What Does God Require? (Online) Series

2) They have come from all walks of life, from all races, religions, and social classes, to protest injustice and demand justice for all Americans.

3) Police officers' badges must return to being a sign of their resolve to “protect and serve” all the people of their communities. For decades, they have symbolized brutality, beatings, and murder to some of its citizens.

4) Why are so many sitting silently and turning their faces away from the evil destroying America? Have they,

NOTE: Read Jehovah’s warning. To Ezekiel: “Son of man, I have made thee a watchman…therefore give them warning from me,” Ezekiel 3:16-21. Warn the wicked and wayward man (righteous) of their iniquities.

5) There have been studies to provide solutions to these problems. We must review several terms our psychologists and sociologists use to understand why. The first is “systemic racism.” Please observe,

c. Systemic Racism. It has been defined as: “The oppression of a racial group to the advantage of another as perpetuated by inequity within interconnected systems (such as political, economic, and social systems). Merriam-Webster Dictionary “Systemic Racism.” This evil continues because the white clergy and ministers across America do not speak out against it. I adjure you in the name of the Lord: to speak out against this ungodliness. Still, another is “white silence.” These are not my words; they come from our psychologists.

d. White Silence. It is defined as: “White silence shelters the participants' views by keeping silent and hiding their particular perspectives from being known and unable to be challenged or corrected.” See page 5, Understanding and Dismantling Privilege (white privilege). These abuses and injustices exist because of “white silence.” The oppressors continue their wrongdoing because their peers do not chastise them: the righteous "white people of America." Their silence has permitted these acts of terrorism, brutality, and reprisals to continue in America. Click the link below in the references. To review the video: White Silence.” Hear me good!

1) I am speaking directly to the white clergy and ministers of this Nation, even among the churches of Christ.

2) Your pulpits have remained silent about these atrocities regarding American Politics and Law Enforcement.

3) This generation of “white silence” reminds me of the same kind of people who ignored the struggles of black people during the “Civil Rights Movement” in the 1960s. Some of you might remember these days.

4) It took a letter from Martin Luther King while he sat in a Birmingham Jail to arouse the Nation's conscience towards these evils. Who do you serve? To remain silent is to acknowledge consent to these terrible injustices. Prejudice, segregation, and hatred for people of color continue in America. Why? Let’s define our last term in this lesson, “white shame.” Some of our children might be dealing with it right now. Observe,

e. White shame. It is defined as: “Condemnation of yourself as a White person rather than specific racist actions. Someone might feel shame for engaging in racism (thoughts, feelings, beliefs, behaviors), having failed to stop others from engaging in racism (group, systemic, structural), and not living up to the false ‘non-racist White person’ ideal(s).” We cannot control the behavior of others, but we can manage our actions. None of us had a say in what family culture or race we were born. But we can decide how we live and behave with each other!