Author: Starlette Thomas, Race Abolitionist

Seeking to lead words and people to their highest and most authentic expression, I am the principal architect of a race/less world.

In search of Christian community: What happened to our life together?

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This is not what I had in mind.  When I became a Christian, I though that I joined a family, that we all loved each other.  Have you ever tried to get all the Christians in a room?  I thought we were a body.  But, not just any body– Christ’s.  Far from his truth, we […]

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Plain and simple: It’s Jesus or race

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“His (Jesus’) life must mean the death of race in us.” | Brian Bantum, The Death of Race: Building a New Christianity in a Racial World It’s not hard.  Letting go of race is not difficult.  I know that it is not something that we would consider and that you didn’t ask for assistance with. […]

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The undivided body of Christ

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Our reconciler, Christ is the middle man.   Our sacrifice, his body brings us together.  Jesus shortens the distance between us and God.  He paves the way, makes the way, clearing up any confusion about the way that we should go.  His cross is our signpost.  His hands pinned to a cross say, “This way.  This […]

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I doubt it: Questioning the credibility of race

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Here is a confession: I am not who race says that I am.  I will not be who race says that I will be.  I can go where race says that no “like me” has ever gone before.  Race does not open or close doors.  We do. I am so tired of this race, this […]

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A Race-less Vocabulary List

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Race is not prescriptive. Race causes us to lose sight of each other quite literally. We are missing out on love, healing, relationship, truth… all because we cannot see each other.  We speak as if race has always been, as if we will cease to exist, turn into dust, fade into oblivion if we stop […]

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