Comments on: David Gushee, Race, and The New Baptist Covenant http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant News & Commentary About All Things Baptist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: foxofbama http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1614 foxofbama Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1614 Bdid:<br/><br/>I just crossblogged on you with a challenge to Gushee<br/> See if you can't bring it to his attention; Hankins as well and the bl.com board Bdid:

I just crossblogged on you with a challenge to Gushee
See if you can’t bring it to his attention; Hankins as well and the bl.com board

]]> By: Chuck http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1612 Chuck Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:48:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1612 BDW,<br/><br/>So, will those churches who still don't welcome all colors decide to rally around a theme of racial reconciliation at the Celebration?<br/><br/>Probably not. So you and others are supposed to apologize for something you're not involved in?<br/><br/>I think it's pulling the religious race card, and it may even be politics disguised. BDW,

So, will those churches who still don’t welcome all colors decide to rally around a theme of racial reconciliation at the Celebration?

Probably not. So you and others are supposed to apologize for something you’re not involved in?

I think it’s pulling the religious race card, and it may even be politics disguised.

]]> By: Big Daddy Weave http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1585 Big Daddy Weave Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:37:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1585 Chuck, <br/><br/>Many Baptist churches first opened their doors to African-Americans just 40 years ago. <br/><br/>I know of many Baptist congregations where their African-American neighbors are not wanted nor welcomed.<br/><br/>Slavery did indeed end 150 years ago. But did you forget about Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement? Chuck,

Many Baptist churches first opened their doors to African-Americans just 40 years ago.

I know of many Baptist congregations where their African-American neighbors are not wanted nor welcomed.

Slavery did indeed end 150 years ago. But did you forget about Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement?

]]> By: Chuck http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1583 Chuck Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:21:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1583 I can understand your racial diversity objective, but why and what does racial reconciliation among today's Baptists have to do with anything?<br/><br/>I'm at peace with brothers and sisters in Christ, regardless of their race. I don't know any sincere Baptist who's not.<br/><br/>Is this a case of hand-wringing still over slavery and other stuff decades, if not centuries, old?<br/><br/>Diversity, fine, but I don't get the racial reconciliation line. I can understand your racial diversity objective, but why and what does racial reconciliation among today’s Baptists have to do with anything?

I’m at peace with brothers and sisters in Christ, regardless of their race. I don’t know any sincere Baptist who’s not.

Is this a case of hand-wringing still over slavery and other stuff decades, if not centuries, old?

Diversity, fine, but I don’t get the racial reconciliation line.

]]> By: Alexis http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1581 Alexis Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1581 maybe that is something that can come out of the Celebration, too... maybe that is something that can come out of the Celebration, too…

]]> By: Big Daddy Weave http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1580 Big Daddy Weave Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1580 At Baptist seminaries that strive to hire Baptists (McAfee) or are required to hire Baptists only (Baylor), racial diversity is pretty dang hard to achieve.<br/><br/>It's not like there is an abundance of African-American Baptist candidates that even apply for such positions. At Baptist seminaries that strive to hire Baptists (McAfee) or are required to hire Baptists only (Baylor), racial diversity is pretty dang hard to achieve.

It’s not like there is an abundance of African-American Baptist candidates that even apply for such positions.

]]> By: Michael Westmoreland-White http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2007/11/david-gushee-race-and-the-new-baptist-covenant.html#comment-1579 Michael Westmoreland-White Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:33:00 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=337#comment-1579 Now if only that kind of racial reconciliation and diversity was shown in the faculty and staff at McAfee--and not just in the student body. Now if only that kind of racial reconciliation and diversity was shown in the faculty and staff at McAfee–and not just in the student body.

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