Last week’s blog looked at what the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) offers Christians considering racism in America. This week, I am daring to move into the Christian Scriptures to see some of what both Jesus and St. Paul have to offer my ongoing journey. Remember, this is a look at love as Jesus defined it, …
I am still encountering the intellectual, emotional and spiritual challenges of the JustFaith anti-racism modules. Before I share with you more of what we are grappling with in these modules, I wanted to share with you the context in which we are struggling with racism in America: the Bible. Specifically, we are trying to ask …
Many or most of us were taught to respect other people. Give an elder your seat on the bus. Open the door for the mother with the stroller. I know I was taught these things. And I don’t remember being taught that Black elders didn’t deserve respect. But that was many, many years ago and …
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Last fall, I wrote about what I was learning in my JustFaith program on racism. Overt, covert, unintentional bias, white entitlement, and white supremacy. When that concluded, I enrolled in the 2nd module, Faith & Racial Healing: Embracing Truth, Justice, and Restoration. Here we are getting a fuller history of what Blacks endured from becoming …
