Racial Reconciliation in Today's World
How to Bring Racial Reconciliation into Reality
Racial division is an unfortunate reality. The root of the division often traces back for decades and even centuries. The problem is often carried throughout generations of families who remain separated and refuse to mix with other races.
While this refusal of association with other races may not always be intentional, it can often cause stigmatisms and false expectations of other races.
The media today has done a fair job of demonstrating the existence of racial separation; however, there is still a long ways to go.
One evangelical church resource gave several suggestions for racial reconciliation within the church.
The first suggestion is to seek God's direction about whom you should get to know, and discuss meeting regularly with them. This may mean going out for coffee, going shopping, going to a concert or having the whole family over for a meal. These may seem like simple and small steps, but they will certainly make a difference in the hearts of both people involved.
Another suggestion is to build trust by sharing common experiences and commit to praying seriously for each other.
It is also recommended to be a friend, hear their pain, and let God transform bitterness and humility into sensitivity and compassion.
Visiting each others' homes and churches may help to restore respect for one another.
It is also extremely valuable to share your experiences with others when it comes to racial reconciliation.
There is also actually an institute for Racial Reconciliation located at Ole Miss or Mississippi State College.
Another resource on this topic is racialreconciliation.com
This site specializes in consulting on the matter of racial reconciliation. The site is sponsored by a husband and wife team who are dedicated to racial healing through the body of Christ.
A common question when it comes to reconciliation is what role the church should play. There is obviously still a lot of division which is unbiblical when it comes to the Body of Christ. It is important for Christians to realize that there is division and that they may have their own racist views that need to be recognized and dealt with.
Unfortunately, a lot of the division is negative. Negative feelings towards an entire race are entirely unfounded and far from beneficial to either side.
The good news is, some of the division can actually be positive. Showing appreciation and respect for the differences that may exist between cultures can be a very positive experience.
Some of the easiest and most practical ways to bridge the gap and reconcile between races are to always be respectful, encouraging and open to change.
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Post a CommentWe could stop force feeding the evolution myth to young people. It is intrinsically racist. According to Darwin, Black people are little more intelligent than Chimpanzees. The real root of racism is humanity's corrupt, sinful nature but Darwinism gave people the idea that their race hatred had a scientific basis. The Bible taught That "God has made of one blood all nations of men." The Bible was right! Public education which insists on teaching the pseudo-science of evolution should at least be made to acknowledge that there are other possible explanations than dogmatic, materialistic evolution.
The message was clear, because it was posted on a black video comments, perhaps one of Senator Obamas. Prayer? How about petitioning the US government to outlaw that terrorist group? Because their whole existance is anti-Christ. Another thing that would ease tension is if Christians stopped trying to enforce their will on all the people and left the judging to God. I know Muslims that behave in a more Christian manner than many of the Christians I know. That is too sad.
I grew up with "Love thy neighbor as thyself" and "Do unto others as thou would have done unto you" as well as the belief that all humanity had common parents: Adam and Eve. I quit my church when I was 19 because I was appalled by the people's racist attitudes. I later felt bad blaming that particular church for what it's members were like. Later still I read "by their works you will know them". The Ku Klux Klan is a good example of why their is racial discord. "White Christians Invited to a Picnic" was recently posted on a You Tube video, with all the specific information.