\u0412\u0430\u0441 \u0437\u0432\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0438! & \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f, Your fired! & the Great Awokening
\nVas zvil\u02b9nyly! & Velyke probudzhennya<\/p>\n
Introduction
\nPart 1 \u2013 What my peers are saying.
\nPart 2 \u2013 What others are saying
\nPart 3 \u2013 What I learned.
\nEpilogue: Meanwhile back at the ranch (in Colorado).<\/p>\n
Introduction \u2013 At our Christmas meal 2023, one of our guests explained that she was fired from her job because she was caught on the live camera coverage stating that she was going to use a coworkers first name instead of his\/her new pronoun of \u201cthem.\u201d This stirred an interest in me and the term the Great Awokening (a new term for me)\u00a0 In my initial search I began to see the various debates on the Great Awokening versus Great Awakening (there were two Awakenings) on YouTube.<\/p>\n
Yascha Mounk\u2019s dives into the power of identity and he stirs the pot on \u201cwoke\u201d issues. His PhD thesis in 2015, The Age of Responsibility: On the Role of Choice, Luck, and Personal Responsibility in Contemporary Politics and Philosophy Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Finds him furthering his thoughts in his book, The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time.<\/em><\/p>\n Part 1 – What my peers are saying.<\/strong> DLGP 02 \u2013 Kally Elliot asks a provocative question, \u201cWhat if our world actually needs Identity Synthesis?\u201d Part 2 \u2013 What others are saying.<\/strong> In a Washing Post Article (Sept 27, 2023), Oliver Traldi writes a review of Mounk\u2019s book which Traldi states is a , \u201cA comprehensive and reasonable account of \u2018woke\u2019 ideology.\u201d The Economist writes in, Anti-woke activists are winning the culture war in America, \u201cTwo years ago it seemed that a conservative movement against \u201cwokeness\u201d was taking over America\u2019s schools. Seen by many on the right as an insidious liberal outlook emphasizing race, gender and sexuality, wokeness has many guises: among them critical race theory (CRT), gender theory and queer theory\u2026..According to Education Week, 44 states have introduced bills or taken other steps to restrict CRT since January 2021; 18 have imposed bans or limits. Conservative activists may have lost most of their school-board battles, but in many ways they are winning the war. \u201d<\/p>\n As I searched YouTube looking for Mounk, I discovered several podcasts speaking to the new Great Awokening this play on words, forced me to review the first two Great Awakenings of Christian Revival. Dr. Ryan Reeves is associate professor of historical theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and he serves as dean of the Jacksonville campus. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t2LTugtRQEQ. Dr. Reeves reviews the First Great Awakening 1740-1760 (just prior to the American Revolution Era), and then the Second Great Awakening 1780-1820, (post American Revolution) and importantly, how the church and the formation of a new American political structure interacted.<\/p>\n I include this here, because Reeves highlights the relationship between the politics of the time impacting the Second Great Awakening in American Churches.\u00a0 Hmmm…the politics of our time are currently influencing our IDENTITY!<\/strong><\/p>\n These thoughts bring be back to the statement of one of my advisors who asked, \u201cDo the churches in Texas impact politics, or does the polarization of politics impact and influence the church. <\/strong>Are churches the last standing bastion against wokeness? This remains to be seen.<\/strong><\/p>\n Part 3- What I learned and how it impacts my NPO on Immigration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Mounks conclusion is a good review of his work he writes, \u201cAt the same time, the growing resistance to the identity trap will make it more feasible to undo some of its worst excesses\u201d (p.270). Unfortunately, he writes, \u201cAccording to this third scenario-which I consider the most likely \u2013 the forces favoring the identity trap and the forces favoring its retrenchment will continue to class for many years to come\u201d p. 217.<\/p>\n This bodes ill for the equally passionate debate on my NPO regarding immigration. Mounk cautions the opponents of the identity trap to act in a smart and principled manner (p.217). He provides some guidelines 1) Claim the Moral High Ground, 2) Don\u2019t vilify those who disagree, 3. Remember that today\u2019s adversaries can become tomorrow\u2019s allies, 4) Appeal to the Reasonable Majority, 5) Make common cause with other opponents of identity synthesis and 6) But don\u2019t become a reactionary. I stopped there (at faith)<\/strong> as his six steps plus being true to our Christian values on Immigration is a headliner for my NPO. With this as a guide I apply his steps to my NPO and specifically the dialogue to be engendered at the Immigration Symposium on March 9, 2024, at Dallas Baptist University. Epilogue<\/strong> \u2013 Meanwhile back at the ranch (in Colorado) \u2013 \u201cFormer Weld County librarian wins settlement after district fired her for promoting LGBTQ, anti-racism programs. \u201c By Matt Bloom, Sep. 22, 2023 The battle continues\u2026<\/p>\n Shalom..<\/p>\n __________<\/p>\n [1] Mounk, Yascha. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time. New York NY: Penguin Press, 2023.