Why the Black Church Forgives Dylann Roof https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/why-the-black-church-forgives-dylann-roof/

Forgiveness, in the first instance, recognizes that no human justice can adequately respond to the grave injustice of such a racist, terroristic, murderous crime. Forgiveness, then, is a sign of the families’ faith that God’s justice will ultimately prevail and thus, it frees them from the anguish of knowing that no human justice will make up for the loss of their family members

Secondly, forgiveness frees the families from being trapped in the cycle of the alleged killer’s hate. Forgiveness is not a palliative for rightful anger and rage; instead, it frees the families from the kind of hate that not only distorts their own sense of self but also prevents them from moving forward in their own living. But most importantly, forgiveness recognizes that the love of God is more powerful than white racist hatred.

President Obama yet again called upon the nation to confront the legacy of slavery in America that is racism, he stood firmly within the black church tradition. He utilized the language of faith to proclaim that we, as a nation, are at a crossroads. The nation has to determine, he asserted, whether it is going to respond to “the grace of God” in the midst of another “terrible tragedy” of racism or remain captive to the “nation’s original sin.” Essentially, he defined this current moment of racist terror in America as nothing less than a “kairos” time.

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Why the Black Church Forgives Dylann Roof https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/why-the-black-church-forgives-dylann-roof/

Forgiveness, in the first instance, recognizes that no human justice can adequately respond to the grave injustice of such a racist, terroristic, murderous crime. Forgiveness, then, is a sign of the families’ faith that God’s justice will ultimately prevail and thus, it frees them from the anguish of knowing that no human justice will make up for the loss of their family members

Secondly, forgiveness frees the families from being trapped in the cycle of the alleged killer’s hate. Forgiveness is not a palliative for rightful anger and rage; instead, it frees the families from the kind of hate that not only distorts their own sense of self but also prevents them from moving forward in their own living. But most importantly, forgiveness recognizes that the love of God is more powerful than white racist hatred.

President Obama yet again called upon the nation to confront the legacy of slavery in America that is racism, he stood firmly within the black church tradition. He utilized the language of faith to proclaim that we, as a nation, are at a crossroads. The nation has to determine, he asserted, whether it is going to respond to “the grace of God” in the midst of another “terrible tragedy” of racism or remain captive to the “nation’s original sin.” Essentially, he defined this current moment of racist terror in America as nothing less than a “kairos” time.

Why the Black Church Forgives Dylann Roof https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/why-the-black-church-forgives-dylann-roof/