Enduring principles Community of Christ, Spokane Valley Congregation

Racial Justice Sunday

PROTEST SONGS FOR A PEACE CHURCH:

THE ENDURING PRINCIPLES OF THE

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST

THE WORTH OF ALL PERSONS

GOD VIEWS ALL PEOPLE AS HAVING INESTIMABLE AND

EQUAL WORTH.

GOD WANTS ALL PEOPLE TO

EXPERIENCE WHOLENESS OF

BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, AND RELATIONSHIPS.

WE SEEK TO UPHOLD AND RESTORE THE

WORTH OF ALL PEOPLE

INDIVIDUALLY AND IN COMMUNITY,

CHALLENGING UNJUST SYSTEMS

THAT DIMINISH HUMAN WORTH.

WE JOIN WITH JESUS CHRIST IN BRINGING GOOD NEWS TO THE

POOR, SICK, CAPTIVE, AND

OPPRESSED.

WHO ARE THE POOR AMONG YOU?

WHO IN YOUR COMMUNITY IS SICK

BECAUSE OF UNJUST SYSTEMS INHIBITING

ACCESS TO LOVING COMMUNITY AND

HEALTH CARE?

WHO IS MARGINALIZED, AND

WHY?

THROUGHOUT THE SHORT HISTORY OF

OUR NATION, WHEN HAVE RIGHTS BEEN DENIED BASED ON:

RACE

GENDER

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

MENTAL ILLNESS

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR LANGUAGE

SPOKEN

SOCIAL STATUS OR LACK OF EDUCATION

GOD VIEWS ALL PEOPLE AS HAVING INESTIMABLE AND

EQUAL WORTH.