Roger Lauricella
Feb 23, 2017 · 2 min read

So Dae: I don’t doubt that you see what you are doing as justice. But I ask you what if I as a Christian disagree with your view of justice, who is wrong or are either of us wrong. You make this statement, “ Organizations like Stand with Standing Rock, El Centro de la Raza, and No New Youth Jail (anti youth incarceration movements) give people the opportunity to deconstruct/reconstruct the structures these injustices are built upon while working on solutions to help create a world where these issues are no longer a problem.” and then this one:, “ Congregations’ engagement with grassroots efforts — like BlackLivesMatter, LGBTQ advocacy, and others that fight for equity for all — has drastically increased over the last decade. However, the more I examine the way we as Christians choose to exist and function within these justice-centered movements, the more I am convinced we are ultimately hurting the very movements we are fighting for.” Your view here in my mind is one from a clearly left (liberal) point of view. First of all I don’t see Black Lives Matter as fighting for equity for all, their whole mantra is just for them, they get very upset if someone even suggests “all lives matter” or “Blue Live Matter”. I believe I am a Christian as much as you, but my view is from the right (conservative). The tone of your discussion also seems more focused on your angst that other Christians just don’t see Justice the same as you do. Who makes you the arbitrator of what is justice and what is not? Who makes you the decider of what is truth on an issue? Me thinks you have your leftist views wrapped up possibly incomplete in what we all as Christians should be. Maybe you should attempt to separate your secular views of Justice (as pipe line protests clearly are) and focus on real injustice (like the ISIS slaughter of Christians in Iraq and Syria).

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