[Lekooks] Yesterday's sermon

[Sue Andrews]

Good morning, Gerry,   I am saddened by what you have to say about Dr. Liston’s  sermon.   I thought the links she made between James Baldwin and Malcolm X were quite brilliant and offered us a very different understanding of the concept of mercy, linking it to privilege and power.  Malcolm X has long been one of my heroes.  

Your response is of course yours to have and express.   It impelled me to counter with my own.   Sue Andrews 

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> On Feb 22, 2021, at 8:46 AM, Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:
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> Dear fellow LCUUC members and friends:
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> I was offended and disgusted by yesterday’s racist rant by our guest speaker, especially with her praising Malcom X as role model. I don’t know if any of you remember Malcom X. I do. I remember his flagrant racism, religious bigotry, and advocacy of violence, his belittling ML King’s passive movement, which brought about real advances to the cause of justice in America with the passage of landmark voting and civil rights legislation, and his dismissal of JFK’s assassination as “The chickens have come home to roost.” 
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> I encourage all of you to do some research on the life and times of Malcom X. The Internet is full of references and they are easy to find. Then judge for yourself if this is what you want, and if this is the direction you want our church to take.
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> Thank you for your consideration,
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> Gerry Flakas
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