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That doesn’t matter. Their mission is not my mission. I cover all of this in-depth in my new podcast, Life Has Purpose . Yes, #BlackLivesMatter. But Truth matters. As a Christian, the Church should be leading on these issues instead of sheepishly following a movement hostile to the Gospel.
- Why Black Lives Matter | Opinion News - The Christian Post
Black lives, brown lives, yellow lives, white lives, young...
- What you believe about 'Black Lives Matter' is probably wrong
Taken on the whole, Black Lives Matter is “a loose...
- Why Black Lives Matter | Opinion News - The Christian Post
Jul 5, 2020 · July 5, 2020. In the weeks since George Floyd’s death, Philip Pinckney has been inundated with messages from white evangelical pastors who want to take a stand against racism: 40 to 60 phone calls...
- Catholic Social Teaching
- The Dignity of The Human Person
- The Common Good
- Subsidiarity
- Solidarity
In other words, what should these three words mean for us as Catholics? Within the church’s membership, we find the same range of opinions as in the larger society. Even so, the church’s social teaching offers important insights into the meaning of the phrase “Black Lives Matter.” What are those insights, and why are they important? Without intendi...
The cornerstone of the church’s social teaching is the truth concerning the dignity of the human person. Every person is created in God’s image and likeness and is endowed with inviolable dignity from the moment of conception until natural death. Each person is God’s handiwork and is made for God’s friendship. We further believe that the true digni...
A second building block of Catholic social teaching is its focus on the common good. The words “common good” mean “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1906). Two observations follow: First, built into the...
A third building block of Catholic social teaching is subsidiarity. This means that insofar as it is possible and appropriate, problems are to be addressed and initiatives for the good are to be undertaken at the most local level. In other words, while the government and other large institutions, including churches, must consistently and continuall...
A fourth pillar of Catholic social teaching is solidarity. This is the recognition that those who differ from us—by race, language or culture—are in fact our brothers and sisters. We are bound together by a common humanity and by equal dignity. We are bound together by a common call to friendship with God. God is the one who calls us to care for on...
Aug 30, 2020 · Eliza Griswold writes about how Brenda Salter McNeil and other Christian leaders have shifted from the racial-reconciliation movement to addressing systemic racism, in the era of Black Lives...
Jul 9, 2020 · A slogan chanted by tens of thousands around the world, Black Lives Matter has sparked a hashtag, a network of grass-roots organisations, and a moral collective of activists.
