What would Unitarian Universalism look like if people of color were allowed to write the story of it?
One of the reasons that Black Panther and Wakanda are such a phenomenon in many circles is because of the story it tells. The story of a people and a land in Africa that was never touched by the "colonizer" (aka white people and white supremacy). The story of a people and a land in Africa that was allowed to developed on its own and to keep its resources.
Of course, that's why Black Panther and Wakanda are fantasy.
The colonizers did come to Africa.
The colonizers did rape and pillage; both the land and the people.
And that is why, dear friends, so many people of color are coming out of the movie saying some form of, "Know what...Killmonger had a point."
What does this have to do with Unitarian Universalism?
What would it mean to look at Unitarian Universalism as a colonizer religion? How would that change the story that gets told?
What if the story of Unitarian Universalism was told from the perspectives of Killmonger; those who have been left behind or ignored or pushed to the side?
What would the story of Unitarian Universalism be if people of color got to tell their stories without fear?
As St. Paul says, "think on these things." (Philippians 4:8)
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