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2 days ago

Just War, War Crimes, War is a Crime, War is a Racquet
Sermon with Dr. Roger L. Ray, Community Christian Church

Far too often, patriotism is expressed as enthusiasm for wars as if the battlefield was the only way to become a hero or to find virtue when, in almost every case, the opposite is true. As Jimmy Carter recently observed, no nation on earth has ever been as engaged in warfare as the USA and it has cost us the ability to protect our environment, build sustainable energy infrastructure, to feed, educated, house, and provide healthcare for our people. America’s greatness is yet to be realized, but it is within our grasp.

These progressive sermons are available as podcasts at: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/progressive-faith-sermons/id419225485

Dr. Roger L. Ray
pastor, The Emerging Church
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6 days ago

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
by Robin DiAngelo

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.

In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine).

Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue.

In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.

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6 days ago

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6 days ago

Sermon Video: Progressive Faith and Practice
Dr. Roger L. Ray, Community Christian Church

Covid-19 will also have a casualty count among congregations. Which churches will survive into the 21st century and, frankly, which ones really shouldn’t? If loneliness is the number one form of suffering in the western world, surely the connections made in a faith community should be a major solution to that isolation. But, perhaps more importantly, the churches that will survive the virus and the ongoing church exodus will be congregations that are morally relevant on a global scale as we address the social justice issues that exist in the real world (demanding that we stop obsessing about superstitious beliefs in invisible beings and places).

These progressive sermons are available as podcasts at: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/progressive-faith-sermons/id419225485

Dr. Roger L. Ray
pastor, The Emerging Church
www.spfccc.org
Please “like” us on FaceBook at The Emerging Church

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