Racial Issues

“After President Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend that the Baltimore district of Rep. Elijah Cummings is a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’ and ‘no human being would want to live there,’ the city’s religious and civic leaders have rallied to its defense.” - Church Leaders

“Church doctrinal statements, mission and value statements, communication platforms, new members curriculum, and church discipline processes should clearly communicate sound doctrine, which includes addressing racial reconciliation.” - AiG

“…those two things are not mutually exclusive. Fighting for equality and trusting solely in Christ are not mutually exclusive. In fact, those two things go hand in hand.” - A Day in His Court

A Historic Day in the PCA

“The 80-plus member [Executive Committee], which acts on behalf of the Southern Baptist Convention when it is not in session, followed the recommendation of its officers and severed the evangelical denomination’s relationship with the church for ‘clear evidence of the church’s intentional discriminatory acts.’” RNS

Racial Reconciliation: What We (Mostly, Almost) All Agree On, and What We (Likely) Still Don’t Agree On

“Eighty-one percent of surveyed pastors said they either ‘strongly agree’ or ‘somewhat agree’ with the statement ‘My church is predominantly one racial or ethnic group.’” CPost

“Eighty-one percent of Protestant pastors say their congregation is predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group. That’s down from 86 percent four years ago, according to the study conducted this past Aug. 30-Sept. 18 by LifeWay Research.” BPNews

Black Protest Has Lost Its Power - Have whites finally found the courage to judge African-Americans fairly by universal standards?

Kent Brandenburg: Some are born on third base and others have to touch all four bases. What someone needs to hear is, you can do it. You can make it. You can succeed. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Take all of the energy dedicated to self-pity, wrap it in a ball, and send in the direction of a solution.