Tackling race relations
March 19, 2008
Barack Obama is messing with one of a few “third rail” issues in politics — race. He probably didn’t want to, but it seems it was a political necessity.
What do you think of how the Church in the U.S. is addressing race relations? If you think the Church is doing a poor job, what could the Culture and Community of Christ do to improve? How can it make a relevant impact — what issues could it tackle? (and, what do you think would be a “godly” solution to the issue?)
March 20, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I don’t think the Church as a whole is doing anything to address race relations from a broad societal point of view. I’m sure individual congregations and local church organizations are working to bridge gaps but I don’t think mainstream America has a good view into these efforts. Christianity and the call for humbleness might be a barrier here. We are called to work for the common good, care for and respect our fellow humans, but we are not encouraged to beat our chests when we do. I do think the Church is missing an opportunity to find common ground
within the body of believers. But how do we do that? Certainly the basic premise, the foundation of any effort is our faith in Jesus Christ but where do we go from there? I don’t know. I do know that unless we take those first steps and begin talking to our fellow believers with openess and respect, we’ll never find out.