Edit: This is a mature discussion, of a philosophical nature. If the topic of "race" is very personal or emotional for you, for whatever reason, you might want to avail yourself of the thousands of other topic threads here on CathInfo. The point of this thread is not to be offensive.
If serious Catholics can't discuss a topic like this, then we all have a lot of growing up to do!
God bless.
We got a Lands End catalog today, with a prominent picture of ONE couple on the front cover:
An attractive blond woman, and a black man.
My thoughts: Wouldn't plenty of white men be attracted to her? Let's face it, she couldn't be extra-comfortable around a man who A) looks like that and B) has that culture/upbringing and C) that personality unless she were raised Baptist, or had black foster parents.
But here's the main point: if they were both parishioners at a traditional Catholic Chapel then there's not much of a problem (though there might still be human problems, regarding temperament, family relations and such)
But considering the FACT that people tend to prefer their own kind, those who have something in common with themselves -- wouldn't it be safe to say that this couple would be the exception rather than the rule?
And if they're the exception, why place pictures of such couples on the front covers of magazines, more often than not? What are They trying to accomplish by doing so? Are They trying to encourage a certain behavior?
I suspect that the men who run the media (for They are a cohesive group, if you didn't know that) have some master plan in mind. In fact, I think that plan involves eroding barriers between the nations in order to weaken us -- and bring us all closer to a One World Government, which they will control.
Just knowing who runs the media is helpful here -- I know they're the enemies of God and man, so what they want (in this case, breeding out all races until we all look the same) MUST necessarily be bad for us. Your enemy seldom wants what is best for you.
Then I look at God, who puts wonderful diversity into all of His creation (there are HOW many species of butterflies?) -- and I see that He tends to desire the opposite. He wants ALL nations to join his Church, as different divisions of the same holy army, to love and serve Him -- not for all men to become one nation and then serve Him.
Even during the time of the Holy Roman Empire, the nations were distinct under the Emperor. Everyone had their identity, as well as their more important identity as a Christian (Catholic) which allowed for harmony between them.