Matthew 25 Spotlight

One of the three focuses of the Matthew 25 vision is dismantling structural racism. In order to dismantle structural racism, we must first see racism and confess it as a sin. Much of the conversation around this focus has been dominated by anti-Black racism. Last week, in our own community, we saw anti-Asian racism rear its deadly head. Regardless of whether or not the murders in the three massage parlors last week are declared “hate crimes” and no matter what we discover about the shooter’s motive or life story, we can and should declare anti-Asian racism a sin. To learn more about the history of anti-Asian racism and the church’s response, please read this article from the Presbyterian New Service with contributions from a Korean Presbyterian pastor in Marietta and our own presbytery.