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Perhaps rather than others being desensitized, you're overly sensitive?... If you walk into a church and see only white people, does that mean they are racists? What if you walked into a church and everyone was black? Would THEY be racists?... A friend of mine, who is white, attends a Black Methodist church. She's the ONLY white person in the place. Even small children made fun of her when she first went there .. "hey mama, that WHITE GIRL is here by herself! *giggle*"... It was such an odd site, even for a child to see, that it seemed odd. Is it because whites are unwelcome? No. I rather believe it's because people choose to go to churches that match their own culture and worship style. This particular "white girl" prefers the worship style of a Black church, and thus she attends there regularly. As the sole caucasian in the room.pgmike said:i think so many ppl are so desensitized by racism around them or in them that they cannot even see it. it cannot be that my mom and i have seen so much racism in so many chuches in many states and everybody else not see it.
The conventions were formed in the past - mostly over a century or so ago. I have attended a predominatntly black church and been welcomed, and the baptist church I regularly attended had black members. The church I am in now has a large mix.TheTempleTeam said:So why do they have to be seperated by race? Apologies for my mis-understanding. I go to a baptist church, but it's different here in Scotland.
SouthCoast said:Perhaps rather than others being desensitized, you're overly sensitive?... If you walk into a church and see only white people, does that mean they are racists? What if you walked into a church and everyone was black? Would THEY be racists?... A friend of mine, who is white, attends a Black Methodist church. She's the ONLY white person in the place. Even small children made fun of her when she first went there .. "hey mama, that WHITE GIRL is here by herself! *giggle*"... It was such an odd site, even for a child to see, that it seemed odd. Is it because whites are unwelcome? No. I rather believe it's because people choose to go to churches that match their own culture and worship style. This particular "white girl" prefers the worship style of a Black church, and thus she attends there regularly. As the sole caucasian in the room.
Can you give specific examples of racism situations you're talking about?
-James
When you hear people talk of race, especially Christians, remind them of the Word of God. Leave 'race' out of your speech, and eliminate it from your thoughts - for if you think different races, you acknowledge something that is in error.pgmike said:this is a sad truth. what can i rally do about this, if anything at all?
Asar'el said:When you hear people talk of race, especially Christians, remind them of the Word of God. Leave 'race' out of your speech, and eliminate it from your thoughts - for if you think different races, you acknowledge something that is in error.
God's teaching should always be our guide; when someone teaches (would say preaches, but that's not entirely appropriate) a message of hate against another, ask them for the basis of their thoughts - and show them instead God's message of love. Gentleness is better than outright criticism, but it should not be at the expense of the truth.
If you are unfortunate to be in a group that teaches in error ... and think you are to remain there as a witness ... make sure you are not so silent that you are perceived to agree with it. God will let you know when you should speak up - and if nothing else, when you should leave.
But in general ... never underestimate the power of prayer!
theseed said:You can't be a Christian and be racist at the same time. You can't hate your brother and love God at the same time. So racist people don't love God.
1 John 2
7 (19) Beloved, I am (20) not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had (21) from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.
8 On the other hand, I am writing (22) a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because (23) the darkness is passing away and (24) the true Light is already shining.
9 The one who says he is in the Light and yet (25) hates his (26) brother is in the darkness until now.
10 (27) The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11 But the one who (28) hates his brother is in the darkness and (29) walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has (30) blinded his eyes.
And what attitude is that?pgmike said:they dont hate the ppl from other races. they arent that racist. its jsut the underlying attitude. most of them do love God.
Doesn't sound like love to me.pgmike said:that they are somehow superior to them.
Perhaps, but if they don't love them, then it seems logically that they hate them.pgmike said:that scripture does not back your assumption that they hate others, jsut shows their lack of humility.
So thier lukewarm, and Christ may spue them out?pgmike said:not necessarily. they can be indifferent to them. i do not love my job, but i alsp dont hate it. those are extremes, how you feel about somebody can be on a continuum.
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