Who is Jordan White?
April 8, 2002
As you undoubtedly know by now, I, "Jordan White" am a Christian person, and my website is unabashedly Christian in its point of view. I circulate in a Christian, largely Protestant upper-middle class society in a very nice suburb of a sophisticated, world-class city in California, USA.
I do not say that to try to impress you, or to make you think that I have something that others may not have.
No, I say that so you will have some idea of what I am up against.
Everyone who knows me knows that I am deeply involved in the fight for Palestinian rights, independence and, above all, just peace for a very troubled region.
Although I tend to downplay the relevance of any religion practiced by any particular group in the Middle East, and rather concentrate on our responsibilities as Christians in America, the subject of religion keeps coming up.
I am aware that at least three-quarters of the Palestinian people identify themselves as Muslims. For me, this is not a problem. I have a great deal of respect for the Muslim people, and I am acutely aware that the followers of the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) have a sincere respect for those who follow Jesus Christ.
What is a problem for me is the reaction I keep getting from lifelong Christians (largely women) who have certain ideas about Islam and what its teachings actually are and the impact those teachings have upon a society that has a large percentage of practicing Muslims.
Over and over again:
"Moslems (sic)
don't want girl children, so when they have a daughter rather than a son she is ill-treated, particularly by her
father."
1. Wish to remain modestly clothed?
2. Prioritize their marital relationships and value the time spent with their husbands and children?
3. Choose to emphasize a spiritual path to fulfillment rather than one achieved through material success?
4. Regard the importance of submission, obedience and the suppression of self as important to the development of character and spiritual responsibility?
(Scriptural references at the end of the article.)
Why do you think they should have more liberal views (even
though I have just stated to you that their views on the subject are quite fair indeed) on divorce and women's
rights? Do you wish to see their society become as perverted toward male-female relationships as our own? Do you
not think that the selfish attitudes of both men and women, resulting in the regard of the opposite sex as some
sort of human amusement park, contribute to the decline of the family,
the major building block of our society? Our divorce rate is closing in on 50%. Do you not understand
the impact this has on our children, our stability as a nation, our moral and ethical values as a people?
References
Eph. 5: 15 - 17 "Therefore be careful how you walk,
not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish,
but understand what the will of the Lord is."
I took the name as a legal pen name years ago when I started my career as a writer, to protect my privacy and that of my family, which included a daughter with disabilities, a husband with a politically sensitive career, and various and sundry reasons to protect my family from repercussions from any problems that might arise from what I wrote The fictitious name, "Jordan White", is legally registered with the Superior Court of Alameda County, in Oakland, California, and cost me a certain amount of money to effect. I took the name "Jordan", not after the country in the Middle East, but because it was a gender-unspecific name, and I wished to be judged by my ideas, rather than my sex. (If you e-mail me privately, I will be glad to tell you my gender, and also, virtually anything else you want to know about me.) As for the name "White", it does not refer to my race, but to the great British novelist, T.H. (Terence Hanbury)White (1906-1964).
I "named" myself in his honor simply because, in my opinion, he was the greatest writer I have ever read, and one of his novels, "The Once and Future King", a modernization of the King Arthur legend, is the best book I have ever read in my life. T.H. White was also one of the most honest human beings ever to grace this earth, and he was an Anglo-Saxon individual whose writings help explain the Anglo-Saxon psyche, or mindset, if you will, to all who care to understand the thought behind the actions of any group of people, and thus, help all of us of different races and ethnicities to understand where we are all coming from. God bless this wonderful man and his foresight. His wisdom helps us realize that we all need to get along on this troubled planet by understanding our pasts, our hopes and dreams as a people. As human beings.
Please e-mail me if you have a problem
with anything about me or about what I write. I covet your input. I hope this clears up some problems
any of you have had with me or with what I write.
Yours very sincerely,
Jordan