Talking about Racism Isn’t Enough

Last month I wrote a post hereabout the church’s role in confronting racism. As a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), which is 96% white, I was critical of both my own complacency and that of my white Christian brothers and sisters regarding the problem of racism in this country. As I expected, the post generated some heated comments (mostly on Facebook when I shared it there). However one responsein particular caught my attention.

“Complaining about a problem withou...