Tag Archives: white supremacy
Casting Out Our Pride
Confrontation and Confession in Charlottesville The events in Charlottesville this weekend remind me how dangerous it can be to be proud of your identity. In the midst of that ultimately violent confrontation, I was proud to see Presbyterian clergy among … Continue reading
Call to Confession
Race, White Privilege, and the Church Read Articles from Week 1 Featuring articles by: Ginna Bairby, Gayraud S. Wilmore, Alexis Preesau Maloof, Marc Boswell, Laura Cheifetz, Chris Burton, and Melva Costen Read Articles from Week 2 Featuring articles by: Vernon … Continue reading
Call to Confession: Week 4
Call to Confession: Race, White Privilege, and the Church Week 4 Zapatito Blanco: Acknowledging Old Rules and Agreeing to New Ones, Anonymous A couple of weeks ago, I was supervising a children’s program at the community center where I work … Continue reading
Dear White Liberals
It was a typical muggy August day in Chicago when I pulled up to McCormick Seminary in my U-Haul van, trailed by a car full of college guys – my brother and his friends, who had agreed to help me … Continue reading