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Enduring principles Community of Christ, Spokane Valley Congregation
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Transcript of Enduring principles Community of Christ, Spokane Valley Congregation
Racial Justice Sunday
PROTEST SONGS FOR A PEACE CHURCH:
THE ENDURING PRINCIPLES OF THE
COMMUNITY OF CHRIST
THE WORTH OF ALL PERSONS
GOD VIEWS ALL PEOPLE AS HAVING INESTIMABLE AND
EQUAL WORTH.
GOD WANTS ALL PEOPLE TO
EXPERIENCE WHOLENESS OF
BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, AND RELATIONSHIPS.
WE SEEK TO UPHOLD AND RESTORE THE
WORTH OF ALL PEOPLE
INDIVIDUALLY AND IN COMMUNITY,
CHALLENGING UNJUST SYSTEMS
THAT DIMINISH HUMAN WORTH.
WE JOIN WITH JESUS CHRIST IN BRINGING GOOD NEWS TO THE
POOR, SICK, CAPTIVE, AND
OPPRESSED.
WHO ARE THE POOR AMONG YOU?
WHO IN YOUR COMMUNITY IS SICK
BECAUSE OF UNJUST SYSTEMS INHIBITING
ACCESS TO LOVING COMMUNITY AND
HEALTH CARE?
WHO IS MARGINALIZED, AND
WHY?
THROUGHOUT THE SHORT HISTORY OF
OUR NATION, WHEN HAVE RIGHTS BEEN DENIED BASED ON:
RACE
GENDER
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
MENTAL ILLNESS
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR LANGUAGE
SPOKEN
SOCIAL STATUS OR LACK OF EDUCATION
GOD VIEWS ALL PEOPLE AS HAVING INESTIMABLE AND
EQUAL WORTH.