The US has and probably will be extremely prejudice. My first encounter in 1977 at Fort Gordon, Georgia was an eye opener. It showed me the true colour of America. My opinion has never changed and it’s not just black and white, it’s a superiority complex about being American. It’s why America is where it is today. The fallen empire that has eaten itself and will never come back from it…
What a powerful reflection....REMEMBER, REMEMBER, REMEMBER...what we remember births us, and reality. I believe that Remembering IS A SPIRITURAL ENERGY that can dissolve Pharaoh's blindness homed within all of us.
Thank you for this clear articulation! I am with you- Having traced my family history to Anne Hutchinson’s family and seeing the legacies of oppression that our founding fathers implemented - racism and sexism are part of our national DNA.
I appreciate the encouragement to work on recognizing what racism looks like in our time. It seems easy to pick the threads of racism out in the fabric of history but much harder in our own world.
The jury was not all white. However, none of the jurors were black. I believe a couple were Asian and Hispanic. I haven't really followed the story too closely, as it's pretty heavy and exhausting for me. I don't know if adding black jurors could have changed the verdict. It was a little unusual how quickly a verdict and sentence was issued though. And your point still stands, of course. Too many hardened hearts.
The US has and probably will be extremely prejudice. My first encounter in 1977 at Fort Gordon, Georgia was an eye opener. It showed me the true colour of America. My opinion has never changed and it’s not just black and white, it’s a superiority complex about being American. It’s why America is where it is today. The fallen empire that has eaten itself and will never come back from it…
What a powerful reflection....REMEMBER, REMEMBER, REMEMBER...what we remember births us, and reality. I believe that Remembering IS A SPIRITURAL ENERGY that can dissolve Pharaoh's blindness homed within all of us.
Rev. Trimble~
Your writing steadies me. I’m so very grateful to you during these difficult and painful times.
Thank you for this clear articulation! I am with you- Having traced my family history to Anne Hutchinson’s family and seeing the legacies of oppression that our founding fathers implemented - racism and sexism are part of our national DNA.
I appreciate the encouragement to work on recognizing what racism looks like in our time. It seems easy to pick the threads of racism out in the fabric of history but much harder in our own world.
The jury was not all white. However, none of the jurors were black. I believe a couple were Asian and Hispanic. I haven't really followed the story too closely, as it's pretty heavy and exhausting for me. I don't know if adding black jurors could have changed the verdict. It was a little unusual how quickly a verdict and sentence was issued though. And your point still stands, of course. Too many hardened hearts.
So true! I agree🙏🏻😃
Thank you for this truth and homily! We are in this together!🙏🏻🪽