A vision for the 21st century ...
God created human beings, a diverse family, to live together
and to love one another as God loves us. We violate God's intention
for the human family by creating false categories of value
and identity, based on identifiable characteristics such as
place of origin and skin color. We use these categories to
create a race-based society which benefits some while oppressing
others.
We affirm that racism is a sin which violates God's purpose
for humanity and is contrary to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We confess our complicity in the creation and maintenance of
racist structures and systems in all parts of our nation's
life, including the church itself. We commit to confront spiritually
the idolatry and ideology of white supremacy and white privilege.
We also covenant to become an antiracism community, resisting
racial oppression and working to overcome racism within our
own life and the life of the society by blending social analysis,
institutional reconstruction and individual healing with discernment,
prayer and worship-based action.
Read Facing
Racism: A Vision of the Beloved Community, an official
document which describes how Presbyterians are committing
themselves to end racism. To order the document click the button below.
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