This statement is an evolving document reflecting the hearts of an evolving people.
Written by members of Redeemer Lutheran Church's Racial Justice & Equity Cohort,
March 2020
Written by members of Redeemer Lutheran Church's Racial Justice & Equity Cohort,
March 2020
WE BELIEVE:
>> We are the Beloved Community.
>> Black Lives Matter.
>> Native Lives Matter.
>> Queer bodies - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Non-binary, Asexual(+) - reflect the beauty and
infinitely resplendent Image of God.
>> People of all abilities and neurotypes reflect God’s unmatched creativity, and belong in the Body of Christ.
>> Racial, Gender, Religious, and Ableist injustice poison all of us; No one is free until all are free.
WE COMMIT TO TRANSFORMATION BY:
>> Becoming a place not of assimilation but of holy differentiation where our unique particularities are reflected and celebrated in our collective embodiment of Beloved community.
>> Standing in empowering solidarity with our Black, Indigenous, Queer, Immigrant, Refugee, and Siblings of Color.
>> Dismantling systems of injustice and oppression, including within ourselves as part of a white-body supremacist society.
>> Actions and attitudes of holy disruption and sacred subversion.
>> Confronting both personal and systemic racial prejudices, stereotypes, discrimination, and institutions.
>> Reducing harm and creating spaces for genuine healing and wholeness across races, genders, sexes, ethnicity, and abilities.
>> Making rather than keeping Peace.
>> Listening to and prioritizing the voices of the marginalized among us, and following the leadership of historically oppressed and underrepresented people in order to effectively embody equity and justice, in particular Black and Indigenous Womxn.
>> Creating sacred space for people of all genders, expressions, and orientations to worship and be celebrated and included.
>> Creating accommodations as a critical foundation to affirming belovedness and belonging.
>> Connecting…with each other, our neighbors, our partner churches, our friends, and our enemies.
>> Persistently fighting racial injustice.
>> Lifting up the assets and abundance in our community.
>> Supporting each other and our community on the lifelong journey of Peace Making.
>> We are the Beloved Community.
>> Black Lives Matter.
>> Native Lives Matter.
>> Queer bodies - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Non-binary, Asexual(+) - reflect the beauty and
infinitely resplendent Image of God.
>> People of all abilities and neurotypes reflect God’s unmatched creativity, and belong in the Body of Christ.
>> Racial, Gender, Religious, and Ableist injustice poison all of us; No one is free until all are free.
WE COMMIT TO TRANSFORMATION BY:
>> Becoming a place not of assimilation but of holy differentiation where our unique particularities are reflected and celebrated in our collective embodiment of Beloved community.
>> Standing in empowering solidarity with our Black, Indigenous, Queer, Immigrant, Refugee, and Siblings of Color.
>> Dismantling systems of injustice and oppression, including within ourselves as part of a white-body supremacist society.
>> Actions and attitudes of holy disruption and sacred subversion.
>> Confronting both personal and systemic racial prejudices, stereotypes, discrimination, and institutions.
>> Reducing harm and creating spaces for genuine healing and wholeness across races, genders, sexes, ethnicity, and abilities.
>> Making rather than keeping Peace.
>> Listening to and prioritizing the voices of the marginalized among us, and following the leadership of historically oppressed and underrepresented people in order to effectively embody equity and justice, in particular Black and Indigenous Womxn.
>> Creating sacred space for people of all genders, expressions, and orientations to worship and be celebrated and included.
>> Creating accommodations as a critical foundation to affirming belovedness and belonging.
>> Connecting…with each other, our neighbors, our partner churches, our friends, and our enemies.
>> Persistently fighting racial injustice.
>> Lifting up the assets and abundance in our community.
>> Supporting each other and our community on the lifelong journey of Peace Making.
