Racial purity in church

Finally! Congratulations and a big si yu’us ma’ase to one individual who had the courage and strength to stand up for the rights of the indigenous people. It is so refreshing to finally hear someone speak up and say what needs to be said, and coming from an official of a Catholic parish only makes it that much better. When are these outsiders going to learn that when it comes to worshiping Christ and celebrating the unity of all mankind that they should do it somewhere else? This is their island, their homeland, their Church, not yours. And for those waiting for an apology, don’t hold your breath.

As one indigenous letter writer so eloquently pointed out in a recent response to something Mr. Vergara wrote: “Local people are not racist!” And this observation is spot on. It is perfectly understandable to want to learn about the teachings of Jesus in a racially pure setting (except for the outsider priest, of course). Everyone knows that the central tenet of Christianity is the promotion of racial purity. It was the topic of over half of Jesus’ sermons.

Here’s the one thing that all these outsiders (Americans included) just don’t get: The CNMI is not the United States. The CNMI is self-governing like a sovereign independent nation that has a partnership arrangement with the United States. That is why only the federal laws and democratic principles that the indigenous people of the CNMI happen to agree with are applicable in the CNMI. The Covenant is like a treaty between two equal nations, which is why the CNMI is unique and not really U.S. soil. The CNMI doesn’t want your tired, your hungry or your poor, and it certainly does not want your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. All we want from the outsiders who happen to temporarily be here is that they be hard working, keep their mouths shut, not breed, stay out of our churches and go back to wherever it is you came from when we’re done with you. And if you do make the mistake of breeding while you are guests of this indigenous, sovereign homeland, take your kids with you. You outsiders shouldn’t expect to become a real part of the community, or to ever vote, or to go to the indigenous peoples’ churches. You should expect to be a permanent and silent underclass that makes up a majority of the population. This is the status you agreed to when you left your own country so live with it or go home!

As has been pointed out on numerous occasions, the Covenant is a sacred document. And everyone knows that sacred means something that is holy, approved and endorsed by God Himself. Since the sacred, God-endorsed Covenant clearly explains how racial superiority works in the Commonwealth, that means God Himself approves of it, and anyone who questions the Commonwealth and its Apartheid system is a blasphemer. It’s that simple.

Kudos to you Mr. Cepeda. It would be nice to see more of our leaders standing up and doing the work of God. Our legislators should show the same courage and properly represent the important (i.e., indigenous) people of the Commonwealth. Unless these outsiders learn and accept their proper place in the Commonwealth there will always be strife. I invite all of them (Americans included) to keep their mouths shut in the future, stop writing blasphemous letters to the editor, accept being yelled at and publicly humiliated by your racial superiors and find yourselves some other place to go on Sunday. The thousands of dollars you contribute to the Church will still be welcome, however. Just put the cash in an envelope and slip it under the side door on Wednesday afternoons. If you outsiders follow these simple rules there will be no problems or cause for anyone to be publicly corrected in the future.

Thanks for your compliance.