It’s with heavy hearts that @tyfgibson and @mtn_atw have decided to announce the end of #AgainstTheWall. You can read the full statement here as well as see some pictures from different movements over the past three… https://t.co/zY7ksW9aht
Proud to stand on the shoulders of my father in this struggle. “The most important day of this movement is tomorrow.” -Dr. Timothy P. Nixon. ✊🏾🖤✊🏾 #BlackLivesMatter#BLM (1/2) @WeAre_ATW
"I tried to be the perfect Christian, and it turns out that God just needed me to be myself," writes Heather Thompson Day (@HeatherTDay). https://t.co/ld2rPDSVKC
"Conversations on race are difficult. When the subject comes up, people tend to take positions, or run for cover, rather than sit & listen. An important first step if there is to be any progress is the ability to listen," writes Roger Hernandez (@leadSU). https://t.co/zExhA9h4sO
"I was seven-years-old the first and only time I've had a gun shoved in my face. The man wielding it was Marc. He was my Sabbath School teacher," writes Alisa Williams (@AWWritesStories). https://t.co/t8AMSu2NeR
“We call on the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to release an official statement denouncing white nationalism. We also believe that it is way past time for the church to write a theological statement… https://t.co/HOTdQm8oIK
We are also asking that your sign our @Change petition requesting that the Adventist Church release a statement denouncing the rise of White Nationalism around the globe:
https://t.co/CnMu6cDWHN
#WeAreATW
"Could it be that God is not using the church to heal racial tensions and instead is using racial tensions as an opportunity to heal the church? It is time to have an honest conversation about race," writes Kevin McGill. https://t.co/fQMauIZHna
"Reconciliation includes forgiveness, but it extends to the release of guilt and...beginning a healthy relationship. Reconciliation means forgiving as Jesus forgives: for the purpose of the restoration of relationship," write Clarise and Paul Nixon. https://t.co/QbtagtuNlz
"Race relations in the SDA church suffer because both black and white SDAs have prejudicial views; there is anger, fear, and resentment on both sides," write Clarise and Paul Nixon. https://t.co/OJLtbvXZmX
“Color Line Drawn Between Adventists, The Church in Washington to Be Divided” read the headline from the September 2, 1902 edition of the Washington Evening Star. Douglas Morgan continues his series with Part 7 of Adventism & America's Original Sin. https://t.co/M3l19bua6w