Friday, June 19, 2015

On looking for a church to go to this Sunday



Did you know that the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal is the oldest AME church in the South? There is so much I didn't know - starting with what AME stands for. Shame on me.

You might want to watch this clip I found on CNN. It is fascinating and it makes the senseless murders even more tragic.

You've probably read or heard this poem:

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.


We need to be in this struggle together. I am a child of the 60's. Of the Movement. Where did it all go so terribly wrong?

I heard someone from the NAACP suggest that those of  us who are moved by these events and are also white think about going to an AME church this Sunday. I don't know where to start looking for a service but if anyone out there in Facebook land would like me to join them at church please let me know.


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