Religion and social justice. Connections.
Challenge: what can you do to get involved to make a little difference?
It takes some sacrifice. Make it normal. Normalize this into your routine.
Examples of connections (positive or negative) between religion and social justice issues throughout history/present day?
What are some ways in which there is some "shade" on the church throughout history? Ex. views on women. Views on sexuality. Religious wars. Atrocities during war (WWII). Slavery in colonial America (turned a blind eye).
Martin Luther King = addressed Racial/Gender/Socio-economic issues.
Influence of pop culture....pop culture does not always get it right. Church has not always got it right.
Where do you go to get your information that is trustworthy/true? Parents? Peers? Media (bias? is this opinion or fact?). Religion? Past experiences.
Fashion cycles. Used to be 4 cycles, but now there are 52. Why do we amass so many clothes? We look at what people have ("needing" the new iPhone). Consumerism - is this part of the problem? If you are part of the problem then how do you "self correct?"
What are some problems in the world right now (story about his volunteering time on the island of Lesbos in a refugee camp called Moria. Volunteer stood guard from 12am-8am outside of a gate where women were sleeping. 43 different men came to the gate that night trying to get in to rape/prostitute women. All were turned away that night. The next day volunteers came up with the idea to weld a gate with a lock. Women on the other side were dancing and celebrating from now feeling safe.
What can you do for one person/one cause? Helping on a small scale. Not having to change the world. You are good on your own but better in a group. Strategically find the one thing that "fires you up" and get involved. Realistically this will cost you $ and time - will have an emotional connection.
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