The role of religion in slavery
It is well established that both christianity and islam played a role in promoting slavery. I have yet to see any major religion even apologize for their role, let alone attempt to make restitution
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My question is that were I to put myself in the shoes of a minority I would be very loath to associate myself with the beliefs of an oppressor, yet both of these religions seem to be embraced by persons of color. Isn't this part of the problem?
Not necessarily. The actions of those claiming to be adherents of the faith do not necessarily accurately reflect the faith itself. And it's well known that not all denominations of Christianity supported slavery. I can't really speak to Islam, since I am not a Muslim myself.
it seems to be that it would be worthwhile for historically black denominations to publicly start really pushing majority denominations to atone.
Yeah, because, y'know, one denomination demanding that another denomination do something has a proven track record of working. Right. Every time the Pope sneezes, Baptists get a cold. Right.
I know there are movements within Unitarian Universalism to do this, but UUs are a small religious minority. The real tests will be catholicism, baptists and islam. Is any work being done toward this in any major denomination and if so, how is it going?
Why not attend some African American churches of the different denominations and ask the senior pastor about that? Chances are good that you'll get a much better answer than you would here. Find one in your area here: http://www.theblackchurchpage.com/
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