[Lekooks] Yesterday's sermon

[elissa watson]

Check yourself, Gerry.

I want you to first recognize that BIPOC cannot be racist.  Marginalized
people and communities do not hold the institutions of power in our country
to be able to act discriminatorily against white people.  Policies and
unfair treatment against BIPOC have been used for centuries, leading to our
current situation that exclude these communities from fair housing,
equitable
transportation
, well-funded schools (with
distinct
achievement gap disparities), and maintains their status as low-income
citizens with little to no generational wealth and poorer health outcomes.
It is both ignorant and appalling to hear someone I respect, call Dr.
Liston and Malcom X racist.
The UUA 8th principle asks each congregation to strive to dismantle
racism.  Dismantling racism is difficult, lifelong work, and it cannot be
accomplished by being fearful of those with strong, revolutionary voices.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 9:46 AM Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <
lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:

> Dear fellow LCUUC members and friends:
>
> 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.”
>
> 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.
>
> Thank you for your consideration,
>
> Gerry Flakas
>
>
>
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-- 
Peace,
Elissa




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