Am I in any way guilty of participating in the Ku Klux Klan? No, I’m not. For that matter, am I guilty of owning slaves in the mid-1700s, fighting for slavery in the mid-1800s, or opposing civil rights in the mid-1900s? No. But am I responsible for knowing the history of racism in America, for understanding how it is enshrined in the places around me, for recognizing how it influences people in my country, and for making sure that I don’t repeat or preserve the harmful effects of the past, especially in the church? Yes, I am.
