Faith seeking understanding– without race
There seems to be no end to all things heart- wrenching, disturbing, troubling, questionable, unbelievable. This 24- hour news cycle is keeping me awake at night as I seek to know what’s happening right up to the minute. The exclusive coverage is relentless, merciless even in its pursuit for the next top story and I am all ears for “news […]
Read MoreAfter courageously sharing with readers his struggles with “irrational and unbiblical” fear of those who were culturally different from him, Peter Chin asks this question in an opinion piece on the Christianity Today website. Though he is honest about what educational training and good intentions won’t do with regard to eradicating prejudice, Chin sees the possibility for changes […]
Read MoreWriting that she now understands the Rev. Dr. William Jones’ book Is God a white racist?: A Preamble to Black Theology, University of Pennsylvania professor and contributing editor to Religion Dispatches, Dr. Anthea Butler, joins him in calling God a “white racist” after a not guilty verdict was handed down in the trial of George Zimmerman over the […]
Read More“They always get away.” This is what George Zimmerman said to the 9-1-1 operator on the night that he killed seventeen year old Trayvon Martin. Certainly, he was having a conversation with the operator. But, he was also repeating an assumption that is attached to a racial narrative with a long and troubling history in […]
Read MoreNot guilty. This is the verdict in the murder trial of George Zimmerman concerning the death of seventeen year old high school student Trayvon Martin. While I am surprised that he was not found to be at fault for any of his actions on February 26, 2012, I am hopeful that this demonstration of social […]
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The Raceless Gospel 