The growing debate on reparations for African-Americans finally intensified to the point that Democrats held a congressional hearing to discuss H.R. 40, a bill that proposes a commission on reparations.  Many African-Americans believe that they are owed reparations (payback) from the U.S. government for the enslavement of their ancestors.  They want payback not only for slavery, but for the discrimination endured as a result of Jim Crow laws.  However; the debate on reparations is based on a few false premises.  In fact, the main false premise is what causes such intense debate among many uninformed black Americans. One false premise is the assumption that every white American's ancestors owned slaves.  Just witnessing the hate and vitriol spewed from race-baiting black so-called leaders proves how deeply this belief is held.  Testifying at last week's reparation hearing, Episcopal bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton said...(Read Full Post)