For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
“God is a white man.” This is not a new declaration but an old reduction made by persons who argue against a belief in the God of Christianity because in the name of this God, persons have stolen, enslaved, sold, raped, murdered, pillaged and annihilated indigenous cultures of the earth. They surmise, God must be white because they are not […]
Read More“God is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” ~ John 4.24, NRSV Halloween is over and yet, it seems nearly impossible to remove the mask of whiteness from the face of God. Now a spooky, to be avoided, death- wielding deity, this socially colored white God has it in […]
Read MoreIt seems that we are not satisfied with our humanity, that there is always a need to be something more than human, super human, a special set of humans. In our quest, we often attempt to reduce the value and visibility of others. Because we cannot be more human unless we make others less human. We […]
Read MoreI think that her name is its own introduction. If you don’t know her name, you will not forget it after watching this Ted Talk. Because I do not want to ruin the surprise that her truths will reveal, I will end my commentary here and invite you to examine the single stories that you have […]
Read MoreWe have talked about the social construct of race, its meaning and implications for our lives for years. Now, I think that it is time for us to not only acknowledge our complicity, name our experience and challenge the lies that we have been told based on the social construct of race but to confess […]
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The Raceless Gospel 