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| | Howdy Neighbor, Do You Want to Hang Out? | | Intercultural Relations
| By GlenG on11/9/2009 4:09 PM | |
| | We all discriminate. Even within racial/ethnic groups there is discrimination. Some are too light, too dark, too poor, too rich, too smart, too dumb, too something to be included in our desired group/inner circle. We segregate and relegate people to the little compartments in our minds. We decide how much and in what way we are going to relate to them. Sometimes we have to make judgments based on our natural experiences with people. That is called wisdom, but we must be careful that our earthly wisdom does not supplant our Godly calling to love our neighbors. |  | |
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| | The Dispersed Church | | Intercultural Relations
| By GlenG on11/9/2009 3:11 PM | |
| | Sometimes for Racial/Ethnic people we have a connection to the Mennonite Church, but we don’t really understand how it works (the church or the connection). In fact sometimes the connection doesn’t work that well and we feel cut off and disconnected. If the question was asked, “Can you hear me know?” A lot of us would say, “No.” Some would say, “No hablo ingles.” In some ways we are a “dispersed church.” We are not located in the Mennonite Meccas, but we are spread out in tiny churches throug out the United States. Not only do we not understand how to connect, but we don’t even know where to connect. | | |
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| | Just Say No to Mixed Raced Marriages | | Intercultural Relations
| By GlenG on11/9/2009 3:10 PM | |
| | Does having piles of ethnic friends in close proximity mean that you are not a racist? Does proximity tolerance of other ethnic groups mean that you don’t participate or contribute to racist systems? Does eating with a Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban mean that you are pro-Latino and that you have done your part to dismantle racism in your community, your workplace, and your church? | | |
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