Charleston
Written by Delano, Posted in Culture, Politics, Race, Religion
Last week the country was rocked by the actions of a cowardly killer in Charleston, South Carolina. Dylann Roof, a domestic terrorist, walked into a Wednesday night Bible study at one of the most historically significant African American churches in the South and, after sitting for an hour with the congregation that welcomed him with open arms, decided to shoot and kill nine innocent victims. In the time since last week’s tragedy, we’ve seen a lot of attention paid to issues of race–from calls to remove the Confederate flag from state grounds to the president’s use of the word “nigger” while describing modern manifestations of racism to frank discussions about forgiveness and faith. Here are a few of my thoughts: