The Breakfast Club - IDKMYDE: Freedom and Bondage Through Spirituality

Episode Date: February 22, 2024

On this episode of #IDKMYDE, Get ready to dive deep into the murky waters of biblical interpretation, Join us as we uncover the unsettling truths behind how religion was used to justify slavery, with direct instructions from the Bible itself. From Ephesians to Colossians, we'll explore the scriptures that were cherry-picked to keep enslaved minds submissive and accepting of their status. IG: @_idkmyde_ | @BdahtTV | @blackeffectSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God.

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It was so easy to keep the enslaved minds accepting of their status under the guise of religion when there are direct instructions from God himself that tells you you're supposed to be a slave. If it's taught that way. I'll explain.

I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I often wonder what religion black folks practiced before Christianity was literally beaten into us. It's no secret that the Bible was read to us, seeing as how we weren't equipped with that skill set. And even when blacks were educated enough to read, the version of the Bible they would get to read and teach would be the scriptures to keep them submissive. The Bible has tons of references to slavery. It speaks on the treatment of slaves, especially the Old Testament, like Ephesians 6.1. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear

and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. That's right there in Ephesians 6.1. The New Testament got some doozies too. Colossians 3.22. Servants, obey your masters in everything. Obey all the time, even when they can't see you. Don't just pretend to work hard so that they will treat you well. No, you must serve your masters honestly because you respect the Lord.

Wouldn't dare let them enslaved individuals see scriptures like Galatians 328, where it says ain't no slave or free. We all want in Christ. Oh no. Couldn't let them see those. But the curse of Ham in Genesis, that story was used for hundreds of years as justification for slavery and human bondage. Again, I grew up in the church. I thought I knew all the good biblical stories, but I was not familiar with the story of Ham. Story goes, Noah got drunk and passed out. His son Ham saw him naked. And when he told his brothers, his two brothers came home and they clothed Noah. And Noah was so angry with Ham that he cursed Ham's son, Canaan. Not from power. You're not even my mother. You just rock. Not that Canaan. This was

Ham's son, Canaan. And Noah was so angry that he cursed Canaan to be the slave to his uncles forever. Story goes, when Noah cursed him, he turned black and it was taught to some as the beginning of different races. Some said Ham represented all black folks and was cursed. That him good slave holding Southern Christians, their interpretation was that Genesis account establishes that God wills black people to be enslaved perpetually. But it don't even make sense because Noah didn't curse Ham,

but he shifted it a generation and cursed Canaan. Genesis teaches every human being comes from Noah and one of his three sons. One of the two that clothed him in his drunkenness, Shem, the ancestor of the Semites, Japheth, the ancestor of the Europeans, and Ham, the ancestor of the Africans. Look, you can do your own deep dive on that. The point of today's episode, if I didn't know, maybe you didn't either, is that bad biblical interpretation hurts people.

They justify unjust institutions. They motivate immoral behavior. And they encourage harmful attitudes. And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. I didn't know. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own?

I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God.

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zaka Stan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-A-S-T-A-N on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.