Monday, December 15, 2014

Why is it that "dialogue about race relations" always seems to be a lecture about how bad whites are?--------Muskegon-area church starts community dialogue with 'Black Lives Matter Sunday'

Muskegon-area church starts community dialogue with 'Black Lives Matter Sunday' | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI – A Muskegon-area church embraced the Black Lives Matter movement Sunday Dec. 14 with a service intended to start a community dialogue while stressing the importance of religion in the healing process.
Bennett stressed that Sunday's service was not a "special service," but a necessary one to address the current events through the scope of the church.
Speaking to his parish for a little more than an hour, Bennett hit several key points including the need to start a dialogue about race relations, the belief that a leader or leaders will rise to push the conversation forward and to not act violently while trying to gain understanding.
He also condemned the riots in Ferguson as a result of Brown's death in August and later as a result of the decision not to bring murder charges against Wilson.
However, he acknowledged that the conversation about the treatment of African Americans is not a new one, and that much progress is necessary for American society to gain enlightenment on the subject.
"You have to talk about it and talking about it does not mean you're perpetuating a negative scenario, but there's a situation that needs to be addressed," Bennett said.
"If it's never addressed, it can never be helped and it can never be corrected.""

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