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How faith communities navigate racial justice without splitting apart

Our church is having conversations about reparations and social justice and it's revealing deep divisions between members who see this as gospel imperative versus those who think we're getting too political. The pastor is trying to stay neutral but that's feeling impossible and some families are already leaving.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A spiritual community is discovering that addressing structural racism challenges the boundaries between faith and politics in ways that threaten group cohesion.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Systemic racism — structure and experience?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.