TAKING JESUS SERIOUSLY

A book to redirect our conversations on race

As my last and final blog for this class, I have decided to redirect my views from a ethical and spiritual perspective. In our text, we might also ask the question that has troubled many cultures for thousands of years, generally known as the Problem of Evil: "If there is a god, and he, she, or it is a well-intended, all-powerful being, then why do terrible things happen to good people? That question, profound as it may be, belongs within Philosophy of Religion, and lies beyond the scope of our textbook" (Rosenstand 14). PHD candidate Drew Hart whose studies ethics and theology believed that in "response to all the racial violence, particularly the police violence against black people that has been shoved in the face of most Americans for about one year now, we have seen a new justice movement emerge in our generation. People have determined to struggle for change, and to participate in God’s kingdom come right now while still confronting these very old problems" (Hart 1). We live in a society where our morals are devalued. Racial tensions are on the horizon as hate crimes plaque our nation. Ethically everyone should be treated the same. The nations police officers whose primary duty to protect and serve are amidst the controversy as racial profiling cases have tripled the past 5 years. Is it ethical that our police officers are not being held accountable for their wrong doings? Not all police offers are bad, but the image they are portraying definitely isn’t a good one. Where the Church is supposed to shine its bright light into the darkness, it has instead too frequently been nothing but a dark hole of despair. The dominant expression of the Church in America seems to be destined to stand against what Jesus stood for and taught throughout his life; justice, mercy, and faithfulness. (Matthew 23:23). If we all felt compassion amongst mankind and had a close spiritual relationship, we would ethically make better judgments towards one another.

Hart, Drew. A Book to Redirect or Conversations on Race.   https://www.christiancentury.org/blogs/archive/2015-07/book-redirect-our-conversations-race

Rosenstand, Nina (2012-07-01). The Moral of the Story: An Introduction to Ethics, 7th edition (Page 14). McGraw-Hill Higher Education -A. Kindle Edition.