Carl Lentz is a pastor Hillsong Church in New York City and he has one message for all of us: Black Lives Matter.
He received a lot of criticism in September for rejecting the counter-phrase––All Lives Matter. His response? It’s not that all lives don’t matter, it’s that “black lives apparently are worth LESS on our streets.”
So we have to pay EXTRA attention to make sure that Black folks have access to the same opportunities and safety that we all deserve — because it’s clear that right now, they don’t.
Thanks to social media, Carl’s words are rippling across the country and people are listening.
“I felt like [it’s] a way to bring some hope out of this pain. It hasn’t been easy. But we are at least beginning to force a conversation that is long overdue.”
But the thing is Carl doesn’t want us listening to him, he wants us listening to the Black Lives Matter movement. Because “it’s our fight, not their fight.”
Preach it, Pastor! And keep your ears on Black Lives Matter.
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