Redskins to Pigskins
Washington City Paper has decided to no longer refer to the D.C.’s NFL team as the Washington Redskins. Their new name? The Washington Pigskins. I think that it has a nice ring to it. What about you?
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Unpacking God
“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.” ~ Chinese proverb What box or boxes have you placed God in? Please check all that apply and add more if applicable. □ Black □ Woman □ White □ Man □ Red □ Liberal □ Yellow □ Conservative □ Brown □ Democrat □ […]
Read MoreThe Necessity of Affirmative Action Today
Today, a New York Times article discussed the Supreme Court’s task to determine the necessity of affirmative action in determining admission into institutions of higher education in the case of Fisk vs. University of Texas in “A Changed Court Revisits Affirmative Action in College Admissions.” NBC Nightly News’ Brian Williams asked tonight in his summary of this […]
Read MoreThis is how race loves us
If we love persons according to race, if our love is racially prescribed and motivated, a love that is demonstrated according to the social coloring of skin, then we do not love as God loves. We do not love with the love of Christ. I would go so far as to say that we do […]
Read MoreRace and Empire: How this partnership ties the Church’s hands
This morning, I attended a remarkable lecture at Wesley Theological Seminary where Dr. Joerg Rieger, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, the Wendland-Cook Endowed Professor of Constructive Theology at SMU Perkins School of Theology and author of several books to include Christ and Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times, served as the guest lecturer […]
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