I attended a lunch at my daughter's new college that was meant to introduce her to all of the ethnic clubs on campus. There was a very unenthusiastic panel there that answered questions from a moderator like, "How did [college] help you learn about your ethnic identity?" and "Tell us about how you're ethnic and not white". Well, basically. It was a strange experience sitting with a white and non-white crowd listening to how awesome it is to not be white. At a Christian college.
I am thankful that we have taught my daughter to be happy with who she is, not as a member of any particular group, but happy with herself. God made her and that is why she is special, not because she is not white, or not a man, but because she is, and she is God's child. None of us is more or less special because of our color or our gender. We are all sinners, as Paul made clear.
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Sounds like some things never change! One church school I attended (in Maryland) had official Ohio and Canada clubs, but no official ethnic identity clubs (they did have a hugely popular, professional Black Choir). One (in Michigan) had several official ethnic identity clubs--and in winter when the dorms got pretty cold, you wanted to be in some sort of club, but you wanted to avoid the "place-of-origin" clubs because they were all deadly boring. Actually sitting around talking about their ancestry sounds more active than I heard our p.o.o. clubs ever doing. (Someone who'd arrived late and been stuck with the Canada Club said *all* they did was organize car pools.)
true. thanks for your comment!
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