Christian leaders in Boston, Massachusetts, are calling on the “white church” to pay millions of dollars in reparations to black people to correct the history of slavery.
Pastor Kevin Peterson said, “With hearts filled with faith and Christian love, we ask that our white churches join us and not be silent on this issue of racism and slavery. I sincerely urge everyone to work towards compensation.” event At Resurrection Lutheran Church, daily mail I will report it.
He said Kings Chapel, Arlington Street Church, Trinity Church, and Old South Church had “publicly denounced the crime of slavery” because their clergy and parishioners owned hundreds of slaves. There is a need to “make amends” and “work on the reparations process.” In the past.
“They intend to spread vast wealth – tens of millions of dollars in some churches – into the black community,” Peterson said in a letter signed by 16 clergy sent to designated churches. added that it outlines a compensation plan.
The radicals in Boston are demanding at least $10 billion in reparations…because they are insane. Democrats brought 100% of their political problems to themselves from reparations. pic.twitter.com/2wt3jNlqma
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The group of clergymen (which the newspaper noted is made up of black and white Christians) cited ways to pay, including cash, building affordable housing, and creating a “Black Boston financial and economic institution.” .
Peterson also noted that the Catholic Church helps “maintain institutionalized racism throughout the city.”
“We’re not just looking at the era of slavery, we’re also looking at three centuries of institutionalized anti-Black racism, and the Catholic Church includes churches that we want to engage with. “It’s happening,” he said.
The event was sponsored by the Boston People’s Reparations Committee, which has been demanding a whopping $15 billion from the city government for its participation in chattel slavery.
Pastor Peterson also called for the Faneuil Hall Marketplace in the city’s historic district to be renamed to disassociate it from slave trafficker Peter Faneuil, who built the marketplace.
Pastor John Gibbons of Arlington Street Church, one of the organizations named in the letter, also attended the event and said it is not enough for churches to simply discuss history and the concept of reparations. .
“Somehow we need to move with some urgency toward action, and part of what we’re doing to do that is going beyond what the white church has ever done. “It’s about inspiring and encouraging people to take action,” he said.
According to the newspaper, King’s Chapel has already acknowledged that its pastor and parishioners owned a total of 219 slaves throughout its centuries-old history, and the Old South church has “historic ties to slavery.” It is said that a report on the issue was released.
The Reverend John Edgerton of the Old South has also joined the efforts of reparations activists. tell of boston globe The church is “committed to learning the truth about our history and working toward restoration. A justice-loving God demands nothing more.”
The Archdiocese of Boston said in a statement that its leaders would “certainly consider” the activists’ proposals, saying “the suffering of the Black community will always be with us, both in the Commonwealth and across the country.”
