In June I published an article titled Race in America: Two Opposing Narratives. One narrative (the seemingly dominant one) emphasizes systemic injustice and institutional racism. It views the problems black people face as sourced outside their community, in the larger society, and attributes these problems to historic slavery and pervasive,
Social justice has become all the rage, in more ways than one. As we watch the riots in the United States, the impact of BLM and Antifa in our country and other places, it is vital to understand the ideology driving these movements. Many in the church are confused. Many
Envy, one of the roots of racism, often springs from the faulty assumptions of zero-sum economics. The Judeo-Christian worldview establishes a positive sum economic model. God created an open universe, open to God, angels and imago Dei humans. In this economic model, the creation is to be stewarded and wealth
Racism is manifested in personal and institutional evil. Its ultimate cause is found in the sin deep in the human heart. Racism flows in many streams, one is envy, a pathetic contrast to love. Envy appears at multiple levels: individual, family, tribe or race. We envy the talents of others,
In the midst of the Covid pandemic, as countries respond with different regulations, it’s hard to know how people and governments should react. Some countries lifted restrictions in areas of low infection rates, and increased them in the cities with high rates of infection. Restrictions include social distancing, wearing face
Twenty-four-year-old mother Jessica Doty Whitaker was killed after an argument with Black Lives Matter. Someone in a group of BLM supporters shouted “black lives matter” to Whitaker and a group of her friends. Jessica responded by saying “all lives matter.” For saying that, Jessica was shot in the head. Either
Any serious consideration of racism in America needs to recognize several important distinctions. Black Lives Matter vs black lives matter The first is to distinguish between Black Lives Matter as an organization and black lives matter as a conviction. BLACK LIVES MATTERTM is an international advocacy organization focused primarily on
Racism is alive in America. When it rears its ugly head it needs to be challenged, where it has harmed people we need to walk beside them, they need to know our compassion. There are racist whites, Asians and blacks. Some whites and Asians are racist toward blacks. Some blacks
Our world is in turmoil, nations in lock down, economies tanking, schools closed in the age of Coronavirus. The United States also reels with spreading anarchy and growing tyranny. The world is changing rapidly; perhaps “devolving” is a better word. How did we get here? Rod Dreher has written a
Modern racism is rooted in the physical: skin color and facial features. In postmodernism, race is rooted in ideology, i.e. “whiteness.” The Smithsonian National Museum of African History and Culture–NMAAHC–has an online teaching tool based on Critical Race Theory, titled “Talking About Race” which says, “Whiteness and white racialized identity
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