Ep. 30: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Police Brutality, Riots, Racism, the Church

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In episode 30, we dive head first into the recent riots over George Floyd’s death and the national stories of Breonna Taylor and Ahmuad Arbery’s deaths. This episode covers these events, police brutality, racism, and the Church.

Show notes:

Race: The House We Live In: https://youtu.be/mW764dXEI_8 

Black Parents Explain How to Deal with Police: https://youtu.be/coryt8IZ-DE 

Why Jesus & John the Baptist got to call people names and you don’t (especially your government officials)

Why there is unique outrage when an unarmed black man is shot and killed #AhmaudArbery

The Past of Racism Polluting Our Present: How White Suburbs Were Made

Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael Emerson and Christian Smith

Race: The Power of an Illusion PBS documentary

In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protestors Marching Against Brutality

You can email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net

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Noah is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church, a multi-ethnic church in urban Grand Rapids, MI. He is a grad of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
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