We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are...
04008 – Not Good Enough
The ultimate logic of racism is genocide, and if one says that one is not good enough to have a job that is a solid quality job, if one is not good enough to have access to public accommodations, if one is not good enough to have the right to vote, if one is not good...
03909 – Indifference to Racism?
While racism is certainly seen in hateful actions and words, it is also seen in our inaction and silence regarding the larger social problems that stem from our racist history and continue because of our indifference.
03641 – Bigotry an Opinion?
Calling bigotry an opinion is like calling arsenic a flavor.
03458 – Straining at Cuss Words
We strain at cuss words but swallow camels of racism, classism, and misogyny and call it holy.
03028 – Truth Hurts
The truth hurts. Truth cuts like a knife. But not all cuts are harmful. Not all piercing is meant to be cruel. Instead, pain is often part of the path of healing–the pain of admitting one’s own wrongs or confronting the wrongs done to oneself. It is through this...
02082 – Telling the Truth about Racism
There's something unholy, unrighteous that happens when you combine this concept of whiteness and white supremacy with Christianity... In the Bible it says any addition to the Gospels negates the Gospels--it's no longer the Gospel. When you add this gospel of...
01942 – America’s Original Sin?
Many people say that racism is America's original sin. It would be more accurate to say that racism is America's original symptom and it's original sin was greed.
01884 – A Drastically Different Way of Living
As you come to know the seriousness of our situation—the war, the racism, the poverty in the world—you come to realize it is not going to be changed just by words or demonstrations. It's a question of risking your life. It's a question of living your life in a...
01778 – What’s More Important than People?
When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. from "A Revolution of Values"