Back to School: What are we Teaching our Children

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discrimination, education, Feminist Studies in Religion, grace ji-sun kim, prejudice, racism, white privilege

This is my latest post for “Feminist Studies in Religion” blog.  As we send our children back to school and in light of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, let us ponder again about racism.

My three kids went back to school a few weeks ago. Now I can’t get the song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” out of my head, and it isn’t even Christmas!

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Race Baiting? Our System Has Failed: Alice Hunt

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Alice Hunt, Chicago Theological Seminary, prejudice, race, Trayvon Martin, white privilege

I am reposting a column written by Dr. Alice Hunt for the Feminist Wire.  It was originally posted on July 20, 2013.  I am so thankful for this wonderful reflection on race.

Dear white friends—particularly my white, female friends—our system has failed us. This failure became ever more clear to me when I saw the post of a Facebook friend. “Mary Beth” is

Samuel L. Caraballo: Divine Challenge to Social Darwinism

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ethnicity, god, other, prejudice, puerto rico, Samuel L. Caraballo, Spirit, white privilege, whiteness

I am reposting Samuel L. Caraballo’s very interesting post.  it was originally posted on his site, samuelcaraballo.com site.  Feel free to follow his blog.

“What then must we do?” This is the inevitable question faith communities across the nation face when dealing with racial and ethnic divides within their congregations and in society at large.

If it is true scientifically that there is no such thing as racial superiority, then we