I know a pastor who works part time. However, most still do groupthink with other pastors to help oppress their own people.
Black Pastors Have FAILED The Black Community For White Supremacy (It's Time TO RUN THEM OUT)
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Dzali OG
Dz Ali OG...Pay me like you owe me!
So a perfect being changed his mind? Can you explain that?
Dzali OG
Dz Ali OG...Pay me like you owe me!
Kevin Wesley, are you familiar with him?
I'm not saying run them out, or even that they're worse than White churches, but there is an inherent usefulness in the Black church, and they're failing in an incredible way to utilise this.
Black churches are still large community centers than large chunks of the community feel tied to. If pastors and elder's weren't morons, they would have created vast networks set on building their communities, as well the greater Black diaspora.
There are a lot of churches, particularly Protestant churches, that are popping up in Haiti, Liberia, Congo, Nigeria, etc. that could very easily flex their muscles and break up corruption while working on various projects within their communities, but none of this is happening.
Black churches are still large community centers than large chunks of the community feel tied to. If pastors and elder's weren't morons, they would have created vast networks set on building their communities, as well the greater Black diaspora.
There are a lot of churches, particularly Protestant churches, that are popping up in Haiti, Liberia, Congo, Nigeria, etc. that could very easily flex their muscles and break up corruption while working on various projects within their communities, but none of this is happening.
And yes, due to centuries of persecution and the melding of ethnicity and religion, Jewish peoples use their synagogue as community and religious centers, alongside schools, to ensure better chances of prosperity. Of course many urban Jews are still impoverished, but they carry a social capital due to their affiliations, and it helps push them to be overrepresented both as millionaires and billionaires, as well as in medicine, law, and academia.
Black churches could do the same; instead of attacking gay Black people and Black women having premarital sex, they could be attacking White supremacy and building up the subjugated members of their community.
Black churches could do the same; instead of attacking gay Black people and Black women having premarital sex, they could be attacking White supremacy and building up the subjugated members of their community.
Exactly and agreed with every last point. The Sephardic Jews fought for theirs in Israel (rights). Also, the Ashkenazi Jews fought for their free. Kinda like the Irish are still doing today. Black folk need to practice group economics and return to their tradition roots.
Most of these AA Christians want a seat at the table. It's not going to happen until economics comes into play.
Woman of god
Banned
The ppl I'm referring to r not going to become "woke" (as if Christians can't be both) in the absence of faith. They r going to engage in self harm, become more stressed, lose a sense of community
The point is that just because you guys have deemed urselves to be "above" religion doesn't mean that it doesn't hold a valuable purpose for other black people. Are you going to listen to their daily life struggles, share meals witg them, invite them into your home for fellowship, laugh and cry with them , give them encouraging words after u drag them out of church?
There's humanist groups that do the same thing to be fair. My point is that we should go back to our roots.
P.S. I know you weren't responding to me.
Woman of god
Banned
A lot of them do work in addition to ministry. But being a pastor takes a lot of your time and comes with a lot of responsibility, particularly if u r fulfilling all ur pastoral duties. Visiting the sick and incarcerated, consoling families when someone dies, ministering and passing out tracks to ppl on the streets, checking up on members who have been absent, going to visiting churches for solidarity, teaching bible study, and so on. Not to mention that pastors also have families and Sunday service . Being a pastor can take up 7 days out ur week
Woman of god
Banned
Throughout this thread all you've done is offered alternatives to Christianity without making a concrete argument as to why any of those alternatives are better for black ppl. And "tradition " is not a valid reason
Besides finding answers in the Vatican the Ethiopian Bible has all the stories. I explained that before pages back.
Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
The Black Church has dissolved because they failed to switch tactics.
Its not a good thing that alot of Black churches have the same structure as they did 50, hell even 20 years ago.
Same bloodlines running the show. No women in real leadership roles. Still only focusing on charity but not transformation.
EXACTLY
BTW, he's a good reference of African Christianity.
Religion/Spirituality - Lets talk about the role of Africa in early Christianity..
Religion/Spirituality - Lets talk about the role of Africa in early Christianity..