Posted on 10/11/2014 5:22:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sojourners President and Founder Jim Wallis, one of several faith leaders who are heading to Ferguson, Missouri this weekend to march for justice, is challenging Christians to put their faith ahead of their race when it comes to issues concerning racial relations.
"If white Christians in America acted more Christian than white when it came to race, black parents would be less fearful for their children," said Wallis.
Christians who put faith ahead of race would not be afraid to take on tough racial issues like the police shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson with their peers and fight for equality, Wallis asserted.
Street protests broke out over the summer in Ferguson after 18-year-old African American Michael Brown was shot dead August 6 by white police office Darren Wilson after an altercation inside the officer's car. Witnesses say Brown was unarmed and holding his hands in the air when he was hit by eight to 10 bullets.
A grand jury was convened August 20 to decide whether or not to bring the matter to trial. According to the St. Louis Dispatch, Wilson testified before the jury composed of nine white members and six African American members September 16 for four hours, yet there has been little word whether he will be indicted. Last week a Twitter user claimed that the grand jury did not have enough evidence to "warrant an arrest." The possible information leak may cause further delays.
Wallis weighed in on the racial tension in America, saying, "Young black lives are worth less than young white lives in our criminal justice system and that's been painfully shown over and over again." He called this "an unacceptable reality" and declared "it's time to change."
"Time" he said "for white Christians to start acting Christians in America, not white people in America. Time for us to start acting like Christians first, white people second."
Christians, Wallis said, need to have honest discussions about race and what it means to be black in America.
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You actually read the first sentence???
I hoisted the BS flag on the first word!
You know. That law abiding God fearing racist stuff that whitey does.
Jim Wallis needs to be more Christian than liberal, but that would require him to give up his faith in government and working his way to heaven...
What faith does this clown lead?
You are QUICKER on the draw, NM!!
If only he could marry . . . oh wait. If only he wasn’t being told what to do from somebody else . . . oh wait. If only they’d let women . . . oh wait. It’s almost as if this disease has negatively affected all of Christianity and not just the Church.
World class cognitive dissonance and racism.
Actually, I expect we were all primed for a load of prime horse manure by the headline.
What is “acting Christian”? Is that the same as blind to reality and stupid to boot, too?
Sojourners Is a disgusting “abortion doesn’t bother me” Christian in name only organization.
That's true, in the sense that black felons who victimize black victims are not kept off the streets, but get probation, parole, community corrections, suspended sentences, plea bargains, early releases, etc. so they can go out and victimize their black neighbors again.
You see these felons on the street with repeat, violent arrest records as long as your arm, and you think, "the System is sure as he!! not serious about protecting the lives and property of the Black community."
I didn’t make it past the racist headline.
“In 2010, Wallis admitted to accepting money for Sojourners from philanthropist George Soros after initially denying having done so. When conservative writer Marvin Olasky pointed this out, and that Soros also financed groups supporting abortion, atheism, and same-sex marriage, in a WORLD magazine column, Wallis said Olasky “lies for a living”; he subsequently apologized to Olasky for the comments. In 2011, Wallis acknowledged that Sojourners had received another $150,000.00 from Soros’ Open Society Foundation.” - Wiki on Jim Wallis
I have a reply, however it consists of a large quantity of equine fecal matter.
To Jim Wallis: White Communists in America need to act more white than communist.
Jim Wallis a white “preacher” aspiring to be a “community agitator” of national renown.
Meaningless gobbledegook.
I’m sick of this crap.
How about all these people acting civilized and shutting the Hell up?
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