The moral rebuilding of New Orleans

Betsy of betsypage.blogspot.com highlighted this speech by Bill Cosby.



Entertainer Bill Cosby urged New Orleans' black population on Saturday to cleanse itself of a culture of crime as it rebuilds from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina last year.

Cosby, whose criticism of some aspects of modern African-American culture has stirred controversy in recent years, told a rally headed by black leaders that the city needed to look at the "wound" it had before Katrina struck.

"It's painful, but we can't cleanse ourselves unless we look at the wound," Cosby told the rally of about 2,000 people in front of the city's convention center.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you had the highest murder rate, unto each other. You were dealing drugs to each other. You were impregnating our 13-, 12-, 11-year-old children," he said.

"What kind of a village is that?"

ANSWER: It's a village where sexual freedom and a denial of the power of God rule. It's a village where a pagan celebration is the highlight of the year. (Mardi Gras)
It's a village where "do you own thing" is the motto. That's the kind of village it was.