Godly Love and the Dehumanization of Black Women

Godly love dictataes that we show others what God is like,
but is exemplifying such love causing Black women to dehumanize
themselves?  


Today’s conversation is a toucy one, but definitley one worth
having. According to Biblical passage Godly love
shows up in how we treat each other, but how does it show up in
how we treat ourselves? 


Before you go clutching your pearls sis, this is
NOT a let’s bash God conversation. This is an
open discussion raising a few reasonable questions for your
consideration. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, go
ahead and hit that play button.


Here are a few things that came up in our
conversation:


 – Biblical passages that MAY be causing
Black women to dehumanize themselves
 – Is the culture of Christianitly causing us to abandon
ourselves?
 – Does the abandonment of self equate to the dehumanization
of self?
– What does loving your neighbor as yourself REALLY
mean?     




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