More thoughts on Resistance, the Church, the Election of Donald Trump, and Conversations that Matter about Matters that Matter
Stacy Guinto-Salinas took this picture of a clothespin that was put on one of her Latino/a youth at a 4000 person UM youth gathering. On the other side was written "I love Trump." So, it has been two weeks since the election of Donald Trump. It is the eve of Thanksgiving and many of us continue to be deeply disturbed and distrustful that our fellow citizens could knowingly elect a man who used vehemently racist, misogynist, and hate-filled language. Moreover, his rhetoric has inspired and encouraged hateful actions and speech among some of his supporters against churches, mosques, and individuals in schools and other institutions across the nation. One of my former students took a group of young Latinos/as to a youth conference where they were confronted by cowardly acts by high school aged supporters of Donald Trump. When my former student, who is currently and MDiv student at Duke Divinity School, addressed the conference and shared her testimony about how she fo