Segregation and Systems - The Civil Rights Era to Now In the final Undividedhistory video, we see how segregation, voter suppression, and housing laws were overcome during the Civil Rights era, only to be replaced with continued systems of injustice. As we have learned these last three weeks, God calls us to action against injustice - to "Do justice, love mercy, and walk...
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Galatians 4:8-20 8 Formerly, when youdid not know God, youwere enslaved to those that by natureare not gods.9But now that you have come to know God, or ratherto be known by God,how can you turn back again tothe weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?10You observe days and months and seasons and years!11I am afraidI may...
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Undermining Freedom - Understanding Reconstruction and Jim Crow As part oftheUndividedseries, here is a second video addressingSouth Carolina's past andwhat happened after the Civil War to undermine the freedom of African Americans. We hope you find it enlightening and challenging as we continue to examine how we ought to think about racism, justice, and reconciliation fo...
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History vs. Nostalgia - South Carolina's Racist Past As part ofthe Undivided series, we want to highlight a video that addressesSouth Carolina's past and how South Carolina pastors defended slavery. We hope you find it enlightening and challenging as we continue to examine how we ought to think about racism, justice, and reconciliation for our church and our city.Thanks t...
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The conversation of racism and justice is one we want to enter into as a church body, so we've compiled a set of resources to help us all learn more about the topics of racism and justice. While there are many more resources we could share, these things to watch, things to read, and things to do are a great starting point. Things ToWatch Dr. Tony Evans Speaks from His ...
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