Einstein On Race Prejudice

Q: Do you feel that race prejudice in the United States is merely a symptom of a world-wide conflict? A: Race prejudice has unfortunately become an American tradition which is uncritically handed down from one generation to the next. The only remedies are enlightenment and education.  This is a slow and painstaking process in which […]

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Three Ways Our Belief In Race Compromises Our Christian Witness

“Racism has used the American church to battle against God’s will and purpose for his people. Racism has accomplished this goal by encouraging numerous rationalizations for the church’s position on slavery and racial discrimination, positions that are inconsistent with the message of the Bible.” ~Norman Anthony Peart, Separate No More: Understanding and Developing Racial Reconciliation […]

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Becoming New: Racial Formation and Baptismal Identity

“What are we to do with a church that speaks to people on the basis of their gender or race, all the while baptizing them on the basis of Galatians 3.28?” “In baptism, the text becomes Scripture for us, canon, laid on us as a new story that illumines our stories. In baptism, we are […]

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Nigger and Other Troublesome Words: Turning a Negative Into a Positive?

You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between You’ve got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith or pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene Sung by Bing Crosby, I was taught the words of this […]

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Race Covenants

As Christians, we are a covenant people.  The Bible is ordered by them, beginning with the Edenic Covenant (Genesis 2.16-17).  The New Testament is a collection of writings that capture the new promise that God has made to us and with it, the new relationship established through His Son, Jesus Christ.  It is signed in […]

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