A FRESH BEGINNING I think one of the paralyzing features of modern Christianity in addressing racism is its inability to deal with shame. Most members don’t know the exact details, but whether it is in the early days of this country or just the history of many local churches, they know that Christianity compromised its own beliefs in support of slavery and, later, the systemic racism of our society. When Africans were brought to this country beginning in 1619, they were sold as cheap labor to raise cotton and tobacco. There was significant debate as to whether one should proclaim the Gospel to Africans because they might get the idea that they were equally created in the image of God … Continue reading
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