within.”
This has become lost in the sea of anger, hostility, vitriolic statements, and social frustration. It is not a “must” change, it is more of a need to change within our own hearts and how we relate.
Only Christ provides this ability to change.
Thank you for your thoughts and insights.
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