Here are some stories Kris and I are watching. Local news matters, but it’s in big trouble: The laws of supply and demand aren’t working for local news. The local news business was devastated by COVID-19, even though consumers wanted more of its product. Visits to local news websites
Each story interested me, but I'm most inclined to respond to the one about CRU. I have to commend them for stepping into the issue, but find it sad that Christians divide over an issue so relevant to our faith. Listen to your black brothers and sisters in Christ, white believers. Listen to their experiences. "Most evangelical multiracial church pastors deploy a racial reconciliation frame to understand and deal with racial issues. This frame emphasizes shared faith and building interpersonal relationships across race. Where a racial justice frame emphasizes openly discussing racial injustices, the racial reconciliation frame views conversations about racial inequality as political and divisive and thus these conversations should be avoided to preserve unity in the church. The racial reconciliation frame is dominant in the white evangelical subculture in which most multiracial evangelical churches are embedded." (Michelle Oyakama, Sociology of Religion 2019). It's work that needs to occur on our end. I do think Michelle Oyaka's article (https://academic.oup.com/socrel/article/80/4/496/5480032) is excellent food for thought. Scott, I want to be sure I'm not overstepping if I share a resource. I felt this article is especially enlightening about the differences in how we approach this topic.
Each story interested me, but I'm most inclined to respond to the one about CRU. I have to commend them for stepping into the issue, but find it sad that Christians divide over an issue so relevant to our faith. Listen to your black brothers and sisters in Christ, white believers. Listen to their experiences. "Most evangelical multiracial church pastors deploy a racial reconciliation frame to understand and deal with racial issues. This frame emphasizes shared faith and building interpersonal relationships across race. Where a racial justice frame emphasizes openly discussing racial injustices, the racial reconciliation frame views conversations about racial inequality as political and divisive and thus these conversations should be avoided to preserve unity in the church. The racial reconciliation frame is dominant in the white evangelical subculture in which most multiracial evangelical churches are embedded." (Michelle Oyakama, Sociology of Religion 2019). It's work that needs to occur on our end. I do think Michelle Oyaka's article (https://academic.oup.com/socrel/article/80/4/496/5480032) is excellent food for thought. Scott, I want to be sure I'm not overstepping if I share a resource. I felt this article is especially enlightening about the differences in how we approach this topic.