<\/p>\n [2] Washington Post. \u201cReview | A Comprehensive and Reasonable Account of \u2018Woke\u2019 Ideology.\u201d September 29, 2023. https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/books\/2023\/09\/27\/identity-trap-yascha-mounk-review\/.<\/p>\n [3] The Economist. \u201cAnti-Woke Activists Are Winning the Culture War in America.\u201d Accessed December 28, 2023. https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/2023\/12\/09\/anti-woke-activists-are-losing-many-of-their-school-board-battles.<\/p>\n [4] Bloom, Matt. \u201cFormer Weld County Librarian Wins Settlement after District Fired Her for Promoting LGBTQ, Anti-Racism Programs.\u201d Colorado Public Radio. Accessed January 2, 2024. https:\/\/www.cpr.org\/2023\/09\/22\/weld-county-fired-librarian-settlement-high-plains-library-district\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u0412\u0430\u0441 \u0437\u0432\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0438! & \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f, Your fired! & the Great Awokening Vas zvil\u02b9nyly! & Velyke probudzhennya Introduction Part 1 \u2013 What my peers are saying. Part 2 \u2013 What others are saying Part 3 \u2013 What I learned. Epilogue: Meanwhile back at the ranch (in Colorado). 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\nThe members of DLGP 02, pastors, social workers, hospice are folk are at the cutting edge of dealing with \u201cwokeness\u201d in their local communities. While my Colorado neighbors fly the Pride flag year round, I rarely interact with woke folk.\u00a0 Cohort comments give me insight into the world around me.<\/p>\n
\nDLGP 02- John Fehlen leads with, \u201cThe Musings of a White, Straight, Upper Class, Middle-Aged Male.\u201d
\nDLGP 02 \u2013 Jennifer Vernham asks, \u201cIn the Christian community, how do we strike the right balance in the tension between not causing further segregating while still seeing and honoring the experiences of others?\u201d
\nThese ideas caused me to revisit the \u201cThird Space.\u201d Dr. Clark mentioned it in his thesis and the nearest thing I can settle on (so far) is that the THIRD SPACE is where churches (and people who live in them) can view two sides of an argument and respond with a THIRD way that is biblical\/unconditionally loving.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWokeness and identity appear to be tidal forces, however, they are not without conservative rocks of counter thought. Searching for other sources I found many.<\/p>\n
\nTraldi writes, \u201cIn the process, Mounk chronicles the rise of a set of progressive political ideas \u201ccentrally concerned with the role that identity categories like race, gender, and sexual orientation play in the world.\u201d He argues that advocates of this ideology fixate on identity to the exclusion of all else, rejecting \u201cuniversal values and neutral rules like free speech and equal opportunity as mere distractions.\u201d This \u201csynthesis\u201d has, Mounk writes, become very influential because of the way it took over cultural institutions, even as it convinced only a small number of people.<\/p>\n
\nMounk continues, \u201cOpponents of the identity thesis need to be guided by a clear and consistent compass of their own. \u201c He states, \u201cIn my case, this compass consists of liberal values like political equality, individual freedom, and collective self-determination.\u201d For others, it will consist of Christian faith\u2026\u201d (p.281).<\/p>\n
\n1) Claim the Moral High Ground \u2013 Deuteronomy 10:18 (Orphans, Widows and the foreigner amongst us) remains one of the key verses that shape a biblical response to refugees\/newcomers.
\n2) Don\u2019t vilify those who disagree \u2013 The symposium is being conducted in Texas, where a fair degree of voters are anti-immigration. On the public stage, the Governor of Texas is bussing and flying immigrants to \u201csanctuary\u201d cities. This has become a focal point for the immigration discussion in the state. Be quick to listen, slow to speak are nice guide rails for the discussion.
\n3) Remember that today\u2019s adversaries can become tomorrow\u2019s allies. How can we empower the churches to influence politics on immigration rather than the other way around?
\n4) Appeal to the Reasonable Majority. Dr. Stu Cocanougher Pastor at the Southcliff Baptist church warned me about confronting churches hostile to immigration. Instead he argued that there large majority of churches who need to be informed and empowered to reach out to newcomers.
\n5) Make common cause with other opponents of identity synthesis. Although there are 10 U.S. Refugee Resettlement Agencies most have distanced themselves from their religious roots. Nonetheless, it is important to engage with these agencies as they actively are involved in resettling the newcomer.
\n6) But don\u2019t become a reactionary. Social media has enabled people to become anonymously HOSTILE to everything. Conflict fuels adrenalin and allowing the dialogue to continue in polarization does not serve the newcomer.<\/p>\n
\nA former librarian will receive $250,000 from the High Plains Library District as part of a settlement in a lengthy civil rights dispute over her firing. Brooky Parks lost her job at Erie Community Library in 2021 after promoting anti-racism and LGBTQ history workshops for teens. The programming drew backlash from the district\u2019s board of trustees, which oversees more than a dozen public libraries across Northern Colorado<\/p>\n