Race, Ferguson, NBA, and the Significance of the Gay Agenda

Shows Main Idea – I had the privilege to spend some time with our cultural correspondent, Darrell Harrison. Darrell is Christian, Reformed, and Black, who enjoys speaking into our culture’s world view and events from a theological perspective. In this podcast, we talked about the recent appointment of Delrish Moss as the new police chief in Ferguson, MO.

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Darrell blogged about this here: Submitting to Authority Should Not Be a Racial Proposition His website is Just Thinking We covered several topics. I hope you enjoy the podcast. Darrell tweets @ D_B_Harrison

Darrell said, With all due respect to Delrish Moss, and the many who no doubt deem it an admirable endeavor to bring more diversity to the Ferguson police force, I fail to understand why such change is necessary as a matter of policy.

Is this to suggest that minorities in Ferguson are more inclined to submit to the authority of a police officer only when and if that officer is of the same race or ethnicity as they? As a black man, why should the impetus for my compliance or non-compliance with law enforcement be influenced by whether or not the officer with whom I am interacting is also black? Read the rest here Submitting to Authority Should Not Be a Racial Proposition

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In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology, and in 1991 he received a BS in Education. In 1993 he was ordained into Christian ministry, and in 2000 he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, CA. In 2006 he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).