anti-racist

Are you making anti-racist disciples?

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Are you making anti-racist disciples?

Have you considered making anti-racist disciples? This is something we don't hear too much about. When we hear the term 'disciples' we might think religious context and christianity in particular. The last recorded command we have from Jesus was: 'Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them... and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.' But there is definitely something in there worth paying attention to, even if you are [...]

By brettfish|2021-01-28T12:06:36+02:00January 28th, 2021|#NotOnOurWatch, change the world, Justice, positive ideas for change|0 Comments

The importance of ‘anti-racist’

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The importance of ‘anti-racist’

Does the term 'anti-racist' sit well with you? i admit that any term that defines someone as something they're not or something they're against feels unwieldy to me. This is why i come out so strongly against the term 'non-white'. It puts white people in the middle as the norm or accepted or perfect thing and then distances anyone who is called non-white away from that. As if whiteness is normal or right or [...]