For the past 300 years men have debated as to what
really happened in the tent of Noah, and who was actually cursed
as a result of their actions. Many scholars in Western Christianity
have taken the view that it was Ham and his black descendants who
were cursed. The ridiculous reasons given went from one extreme
to another.
Some claimed that Ham took advantage of his drunken
father, Noah, and had a homosexual relationship with him. I Others
said that Ham enjoyed observing his fathers nudity and made jokes
about it to his brothers. Whatever the reason given, their wrong
conclusions has had a devastating effect on the Black race over
the years.
Many Christians used the alleged curse as legal
grounds to outlaw marriages between Blacks and Whites. Others used
it to deny Blacks the position of priesthood within their denomination,
and still others used the curse theory to justify using Blacks as
slaves.
Yes, the so called "Curse on Ham" was the inspiration
and justification for the mistreatment of Blacks in America. The
"Curse Theory" inspired new laws limiting a variety of opportunities
to Blacks and justified city, state, and federal government's to
permit separate restrooms, restaurants, schools and drinking fountains.
There was one set of facilities for Black people and another for
all others. It inspired new studies and research to see why Blacks
were inferior. It justified insensitive joke telling and other inhumane
treatment directed toward blacks. Blacks felt there was no end to
their nightmare.
The sad commentary to all of this was the fact that
the "Curse Theory" was started by White Bible-believing Christians,
who in turn introduced this theory to the rest of society. Even
though they had no evidence to support the so-called curse, their
story (based on circumstantial evidence), was persuasive enough
to convince Blacks themselves that they were indeed the descendants
of a cursed people.
How did they convince Blacks and others? They spent
millions of dollars and used scholars from the major Christian publishers
to interpret, twist, and stretch the meaning of Scripture. The theory
of the curse became so mainstream that many of the top encyclopedias
adopted the "Curse Theory." No blacks were ready to challenge the
encyclopedia. The general feeling was, if it's in the encyclopedia,
it must be true.
A question was asked: "If these scholars were required
to submit solid evidence in a court of law to prove that Ham, the
father of the Black race, had indeed committed an act so horrible
that it resulted in a curse on him and his descendants, could they
do it? We decided to hold a trial to see.
On July 26, 1993, a mock trial was held in the State
of California, in the County of Orange, at the Friendship Baptist
Church. Several hundred people, representing various racial groups,
attended the trial and the lectures each day. The jury was stunned
after hearing some of the most powerful evidence ever presented
in a trial of this nature. The evidence presented by the defense
included shocking facts from over 442 Scriptures.
This publication contains the modified transcripts
of that mock trial as well as other supportive evidence which was
offered in the week-long lecture series that followed the trial.
This marks the first time in history that someone has stepped forward
to defend Ham; it is also the first time in history that Ham has
had an opportunity to tell his side of the story and to offer an
explanation of what actually happened in his fathers tent. Because
of this historical documents like those attending the actual trial,
you too will be able to determine for the first lime, the guilt
or innocence of Ham. We are confident you will thoroughly enjoy
every element of this exciting trial.
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