Category: justice
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Who killed Eric Garner?
A few years ago a member of our church was arrested and spent the day in jail. A lifelong resident of the neighborhood, this Black man had been standing on a street corner with some friends when Chicago Police rolled up. Very quickly they had him against a wall before placing him in handcuffs and…
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Proclaiming Freedom
The liberating God sends us to confront every earthly captivity with divine freedom. A Juneteenth sermon from Jeremiah 34:8-22
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Juneteenth
Within this white supremacist culture, Black people’s decision to publicly commemorate Juneteenth with parades, speeches, and special church services was a conscious act of resistance, a choice to develop a “powerfully subversive collective memory.”
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Call the Evildoer to Account for His Wickedness
An alternative to Franklin Graham’s Special Day of Prayer.
David W. Swanson 