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Originally Posted by FlamingZword
Well I have worshipped at different oneness churches, and one thing I noticed is that if the church was UPC affiliated, they usually had very few minority members.
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Where were these UPC churches located? What was the demographic of the area in which the church was located?
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Originally Posted by FlamingZword
There is a knee jerk reaction in some UPC pastors to deny any racism for it is not politically correct to be racist, but their outreach efforts show where they really want members from.
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I don't deny there are some churches (in all denoms, not just UPC) which target certain demographics. I don't believe that makes them racist.
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Originally Posted by Sasha
You sound as if it's the church's fault that minorities won't attend there. Have you asked the minorities why they won't?
I have heard this before. If you attend a white church and you are white, it's your fault there are no blacks in your church. If you are white, why don't you attend a black church? I never see anyone accusing black churches of failing to have white people attend their congregations. Why is that, if it's a problem?
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Originally Posted by FlamingZword
Yes it is partially the church's pastor fault that minorities won't attend there.
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That's just ridiculous. Sorry, but in the majority of cases, it's absolutely NOT the fault of the Pastor or the people that blacks won't attend.
My father was Pastor of a church for 32 years in a midwest city. The church was located in a lower income, mostly white neighborhood, though there were a few blacks living in the area.
A black family came to visit, liked the church and decided to become members. They became involved in various ministries around the church and were a blessing. About 3 weeks after they started attending, the man came to my father upset because his former Pastor visited their home to see why they hadn't been attending.
When this family told the Pastor they were coming to our church, this black Pastor told them, "They don't like black folk." He continued to accuse my father of being racist and tell the family that they needed to stick together with their own.
To the credit of this man, after the Pastor started his racist accusations, the man told the Pastor he heard enough and asked him to leave.
Don't tell me it's the fault of the church, Pastor or people that blacks won't attend. Most of the time it's their own racial prejudice.
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Originally Posted by Truthseeker
Gasp, don't tell me black people are prejudice too!
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Absolutely.