by Sandy » Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:30 am
We've seen a more excellent way. But I would suggest that if Roof had chosen a historical, African-American Baptist church, or a historical, Church of God in Christ, the outpouring of forgiveness would have been no less generous.
This may make some people angry, though that's not intended, and it is also not a racist comment, but I've found the spiritual maturity, and spiritual depth of African American churches in general, denomination aside, to go well beyond that of most predominantly Caucasian congregations. Perhaps its the history and the culture, or the role that African American churches have in the community, or experience, or a combination of all of those things. They seem to be missing a lot of the social baggage that Caucasian churches seem to have. There are times and places when I'll be deliberate in choosing an African American congregation to visit, just because I need some spiritual inspiration.