Rev. Douglas Clark
Preached October 28, 2007
I’m sure all of us here this afternoon would agree that the attitude of gratitude is a good thing. We’ve been taught since we were little children to be thankful for whatever blessings we may enjoy. Author Anne Lamott says the two best prayers she knows are “Help me, help me, help me,” and “Thank you, thank you, thank you.” In the current issue of Guideposts magazine, bioethicist Stephen Post identifies five different ways that “giving thanks is good for your health”…
You can read the sermon by downloading Prayer and Prejudice in PDF.
As a follow-up to this sermon, here are links to online articles about current research in genetics and neuroscience regarding race and discrimination:
- “Scientists Using Maps of Genes for Therapies are Wary of Profiling,” from the Wall Street Journal
- “We’re Prejudiced, Now What?” from Salon.com
