Silence and the Oppressed

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"This article was originally published in Next Church. The original article can be found here." Each month, we post a series of blogs around a common topic. This month, Rev. Michael McNamara is curating a series that will explore the theme of Christian contemplative...

Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People

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"This article was originally published in The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics. The original article can be found here." I’m breathing deeply as I write this. What I’m writing about is charged. I feel this energy in my body. It’s a heat in...

#Me too #Times Up #Its on Us #My Story

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I have been harassed, assaulted, and battered every decade of my life. Most of the perpetrators were men, but some women who were complicit in enabling for this to happen. Most of the perpetrators and the enablers were religious; they professed to be Christians. Some...

Racism Is a Spiritual Issue

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Racism Is a Spiritual Issue The shooting of unarmed black men by law enforcement officers and lone vigilantes ambushing churches has exposed the lie of a "post-racial" America.  The polarization, the violence, and the controversies make it seem there is no turning...