Category: Racial Justice
So Long, Farewell: Reflecting on the End of the Obama Administration in Light of this Week’s Parsha, Vayechi
This week’s parsha, Vayechi (Gen. 47:28-50:26), is a parsha of endings. The patriarch Jacob/Israel, having reached the ripe old age of 147 years, recognizes that the time has come for him to die. He... Read More
Moving Towards the Building of a Beloved Community
There is so much that could be said of this post election nightmare and it’s ensuing trauma. Like 9/11 and the 2008 economic recession, the 2016 elections will be a marker in our history of collecti... Read More
A Pagan Reflects on Thomas Merton, Politics, and Christian Grace
In other words, Christian charity is no longer real unless it is accompanied by a concern with social justice. Like many self-identified religious black sheep, time at home with Christian family durin... Read More
Thanksgiving in the Time of Trump
I’ve been reading a lot of Bonhoeffer lately. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Lutheran pastor and theologian who spoke out against Hitler, joined the Nazi resistance, and was ultimately executed by ... Read More
Atonement, Not Attunement: The Beauty of Repentance
I’m all too familiar with Christian guilt. One side of my family is Irish Catholic (they of the famed “Catholic guilt”) and the other side a mix of Appalachian Protestants, from the backwoods Ba... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for Our Collective Survival – Part V
What if it were no niggas Only master teachers? I stay woke (dreams dreams)…[1] – Erykah Badu Introduction As an Alice Walker[2] Womanist pastoral theologian, I draw on the lives of African... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for Our Collective Survival – Part IV
(photographer unknown) Warning: This essay contains content intended for mature audiences. Parental supervision is advised. Somewhere, on the edge of consciousness, there is what I call a mythica... Read More
The Power of Interfaith Prayer: Healing words of hope in times of violence – Part 2
In part 1 of this article, I wrote about my decision to facilitate an Interfaith prayer call on Sunday, July 10th after the horrific killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and five Dallas Police... Read More
The Power of Interfaith Prayer: Healing words of hope in times of violence – Part 1
On July 4th, the United States of America celebrated its 240th year of independence from Great Britain. My ancestors were enslaved until 1863. Unfortunately, the Emancipation Proclamation did not inst... Read More- 2 of 3
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