The Heart of Racial Justice- Ch. 10
Review: The purpose of chapter 10 in The Heart of Racial Justice is to demonstrate the important of our generation and the things that we need to do to change and reconcile our world. Part of our job is to influence others and assist the world in change. God has called us to be the Reconciliation Generation.
Reflection: This chapter was very inspiring for me. After reading it, I felt moved to make a difference and influence others. The things that this world as done to the people in it and all of the injustices that people experience, hurt my heart. I just do not understand how people can treat other people so negatively and not feel guilty about it. It makes me wonder what I can personally do to make this …show more content…
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Review: Chapter 8 in Explorations in Privilege, Oppression, and Diversity shares the story of Allison Cashwell and how being friends with a lesbian women has affected her. She shared the fear that she held after Ordinance 22, a bill that prohibit others to discriminate others based on their sexual orientation. The bill was not passed, and therefore Cashwell’s friends lived their lived in fear.
Reflection: No one should have to live their life in fear of what might happen to them because their sexual orientation is homosexual. Nobody deserves to live their life in fear, no matter what race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is. This example just goes to show how unjust our world us. In a world of justice, everyone would be treated equally and people would not have to fear what would happen to them. I have thought and reflected on my future as a social worker and how working with this population may affect me. Although I do not support homosexuality, I do not treat those who are homosexual any different, at least from the encounters that I have had thus far. I have considered, if I were to work in an adoption center, how I would react if I was working with a homosexual couple. I think it would be difficult for me to want to allow the couple to have a child, because it is important that a child has both a female and male figure in their life and I want what is best for the child. However, if I was not working for a Christian …show more content…
A simple way that I will start the reconciliation process is educating those with the facts and information that I know about a cultural group. Many people did not seem to be educated when it comes to racial issues that our world faces. If they were more educated and knew at least a little bit about a racial group, they may not have as racial discrimination against them. Once I start to inform others with the knowledge that I know, then they can start to inform others as well. Clearly, not everyone will be educated on the topic, but if at least some are, then the benefits will be greater than if hardly anyone is
Review: The purpose of chapter 10 in The Heart of Racial Justice is to demonstrate the important of our generation and the things that we need to do to change and reconcile our world. Part of our job is to influence others and assist the world in change. God has called us to be the Reconciliation Generation.
Reflection: This chapter was very inspiring for me. After reading it, I felt moved to make a difference and influence others. The things that this world as done to the people in it and all of the injustices that people experience, hurt my heart. I just do not understand how people can treat other people so negatively and not feel guilty about it. It makes me wonder what I can personally do to make this …show more content…
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Review: Chapter 8 in Explorations in Privilege, Oppression, and Diversity shares the story of Allison Cashwell and how being friends with a lesbian women has affected her. She shared the fear that she held after Ordinance 22, a bill that prohibit others to discriminate others based on their sexual orientation. The bill was not passed, and therefore Cashwell’s friends lived their lived in fear.
Reflection: No one should have to live their life in fear of what might happen to them because their sexual orientation is homosexual. Nobody deserves to live their life in fear, no matter what race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is. This example just goes to show how unjust our world us. In a world of justice, everyone would be treated equally and people would not have to fear what would happen to them. I have thought and reflected on my future as a social worker and how working with this population may affect me. Although I do not support homosexuality, I do not treat those who are homosexual any different, at least from the encounters that I have had thus far. I have considered, if I were to work in an adoption center, how I would react if I was working with a homosexual couple. I think it would be difficult for me to want to allow the couple to have a child, because it is important that a child has both a female and male figure in their life and I want what is best for the child. However, if I was not working for a Christian …show more content…
A simple way that I will start the reconciliation process is educating those with the facts and information that I know about a cultural group. Many people did not seem to be educated when it comes to racial issues that our world faces. If they were more educated and knew at least a little bit about a racial group, they may not have as racial discrimination against them. Once I start to inform others with the knowledge that I know, then they can start to inform others as well. Clearly, not everyone will be educated on the topic, but if at least some are, then the benefits will be greater than if hardly anyone is