On Reverend Wright we disagree.
Yes there was Tuskegee. And the mistreatment of soldiers of color in many of our wars. And noncompliance-- now, still-- with Civil Rights laws. But I think Wright's view of the world as black v. white is antiquated, and it was so even before the election.
Beyond antiquated, I believe it's that kind of thinking that does the congregation a disservice. They leave feeling disenfranchised, not empowered. At, IMO, empowerment and inclusion is what modern Christianity seems to be about.
About your first post yesterday, it rings true with me in many ways. In any society at any time there are insiders and outsiders. The insiders include most citizens and members of the government and lawmaking organizations. The outsiders include artists, inventors and radical thinkers-- they're questioners, interpreters, challengers, provocateurs. They're either worshipped or derided for doing so. But they do it because they must, despite the consequences. |
