Thanks, Devin. I appreciate your quest and your honesty. I, too, am on a lifelong quest to discover and resist the systemic racism in the United States and in my own conditioning. The website Color of Change is a good source for corrections and practical applications. Today they have posted an action directed toward educational textbook publishers. People may want to check https://colorofchange.org/
Davin, It does my heart good to see and read a self-identified Christian - and LDS member no less - talk about racism and it's impacts on us through acculturation. I find myself feeling hope as so often what I read and feel from Christians on this topic is equivocation or stories of how racism isn't a system or a thing but rather the random choice of individuals. I'm IN.
What a joyous way to start my morning by reading you sharing such a personal story. THANK you for opening up to yourself and to OTHERS. Yes, we all do have implicit biases and thank goodness, you are open to growing- even in your adulthood- of how to do better. I have a love for my Church- the United Methodist Church- and we are going through some changes, too. I have seen so many good people "leave" the church over the politics; I feel that the Devil gets pleasure to see God's Church get divided and splintered. Thus far, I have chosen to STAY with the Methodist Church and hopefully be the catalyst and change needed to follow God's love and do the work that Christ has asked us to do. Are we perfect? (which means totally aligned with God); no, we are not perfect. But, I think opening up and looking at history, recognizing, and then doing better is helpful and needed. THANK you; great passage and I hope your story invigorates others to do reflection and introspection to make this beautiful world even better.
Thanks, Devin. I appreciate your quest and your honesty. I, too, am on a lifelong quest to discover and resist the systemic racism in the United States and in my own conditioning. The website Color of Change is a good source for corrections and practical applications. Today they have posted an action directed toward educational textbook publishers. People may want to check https://colorofchange.org/
Davin, It does my heart good to see and read a self-identified Christian - and LDS member no less - talk about racism and it's impacts on us through acculturation. I find myself feeling hope as so often what I read and feel from Christians on this topic is equivocation or stories of how racism isn't a system or a thing but rather the random choice of individuals. I'm IN.
Great thoughts. Thx Devin.
What a joyous way to start my morning by reading you sharing such a personal story. THANK you for opening up to yourself and to OTHERS. Yes, we all do have implicit biases and thank goodness, you are open to growing- even in your adulthood- of how to do better. I have a love for my Church- the United Methodist Church- and we are going through some changes, too. I have seen so many good people "leave" the church over the politics; I feel that the Devil gets pleasure to see God's Church get divided and splintered. Thus far, I have chosen to STAY with the Methodist Church and hopefully be the catalyst and change needed to follow God's love and do the work that Christ has asked us to do. Are we perfect? (which means totally aligned with God); no, we are not perfect. But, I think opening up and looking at history, recognizing, and then doing better is helpful and needed. THANK you; great passage and I hope your story invigorates others to do reflection and introspection to make this beautiful world even better.