“I worry about a new hate that is growing in our great nation,” wrote Dr. Ben Carson, reacting to the Charleston, S.C., shootings last night.
In a Facebook post, the former pediatric neurosurgeon and Republican candidate for president expressed his concern that though “racial based hate is still very much alive,” he worries that “the new battle ground of evil” is “our intolerance of one another” because “many feel it is ok to hate someone who thinks differently than you do.”
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“The left hates the right. The right hates the left,” wrote Carson. “This attitude is poison. Poison that will sicken all of us.”
“Just because someone is for Obamacare and another is against doesn’t change the fact we are all brothers and sisters. All Americans,” he wrote. “As a brain surgeon I can assure you that all of our brains look the same, no matter what our skin color or party affiliation. … we must dedicate ourselves to not hating anyone based on their politics.”
“Last night evil walked the streets of Charleston. My heart aches for the families of the victims. I pray for the families left behind. I pray for the community scared and hurting. I also pray you and I can conquer hatred,” the six-time New York Times bestselling author wrote.
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He concluded by urging his followers to pray for the victims of last night’s tragedy, and for America: “Please join me in praying for our great nation, that we may heal ourselves before it is too late.”
