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.

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Bad Relationship Between Race and the Church

.Reading time 6 minutes.

“We need a spirit- filled life that is capable of combatting the corrosive ideologies of our age.  Only when the church lives out its original calling, as a contrast community and foretaste of God’s coming reign, is there hope for the world.” Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People, Charles E. Moore One […]

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Why do Christians believe in race?

.Reading time 4 minutes.

“Calls are essentially questions.  They aren’t questions you necessarily need to answer outright; they are questions to which you need to respond, expose yourself and kneel before.   You don’t want an answer you can put in a box and set on a shelf.  You want a question that will become a chariot to carry you […]

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“Confronting Racism in the Church” with Dr. Drew Hart

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Last year, I had the privileged of serving with Dr. Hart at a community- wide event, aimed at race, community and the practice of our Christian faith in Henderson, KY.  It was my first time meeting him and he was gracious.  I had just read his book and been sharing his insights on social media.  […]

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After the death of Philando Castile: What will we preach?

.Reading time 8 minutes.

More videos have been released after a jury decided that the officer who shot and killed Mr. Philando Castile was not guilty of any charges.  A jury of his peers decided he did nothing wrong.  Mr. Castile is dead and this is just standard police training.  What’s most important is that the officer made it […]

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Looking into the eyes of the law after the death of Philando Castile

.Reading time 5 minutes.

“I wasn’t reaching for it.”  The last words of Mr. Philando Castile were to his defense.  He wasn’t doing anything wrong and according to him, he wasn’t going to.  Still, he was shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer in front of his distraught girlfriend, Diamond and her four year old daughter. Dead after a traffic […]

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