Love Your Neighbor, Change Your World

Much of the racial tension in America could be solved by walking across the street and inviting someone to dinner.

by Rod D. Martin
April 21, 2013

We need to remember -- and some of us just need to learn -- how sensitive some people still are about race: not in the "chip on shoulder" sense many imagine (and sometimes encounter), but in the downtrodden, fear of rejection sense that wearies the soul and brings lifelong hurt. You'll see what I mean.

I spoke yesterday to over 500 members of the Tennessee Republican Assembly at their state convention. It was a lot of fun, and thankfully, I was very well received (I had to follow Rand Paul: no easy thing!).

Afterward, a very large crowd came up to speak to me, and I received people for quite a long time. One of them, was a beautiful young lady. I don't know anything about her except what I'm about to tell you.

Now mind you, this was a relatively integrated crowd. There were actually quite a few people present from a variety of minorities, which was a real blessing: it's good to see more and more people coming together behind the things we believe without reg…