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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 26, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />th <br />He stated that in 1945 his Church 7 Adventist split over racial issues. He stated that <br />they haven’t come back together to this day. He stated that saying that this could be <br />problematic, it could this, or it could be that, and it has not yet been proven in a court of <br />law is just somebody’s assumption. He stated that is a concern of his. He noted that it <br />was said that this is a Christian Nation, no that’s not what the founding fathers said; we <br />are a nation that accepts all faith. He stated he is a Christian and when his neighborhood <br />down the street who claims to be an atheist calls and says she needs help in the yard, he <br />still has to deal with her. She thanks him and she doesn’t even believe. He stated that we <br />are a nation that allows a group of people to come through and say whether you believe <br />in God or whether you didn’t you are going to be here. Over in the King’s English and <br />you weren’t part of the King’s religion you would die. This nation was raised on the fact <br />that you could have all different faith and so when people say we are a Christian Nation <br />that is false. He stated even with him being a third generation Christian and all that kind <br />of stuff and an ordained Elder, we are a nation of all people, who can pray, use the torah, <br />use everything else and is thankful of that. He stated that he goes to church on Saturday, <br />and does not legislate with his beliefs, because then he would vote against the parks that <br />on Friday night until Saturday night anybody from the Jewish faith would understand <br />that, they would shut down the city on Friday night, they would shut down the parks on <br />Friday night no parks on Friday night. He stated that he is a vegetarian, and takes that to <br />the whole extent. He stated that he voted on a special exception a couple of meetings ago <br />to reopen a bar/night club on Western Avenue and he doesn’t drink. He would get <br />thrown out of his church if he did. He stated that there are things that come up and need <br />to separated, he voted for the special exception as a member of the Council, not as a <br />member of this church. He stated that he believes in the separation of Church and State. <br />He stated that we have to respect everyone, it’s not always easy and that what he has told <br />many people in his church. He stated that we need to make sure that Mr. Douglas and his <br />department will have the training they need and for them to be able to provide the <br />training to businesses. He stated that they are going hosting the National Human Rights <br />Commission conference this year. What better timing of passing this ordinance when the <br />whole nation will be coming here to learn and will be so thankful to be using South Bend <br />as a model. <br /> <br />Councilmember Henry Davis stated that he has not been this quite in a Council meeting <br />ever. He thanked everyone for coming out tonight. He stated that he had his hood on <br />earlier and he had it on in solidarity on what’s going on nationally. He stated that he <br />thinks everyone wants to make a discrimination case. However, he doesn’t see it as a <br />discrimination case; he just sees it as a vigilante losing his mind and taking justice into <br />his own hands. He doesn’t necessarily know if the man who shot Treyvon Martin was a <br />racist and as a matter of fact he doesn’t care if he was a racist, but what he does care <br />about is that he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law for the crime that he has <br />committed. That’s what he cares about and that’s why he has his hoodie on. It’s not <br />because its discrimination, it’s because we are really quick to call people and say you are <br />discriminating, you’re discriminating. He stated that he is not going to get into that, <br />because everyone in here has free will to whatever they choose to do, because you are a <br />human being. He stated that he has been reading for the past couple of weeks, actually <br />the last three years, dealing with some organizations within the community that think that <br />we have not been all inclusive of. He stated that he thinks we have had the opportunity to <br />include certain elements into this bill that we continue to overstep because of our own <br />personal agendas, our own personal thoughts or maybe our fears. He stated that he is <br />going to take a few moments to bring everyone up to date on what’s going on in South <br />Bend, Indiana and across the whole world. He has been reading a book called the New <br />Jim Crow and it’s by Michelle Alexander, with forward by Cornel West. He stated that <br />this book talks intently about the prison systems in the United States of America. Over <br />the last few years and what will exist over the next several years, we have a situation <br />where in the area codes of 46619, 46628 and 46613 where we have over 400 ex-offenders <br />come back into town to their homes seeking out employment, housing and all the other <br />things intently about GLBT rights. He stated that he isn’t going speak against GLBT <br />rights; he wants to talk about how exclusive we really are. He stated that we need to <br />amend this bill to include ex-felons and the reason why is that he chose some excerpts <br />from the book, page 4 “once they are released, meaning ex-felons, they are often denied a <br />right to vote, but not in Indiana that was taken care of some years ago. They are excluded <br /> 29 <br /> <br />
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