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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What I’m saying is, _I_ never even considering thinking about “acting in accordance with my ethnicity”.
Who does?
Whut? White Christians should stop acting white?
Heck, I’m not acting white, I am white, born that way.
And in any case what this doofus is suggesting is RACiST!
If whites start acting like Fijians say, won’t that just confuse young blacks? How are they going know which of their bruthas and sistahs need a beat down for acting white.
Gotta be confusing for them. Doofus be messin with their heads.
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Then they project this attitude and assume that all whites people ever think about is being and acting white.
assume that all whites people ever think about is being and acting white
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