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That\u2019s the catchy little title of a new book published by the Canadian Council of Churches, whose president is \u2013 white. When the CCC\u2019s Executive Committee is not busy Cracking Open the White Identity of its leader, it devotes its energies to social justice, climate change, wealth poverty and ecology, and ushering in a new world. Not a brave new world \u2013 really.<\/span><\/p>\n The contributors to the book have discovered that the church\u2019s real<\/em> problem is its \u201c<\/em><\/span>failure to address white power and privilege\u201d<\/em>. The Anglican Church of Canada is a member of the CCC and, funnily enough, all the ACoC\u2019s bishops are \u2013 white! Perhaps the CCC is on to something: I’m eagerly awaiting the mass resignation of all ACoC bishops and their replacement by African bishops..<\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n In his afterword, the United Church of Canada\u2019s Michael Blair, who is of black Jamaican descent, argues that failure to address white power and privilege threatens the very core of the Christian church. \u201c\u2026I would say the very essence of what it means to be church is at stake\u2026The traditional marks of the church\u2014one holy, catholic and apostolic\u2014are challenged,\u201d Blair writes.<\/p>\n The example of Christ must always remain at the heart of the church\u2019s work. \u201cCertainly the model of the ministry of Jesus was the dismantling of systems of power and privilege\u2014particularly within the context of institutionalized religion,\u201d Blair writes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" That\u2019s the catchy little title of a new book published by the Canadian Council of Churches, whose president is \u2013 white. When the CCC\u2019s Executive Committee is not busy Cracking Open the White Identity of its leader, it devotes its … Continue reading