tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post112584505810855438..comments2023-07-25T08:58:50.067-05:00Comments on ChurchGal: katrina and raceDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1126140488957934482005-09-07T19:48:00.000-05:002005-09-07T19:48:00.000-05:00this is from a reporter who is no fan of Bush. ...this is from a reporter who is no fan of Bush. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Received from an acquaintance. Interesting and informative.<BR/>Subject: Louisiana Politics Over Duty<BR/><BR/><BR/> <BR/> <BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Politics over duty<BR/><BR/>This is a post from a fellow over in Merritt Is, FL, a reporter who's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1126074966242634392005-09-07T01:36:00.000-05:002005-09-07T01:36:00.000-05:00in my wealthy white congregation in the middle of ...in my wealthy white congregation in the middle of chicago, people got up and left the service because our visiting pastor dared to mention white privilege and racism.<BR/><BR/>racism, bigotry and prejudice of all kinds - this is the secret heart of our culture and it always has been. and it's not going to change anytime soon.Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1126057537890297042005-09-06T20:45:00.000-05:002005-09-06T20:45:00.000-05:00I live in rural Michigan -- the destination of a l...I live in rural Michigan -- the destination of a lot of working-class white folks during the "white flight" of the 60's and 70's. Racism is, unfortunately, alive and well in the lily-white countryside.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125978236330732102005-09-05T22:43:00.000-05:002005-09-05T22:43:00.000-05:00I turned on the news from the safety of my home in...I turned on the news from the safety of my home in Canada and was overwhelmed... I've been to Houston, it's not a "black city"... so how come all the faces I'm seeing on the news are black? I forget sometimes that racism is still a serious problem, and then something like this happens. We still have a lot of work to do.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689406528121267867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125976075848317682005-09-05T22:07:00.000-05:002005-09-05T22:07:00.000-05:00The nasty people will always be with us. Usually ...The nasty people will always be with us. Usually we don't see them, and so we can sort of forget about them, but sometimes they come out and we have to deal with them. Like the looters shooting at ambulances. Like the FEMA director who is so clueless about the nature of poverty that he simply cannot fathom why everybody didn't evacuate (never mind the fact that those who couldn't evacuate Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723971441793150228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125952546229578152005-09-05T15:35:00.000-05:002005-09-05T15:35:00.000-05:00I am so busy today. I iron shirts and listen to J...I am so busy today. I iron shirts and listen to Joe Gilbert & Eddie Brown and Simon & Garfunkle folk tunes. As I seek to escape back to a time when things were somewhat simpler. The news of two police officers killing themselves demonstrate the utter collapse of the infra structure. You want to hear something strange; in my life I've never heard of such. Jesus said it well; "Men's hearts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125896837685419222005-09-05T00:07:00.000-05:002005-09-05T00:07:00.000-05:00this morning, in church, one of our readings came ...this morning, in church, one of our readings came from romans 13.8:<BR/> Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. <BR/><BR/> 9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125892218640237362005-09-04T22:50:00.000-05:002005-09-04T22:50:00.000-05:00I had this crazy pollyanna idea the other day. I'm...I had this crazy pollyanna idea the other day. I'm not a fan of Bush (understatement of the year, grand prize winner), but what if the president showed some leadership and said, we've seen the best and worst of ourselves this week; let's all have a national conversation about race and class--in our homes, businesses, churches, civic centers. <BR/><BR/>I just think this has touched something deep reverendmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457532866087494676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125883632827241582005-09-04T20:27:00.000-05:002005-09-04T20:27:00.000-05:00You know, as I was writing a paper today, I was st...You know, as I was writing a paper today, I was struck by the comment that true Christian faith looks to incorporate, dare I say integrate, both individual and collective approaches to God. He is present in both, and therefore so is Evil. <BR/><BR/>You know, I say it takes both charity and justice to be effective in a way that is pleasing to God.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203096669770591932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-1125883031692307072005-09-04T20:17:00.000-05:002005-09-04T20:17:00.000-05:00New Orleans has certainly exposed some ugliness in...New Orleans has certainly exposed some ugliness in America as well as some humanity. I certainly don't think that the uglines is limited to this event - I think this event just brought sentiments to the surface that otherwise might have lain dormant for longer. Makes me upset as a White person who is disgusted by it. Thoughtful post.MEPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484278368390246998noreply@blogger.com