Please go to http://www.downshoredrift.com and read Alan Cross' post about racism in the church and the mission of the church in light of these issues. White Southern Christians have for a long time been unwilling to address the prejudices that still exist in our communities. I believe that some of these issues come from a tendency for us to try and keep our skeletons in the closet rather than address the mistakes made in the past and the prejudice we carry now.
Montgomery, AL has a tremendous history in race and should be the community of racial diversity, yet it seems that we have our white churches and our black churches and that we are perfectly okay with that. We have maintained an unfortunate cultural divide by not challenging people to think in terms of Christ and how he makes us one by his death on the cross.
What kind of church are we if all we do is reflect the culture rather than impact it? What good is our message then?
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Thanks for the info. I posted on Alan's blog. You know its a subject I care about.
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