I don't normally post "question of the day" but I'm interested in what people think about this.
Is it ever "right" or "permissible" for a white male clergy to question or criticize the actions of a minority or female colleague?
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Of course not, you racist, sexist pig! Now slip off your KKK hood and pray for forgiveness for being born a white male.
Posted by: John | September 03, 2006 at 05:09 PM
there is a sense of space to be given, but i do feel it best to be honest with anyone regardless of gender/ethnicity. the trick is to not be so consumed with how you think it has to be or should be done that you cannot listen to differing perspective.
Posted by: gavin | September 05, 2006 at 10:23 AM
Gavin, why a sense of space? Because a person hasn't walked a mile in another's shoes, doesn't mean that the former can't provide insight to the latter.
Of course, unless as John points out being born a white male automatically makes one a bigoted idiot.
Posted by: John B | September 05, 2006 at 04:57 PM
Everybody's so touchy nowadays. If you screw up, you ought to be called to account, even if you're a three-eyed green transvestite from Mars. The bottom line is motive. Are we criticizing from a heart of bigotry or loathing? Or are we trying to right a wrong? "For out of the heart..."
Posted by: Mark Winter | September 06, 2006 at 06:33 AM
Well said, Mark. That is as it should be.
Posted by: Michael | September 09, 2006 at 08:12 PM
I agree with Mark, but be ready (even if we speak with well intentions) to get your eyes gouged out with a spoon. (from the Robin Hood movie with Kevin Costner).
I didn't say that it would happen. But be ready simply because so many people today are very sensitive. As a matter of fact, most of us pastors can be that way.
My two cents.
Posted by: Greg Hazelrig | September 18, 2006 at 01:38 PM