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The Black Church and the Importance of Social Action
Danny Carroll, an Old Testament scholar who we've had on this podcast as well, he says, I don't know how anybody can possibly read Ruth or Esther and not think about immigration. And then you have another one from Charlie Dates, an African American pastor who says, we, the black church are far more conservative and orthodox, theologically than the white church. When people see us involved in social issues, they assume that we're liberal theologically. We haven't had the luxury of separating our pursuit of pure doctrine from the urgent need for social action. It's no longer like, let me defend my turf, but like, I just want to like, glean as much as I