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Those who think this is just a upc problem have their head in the sand. It's a problem in many, many organizations - especially in the South. It's not just churches, we see it reflected politically as well.
I'm white and I'm a minority in the upc church I pastor out West.
Many times, black people like to worship "with their own people." I only say this, because I've heard it from their mouths. I was recently at a larger church out here, which an AA family had left. They said that "there were not enough black people there." The husband told me that. I found it interesting that 1/3 of the praise singers the last time I visited were AA.
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
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