by Starlette Thomas | Aug 1, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Before Christianity became a part of American industry, before persons had to assemble in a building to be identified as Christian and mass produced as members, Jesus’ followers were a body of believers. Members of each other, too many North American Christians aren’t...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 14, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The Baptist World Alliance held its first hybrid annual gathering in Birmingham, Alabama, this week, taking on the issue of race as an institution. Not a theme or thread of the meeting, Christian believers gathered from around the world to talk about justice, but not...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 20, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
America is celebrating Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the second year. Celebrated on June 19 each year by African Americans and considered the community’s Independence Day, the day is set aside to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S. The oldest known...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 25, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
A faith that cannot be questioned cannot claim to have all the answers. For too long, Christian believers have used their personal relationship with the all-knowing God as proof of their intellectual supremacy while telling new converts to simply believe. But when it...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Oh, look! It’s a suffering series. For the past couple of weeks (see here and here), I have focused on the body of Christ, his suffering and our own. Because when it comes to those experiencing poverty, the church in North America’s body language is sending mixed...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 24, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The church in North America is not being attacked. It’s being evaluated. It is not being persecuted. It’s being interrogated. Known for pointing a judgmental finger, people are pointing out the church’s hypocrisy. Because they are working out their salvation from the...
