Editor,

All of the talk these days concerning two topics have been all wrong.

First, to state that “Black Lives Matter,” or that “White Lives Matter,” does nothing but blur the truth – all lives matter.

Second, to ignite tension between people, the word “racism” is used to incite division and fuel hatred between everyone. In reality, there is only one “race,” the human race.

As diverse as our country is, we need to put aside differences and strive to coexist.

Jesus Christ himself gave us the answer to all that is mentioned above: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets” Matthew 22:37-40.

Loy Howard

Oak Harbor