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Don’t restrict or limit God
Addressing racism requires a new language
~Catholic News Service
Don’t restrict or limit God. That’s what happens when we don’t look to see how much beauty there is in every ethnicity. We restrict God and we must not and cannot do that…
Youngstown, Oh churches deal with racism
Posted by taino8632 in activism, antiracism, education, news, racism, the church on June 11th, 2008
People of many faith backgrounds participated in a discussion on race…
~vindy.com
“Racism is alive, but I don’t know how well it is,”
‘We need a sacred conversation on race’
Posted by taino8632 in analysis, news, racism, sacred dialogue, the church on May 20th, 2008
‘We need a sacred conversation on race’
~UCC News
Writing love on a larger board. That’s what these sacred conversations are all about. Daunting indeed. But we do so in the knowledge that by grace, we have been made, not for futility, but rather little less than God, crowned with glory and honor, and given responsibility for the serving, the stewarding of all the works of God’s hands…Friends, we need a conversation on race. A sacred conversation. We need to write love on a larger board.
‘Curious’ shirt choice
Posted by taino8632 in -isms, activism, african-american, analysis, antiracism, happenings, immigration, latino, news, politics, racism, stupid people tricks, the church on May 16th, 2008
~The Boston Herald
The Curious George cartoon character is getting dragged into the presidential race again in an ugly way…
Racism: An Unbiased Entity Alive and Well In America
~Digital Journal
As the political race narrows and the fight for the candidacy becomes more like a verbal MMA cage-fight, racism and discrimination are beginning to surface more often. But in America, it isn’t just a white thing. Racism itself is an unbiased entity.
The Deeper Racism in Iowa: Beneath the White Obama Craze
~The Black Agenda Report
“Much of his white support was premised on Obama being a ‘good,’ that is non-threatening, middle-class, academic-friendly, and ‘not-too fiery’ black.”
How to be anti-racist in a nut shell
~Fairfield Echo
An outline to help navigating Courageous Conversations about Race…
Lutherans Responding to People Affected by Iowa Immigration Raid
~ELCA News Service
Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, Iowa, are responding to the needs of people who have been affected by a May 12 federal immigration raid at a Postville meat processing plant.
Does illegal immigration lead to more crime?
~St Charles Journal
Some recent studies by pro-immigration groups have indicated that there is no link between crime and undocumented immigrants.
Thomas speaks to ‘broad set of emotions’ involving Wright controversy
Posted by taino8632 in happenings, news, politics, the church on May 6th, 2008
~UCC News
