FILE - St. Paul Police officers move in on a crowd past a church, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. The Rev. Charles Graham and other Twin Cities faith leaders who minister to communities historically ravaged by racial injustice know their neighborhoods are also the most vulnerable to poverty and crime.
Graham and other Twin Cities faith leaders who minister to communities historically ravaged by racial injustice know their neighborhoods are also the most vulnerable to poverty and crime. Most of the worst looting and vandalism this week struck long-established Native American and African American areas that more recently became home to large groups of Hmong, Somali and Latino migrants.
“The reason I work with the police department right now is that I want to help the culture change,” Graham said. “Some policemen think they’re in charge of black folks. If you’d treat me as someone that’s important too, it would be so much better.” As the long-time deacon at Incarnation / Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, the spiritual home of a large Spanish-speaking community that often carries the memory of abuses in home countries, he knows how crucial it is to build relationships.Before he became chaplain, multiple squad cars showed up at the church after a neighbor called police on a group of Latinos there. It was a family doing volunteer repairs to the century-old building.
Across town in St. Paul, the parish priest of the historic African American parish of St. Peter Claver was similarly confident in the power of faith to bring healing and renewal, but he also worried about whether the church and its school would remain unscathed, with a gas station vandalized on the same block.
As President, I will always side against law enforcement. Thank you.
Barn door. Horse.
resistblackbrother My heart is wiht you GeorgeFloyd 😢😢😢
the video I found is disgusting A bunch of cold hearted people Is that what it is to be American? I don't recognize the US anymore
The process has began.
This is the type of action & protest Dr. King was for & spoke about. Peaceful protest may seem unproductive but it's the type of protest many will join. No rioting & destruction because it's counterproductive, you don't have to burn the building down to begin reconstruction.
Really? Then what about this?
Jesus didn't come to this world to bring peace. He came with a sword. Christians should stop pacifying non believers.
Dum Dums. The religious sect is part of what started this. Stand with progressives. Stand with the Amish! Real religious folk know Trump and the police terrorists must go. Real religion doesn’t incite terrorism.
예수님만이 주님이십니다. 거룩함이 없는 종는 구원이 없습니다
These faith leaders need to break from trump to be taken seriously. Just saying from a Christian.
Law enforcement doesn’t have a religion and they don’t care about religion. Demilitarize police!!
What bs is this...organized religion love to start wars. All organized religion should be shut down.
Religion is part of the problem. Rich interests controlling our government while using and abusing our citizens like cheap resources to further their wealth and power. There should never be religious leaders getting rich from their followers.
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pretending that police departments exist in a vacuum is willful ignorance police departments are functions of government and they reflect that government fix the foundation not the veneer vote the same get the same
And add money to their collection plate.
John 16:33 English Standard Version (ESV) 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
the police forces are simply taking too much action without any consideration for their people and without considering that it is us who pay their salaries. Stop it and start reconsidering
Inc comments mocking religion. Hilarious, at least they are trying to do something helpful compared to those mocking.
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