THE CHURCH AS THE CO-CONSPIRATOR
IN THE UNLOVING
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676-77):
Created Racial categories to prevent working class people from organizing against land owners.
Richard Allen and Absalom Jones (1786):
Tapped while worshiping at their Methodist church, told to move to the balcony because of racial segregation.
They walked out.
Manifest Destiny (1845):
The idea that God has destined colonists to capture land and subdue native peoples.
Biblical Justification for Chattel Slavery:
Curse of Cain implicated black people.
Women’s Suffrage (early 1920s):
Excluded black women from their movement
NEXT STEPS:
1. Take the survey
2. Locate yourself
3. Do necessary work
4. Influence disciples within your circle of interest
*Proper location allows participants to find themselves, utilize recommended materials and practice Re-membering Black People as an act of 1 Corinthians 13 kind of love.
This survey is designed specifically for Non-Black People. Black People please proceed to the Keeping Black People Breathing tab for Health, Healing and Wholeness resources. The survey intends to help locate participants on the 1Cor13project continuum: Still Discerning, Curious Ally, Engaged Ally, Rooted Freedom Fighter and Disciple-making Freedom Fighter.
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