Seeking Social Justice

The next regularly scheduled meeting of Sojourners Social Justice Groups is September 12 worship. These groups are open to anyone who would like to participate.  If you’re new to the church or simply haven’t decided on a group yet, feel free to drop in on one or more of the meetings to find out what’s happening.   This summer for Social Justice Sundays, we began inviting directors of various local agencies or organizations which we fund through our Service & Missions grants to join us for worship and to briefly address the congregation. We look forward to welcoming our second speaker in this series, Drene DeGood, Executive Director of the Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM).  All speakers are invited to stay for fellowship and the meetings after worship so that we can share more information about our respective social justice work.

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On Pride Sunday, June 27, Sojourners Open & Affirming group facilitated the worship service and several members of the congregation offered the following remarks.

Too often, religious groups misuse a few passages from the Bible to justify the oppression of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Too often, we do not know how to respond to these texts or know what they really mean. As a result, dialog with these religious groups–be it in person or in society—has the potential to make LGBTQ people feel badly about themselves.

We would like to speak about each of these so-called “clobber passages” in the Bible, in detail, removing the fear they can sometimes instill. There will be a different reader for each passage, and this presentation will take the place of the sermon. There is much information to be shared, and many of you may be hearing this for the first time. After each reader speaks, we will pause for a minute or two to give you time to reflect. (more…)

The next regularly scheduled meeting of Sojourners Social Justice Groups is June 6 after worship. These groups are open to anyone who would like to participate.  If you’re new to the church or just haven’t picked a group yet, feel free to drop in on one or more of the meetings to find out what’s happening. You can check out details on this blog or on the Sojourners News bulletin board at church.  Beginning June 6, on Social Justice Sundays, we’re inviting directors of various local agencies or organizations which we fund through our Service & Missions grants to join us for worship and to briefly address the congregation. We look forward to welcoming our first speaker, Cindy Stratton, a member of the Steering committee for the City’s Dialogue on Race, June 6.  All speakers will be asked to stay for fellowship and the meetings after worship so that we can share more information about our respective social justice work.