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The antidote to systemic racism: Spiritual oneness

“What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." — Christ Jesus

This week's online topic

The antidote to systemic racism: Spiritual oneness

“What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." — Christ Jesus

The killing of George Floyd, the global protests that followed, and the recent passing of civil rights leader and longtime US Congressman John Lewis have brought the issue of racism to the forefront of thought. While completely eradicating racial inequality seems an enormous task, this article’s author was inspired by a Black woman who overcame unjust circumstances with the assurance of God's omnipotence and her conviction of everyone’s spiritual unity with God.

No matter how deep-rooted racist beliefs and attitudes may seem to be, we can counter them and their resulting actions with an equally deep and sincere protest based in love for God and God’s loved creation, which includes each individual.

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BY Nate Talbot | December 3, 2001

A look at how it's possible to eradicate malice in our lives by dissolving it at the point of origin.

In unity

By Sarah E. Roberts | January 25, 1999

Putting selfish "me" awayAnd humbly asking as I pray,"Let me be one with God today"—Opens blinded eyes to seeAll one with God in unity.To witness each one uniqueWho hand in hand together seekTo do God's will, His word to speak,Reveals a special brotherhoodAll working for each other's good.In Chr...

God: universal Love meeting individual needs

David C. Driver | March 31, 1997

An African-American teenager had been murdered—lynched at the instigation of a white supremacist hate group. See Jesse Kornbluth, "The Woman Who Beat the Klan," The Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism and Violence, 4th ed. (Montgomery, AL: Southern Poverty Law Center, 1991) . The two men responsib...