Kwanzaa 1 (Swahili for “First Fruits”)

  Is Kwanzaa innocuous? A simple celebration of African-American heritage occurring just after Hanukkah and Christmas? Vice President Kamala Harris certainly thinks so: “Our Kwanzaa celebrations are one of my favorite childhood memories. The whole family would gather around across multiple generations and we’d tell stories and light the candles. Whether you’re celebrating this year with those you live with or over Zoom, happy Kwanzaa!”  Here
  Of course, President Joe and Jill Biden also agree: “During this celebration, millions will gather with their families to reflect on the struggles and triumphs of the past and look towards a brighter future,” Jill Biden said. “With each candle you light, we hope your home is warmed by the laughter of your family and friends, your hands are inspired to creativity, and your heart is filled with determination, faith, and love.” Here
 Let’s take a deeper look into the celebration of Kwanzaa, beginning with the Word of God.
See to it that no one takes you captive (lead away, seduce) through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. -Col2:8 (NAS)
 
Notice what this passage lists as ‘oppositions’ to Christ: 1.philosophy; 2.empty deception; 3.tradition of men; 4.elementary principles of the world. Also notice what is left off the list: ‘religions’. Therefore, two things leap from this text as to how men are taken captive, led away, or seduced:
1.Anyone or doctrine that rejects Christ (Who is the Word of
God(Jn1:14) sums-up the four areas.
2.‘religions’ are part of the four listed areas because God defines
religion.
Remembering that Jesus is the Word of God made flesh(Jn1:14), this passage unequivocally asserts that anti-Christ doctrines and anti-Biblical doctrines--are the same. Therefore, Colossians 2:8 teaches that anti-Christ doctrines can take a person, a family, a church, and even a nation—captive! The foundational question that lay before us is, is Kwanzaa one of those doctrines?
  First, let’s begin with Kwanzaa’s inventor, ‘Maulana Ronald Karenga’. Karenga was born in Parsonsburg, Maryland in 1941 as Ron Everett, and the youngest of 14 children. His father was a sharecropper, and most interestingly—a Baptist preacher.
  Second, the word ‘Maulana’ is a Swahili word meaning “Master teacher”. And the word ‘Karenga’ means “keeper of tradition”. So, Kwanzaa’s inventor is ‘Master Teacher’ Ronald Karenga, the keeper of tradition.
  Third, Karenga currently possesses two doctorate degrees. One earned in Political Science in 1976 and another in Social Ethics earned in 1994. He is a professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. 
  Fourth, the LA Times reported on Karenga’s torture of two Black women, Deborah Jones and Gail Davis, whom he accused of trying to murder him.
 "The victims said they were living at Karenga’s home when Karenga accused them of trying to kill him by placing crystals in his food and water and various areas of his house. When they denied it, allegedly they were beaten with an electrical cord, and a hot soldering iron was put in Miss Davis’ mouth and against her face. Police were told that one of Miss Jones’ toes was placed in a small vise, which then was tightened by the men and one woman. The following day Karenga told the women that ‘Vietnamese torture is nothing compared to what I know."
 “Miss Tamao reportedly put detergent in their mouths; Smith turned a water hose full force on their faces, and Karenga, holding a gun, threatened to shoot both of them. The victims Deborah Jones and Gail Davis were whipped with an electrical cord and beaten with a karate baton after being ordered to remove their clothing."  "Karenga Tortured Women Followers, Wife Tells Court". 13 May 1971, 3 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com He was convicted and served 4 years in prison. Here
    Fifth, Maulana (master teacher) Ronald Karenga started the ‘United Slaves’ (US) in 1965, and Kwanzaa in 1966. United Slaves is a Black nationalist organization, and part of the pan-African movement, espousing the belief that "African people everywhere share both a common history and destiny.” Here
  The United Slaves organization was a rival of the Black Panther Party in the middle of the 1960s. Two of Karenga’s United Slave followers George P. Stiner and Larry Joseph Stiner shot dead two Black Panthers John Huggins, 23, and apprentice "Bunchy" Carter, 26, after they disrespected Karenga’s name in an argument over who would lead the Afro-American studies department at UCLA.
 Sixth, in ‘QUOTABLE KARENGA’ Maulana(master teacher) Karenga informs us of some of his beliefs, i.e.his master teachings:
“…everyone but the Negro has a god who looks like him. Jesus said, My blood shall wash you white as snow. Who wants to be White but sick Negroes, or worse yet –washed that way by the blood of a dead Jew. You know if Nadinola cream couldn’t do it, no dead Jew’s blood is going to do it." 
https://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FBI_Monograph_US_April-1968.pdf. Pg17
 “We must gear the money going from the church to the support of the revolution. Revolution cannot succeed with finance.” https://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FBI_Monograph_US_April-1968.pdf. Pg18
“Christianity is a White religion. It has a White God, and any Negro who believes in it is a sick Negro. How can you pray to a White man? If you believe in him, no wonder you catch so much hell.”
https://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FBI_Monograph_US_April-1968.pdf. Pg35
 “the time we spent learning about Jesus, we should have spent learning about Blacks. The money we spend on church should have been spent on our community and the respect we gave the Lord should have been given to our parents.” https://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FBI_Monograph_US_April-1968.pdf. Pg33
  Well, now we better understand WHO the “master teacher” Ronald Karenga is: i.Black racist, ii.antisemite; iii. impenitent criminal; and, iv.hater of Jesus!  
Stay tuned for part 2 and Karenga’s creation of Kwanzaa!

​* “A psychiatrist who examined Karenga in 1971 concluded he was insane. A September 1971 sentencing hearing transcript shows that the unidentified psychiatrist believed that the founder of Kwanzaa was “both paranoid and schizophrenic.” https://dailycaller.com/2016/12/24/kwanzaa-was-concocted-by-a-deranged-felon-who-tortured-naked-women/