Respond or Ignore? Racism

Yesterday, I sent out the following tweet, "Bottom line. No other President has had to release a long form birth cert. This is fueled by xenophobia, racism, & bigotry." It has been retweeted multiple times which is a record for me. I was prompted to send the tweet by a deep sense that we are not discussing an essential ingredient in our current political discourse. That is, of course, racism. Racism didn't disappear because Barack Obama was elected any more than a toddler is a proficient walker the day she takes the first step. One of the weaknesses in American political discourse is we tend to live in the "right now" rather than understanding how the arc of history influences and informs us. We are subtly effected by our corporate and individual past whether we are aware of it or not.

I came across this video last evening. The language (spurred by passion) may offend some but he rightly places the events of yesterday within its historical and cultural context. He was responding to Donald Trump's immediate response following the President's short statement and release of his long form birth certificate. (That video can be found here.)

Please take the time to watch this video. Consider after watching it what the response of people of faith ought to be. Are we willing to discuss the sin of racism in our society or will we continue to pretend it doesn't exist? http://youtu.be/vX5ueEKsSWc