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‘We are not screaming when God is screaming’
'We lose connection with the heart of God, and we…
As violence jolts Minneapolis, George Floyd recalled as man of peace
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George Floyd has become the latest symbol of injustice in America.
Since video footage captured the black man’s death in police custody Monday, violent protests have erupted in Minneapolis, and the governor has called on the National Guard to help maintain order.
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But loved ones stress that Floyd — who complained that he couldn’t breathe as a white police officer pressed his knee against the suspect’s neck — should be remembered as more than a symbol.
He was a man of peace — a man of faith — those who knew him told both Religion Unplugged’s Liza Vandenboom and Christianity Today’s Kate Shellnutt.
I interviewed a group of black ministers about Floyd’s death Thursday for The Christian Chronicle.
“As a person, I’m outraged,” Russell Pointer Sr., who preaches for the Minneapolis Central Church of Christ, told me. “As a city, we’re trying to grieve.”
The Rev. Jesse Jackson arranged to meet with elected officials and faith leaders at the Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Minneapolis “to stand in solidarity and demand justice in the death of George Floyd,” the Star-Tribune reported.
Floyd’s killing exposes a blind spot on racism, Catholic advocates told Crux.
BOBBY ROSS JR. is Editor-in-Chief of The Christian Chronicle. Reach him at [email protected].
“Weekend Plug-in,” featuring analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith, is produced in partnership with Religion Unplugged.
