The history and future of our congregation’s commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression. Our original commitment. What we’ve done this year. Where we see this in the future.
After the Service the following Video by Phil Vischer was played to initiate a discussion in Zoom break out rooms about Race in America:
We need to talk about race. Why are people angry? Why so upset? Didn’t we elect a black president? Pass civil rights laws? Isn’t racism illegal now? Three years ago my brother Rob and I co-taught a class that discussed issues of racial injustice. That class turned into a popular podcast episode, which we’ve now turned into this video. Why are people still angry? Let’s take a look at race in America…
There is a follow-up to Phil Vischer’s video above, that was not played during the Service. It covers questions that came from the first video. It is shown here:
I got a lot of follow-up questions after my last video about race, so I’m answering the four that came up the most:
1. “What about family breakdown and fatherlessness?”
2. “What about the welfare system?”
3. “Why do you say WE did this??”
4. And finally… “Okay, I CARE. But what can I DO?”
So buckle up, friends! It’s a bit long, but it’s WORTH it!