When you think about it, the single greatest source of unnecessary human misery
is systemic injustice.
Not exact matches
That scenario of
injustice became
systemic, social
injustice in a wicked institution like slavery, in which the very opportunity of the enslaved to reflect the imago dei (image of God)
was compromised by exploitation and violence.
By thoughtfully advocating for changes in unjust systems, providing relief in areas of raw need, and empowering people within broken neighborhoods to love one another, the power of the Gospel to deal with individual sin and
systemic injustice will
be proclaimed to the watching world to the praise of our Father.
That nonviolent movements often disintegrate in despair when they experience the full force of organized
injustice and
systemic evil
is clear.
I
am aware of power differentials and privilege, of
systemic injustice and evil, of my own anger and my gross tendency towards an evangelical hero complex.
Some of you
are probably incensed at the
systemic injustice that has allowed the absurdly wealthy to accumulate riches while people with lower incomes struggle to get by.
Kyle Haselden, the late editor of the journal, explains that at a conference on Church and Society, convened by the National Council of Churches, one of the so - called «work groups» declared that American society
is guilty of overt violence against the poor and maintains an unacceptable order of
injustice, and that the church supports this exploitation by its own «
systemic» violence.
* worship God, who has never
been, at any time for any reason, a capricious God of death, war, murder, destruction, violence, abuse, vengeance, hate, fear, lies, slavery,
systemic injustice, oppression, conditional acceptance, exclusion, segregation, discrimination, shunning, ostracism, eternal condemnation, eternal punishment, retribution, sacrifices, patriarchy, matriarchy, empire, nationalism, only one culture, only one race or portion of the population, parochialism, sectarianism, dogma, creeds, pledges, oaths or censorship — and who has never behaved as a Greco - Roman or narcissistic deity.
Injustices real or imagined
are thrown into the sharpest possible relief, expanded into crimes against entire classes of people, and described as
systemic.
Various nuclear - pacifist and pacifist liberation theologies
are addressing the
systemic injustices of militarism by intellectually and religiously supporting egalitarian communities committed to halting the arms race and developing nonviolent forms of legitimate defense.
Liberation theologies in Third and Fourth World countries, as well as political theology in First and Second World countries,
are addressing these
systemic class
injustices by intellectually and religiously supporting and fostering egalitarian communities committed to more just economic and political orders (CBCC, CLT, LT, FSUW).
Injustice is systemic, and changing a system does not happen overnight.
Part 2: It
's Time to Listen: «Will White Evangelicals Ever Acknowledge
Systemic Injustice?
Those calling attention to
systemic injustice are accused of inciting tensions rather than simply calling them out.
It
's not perfect and I have some pretty big thoughts about the often over-looked aspect of orphan care that
is employment, education, healthcare, attachment issues, and
systemic injustice (Big!
Pursuing justice can
be as simple as our choices as consumers or as involved as leading coalitions against the
systemic injustices that plague our legal and educational systems here in the U.S. and abroad.
In addition to all of the beauty, dignity, and goodness that I experienced, I
was caught in the thicket of complexities, and
systemic injustices, the importance of community development for long - term change instead of isolated aid (which can often hurt more than it helps, in the long run).
Though it rankles morally, the fundamental legal and philosophical distinction between letting somebody die and causing their death avoids the
systemic injustice involved in forcing individuals to
be Good Samaritans.
The younger generation believes that a world without
systemic injustice is achievable in their lifetime.
Social media has transformed the way we talk about
injustice, and as events unfold in Ferguson, Missouri, we've
been reminded once again of the pervasive and
systemic racism that
is present in the U.S. and that affects millions of our brothers and sisters every single day.
Montgomery, Alabama, based Equal Justice Initiative
is challenging America's history of
systemic racial and economic
injustice.
This
was no longer about police brutality and
systemic racial
injustice to Trump and his followers.
«The NASUWT
is continuing to support its members in challenging these
injustices, but much more action
is needed by Government to affect the
systemic change which
is needed to ensure that no pupil or teacher
is held back because of their ethnicity or faith.
This problem — a
systemic imbalance of power in the workforce confounded by issues of gender disparity in jobs and pay leading to ongoing
injustice and inequality —
is what led 300 prominent women in Hollywood, including Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and America Ferrera, to form a coalition called Time's Up.
The trailer does riff on how the movie delivers difficult messages about class, race, and
systemic injustice in a package that
's undeniably appealing for kids, but in my opinion, that's one of Zootopia «s biggest strengths
s undeniably appealing for kids, but in my opinion, that
's one of Zootopia «s biggest strengths
s one of Zootopia «
s biggest strengths.
But the film's true power comes from Rees» vision of this world, as her wide angle shots frame the full scale of prejudice and
injustice and reframe the larger issue of
systemic racism that
is as deeply rooted in this country as the McAllan's cotton crop.
For nearly six years as a founding leader of the ASD, I have had the privilege of working alongside just such dedicated warriors: educators, school operators, district and state leaders, community members, and student support providers all helping families zoned to TN's Priority schools get the attention they deserve; to
be heard above the din of competing zoning, funding and political priorities that if left unchecked can perpetuate
systemic injustice.
The impacts of
systemic racism and other forms of
injustice are real.
Where do you get the perspective to recognize what
is wrong in the face of a unified front of
systemic injustice?
The effect
is the same: viewers of their artworks have the opportunity to think critically about how their life and their choices fit into cultural,
systemic, and interpersonal
injustice.
We can not hide behind the guise that this deal will solve any problems; we can not listen to the voices that this deal
is an answer to climate change or
systemic injustices.
It
is not a problem of one struggle but it
is where our struggles come together and
are compounded by the same
systemic injustices.
It has to
be about diversity as just one step towards transforming the
systemic injustices that structure all our lives, and the lives of our communities, and the lives of the most marginalized of clients and friends.
On the other hand, for the critics of ISDS the fact that individual investors may suffer
injustice in the internal market
is a minor problem in light of their understanding of the
systemic implications of investment treaties, with the arguments about «regulatory chill» and protection of narrow corporate interests
being central in this respect.
Our partner in this effort
is the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, an independent and nonpartisan research and advocacy organization which seeks to remedy
systemic injustices facing vulnerable populations within our court systems.
In The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of
Injustice in the American South, authors Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington lay out what happened; how the state's legal system aided and abetted the use of flawed forensic evidence; how
systemic racism influenced Mississippi's coroner system; and the stories of some of the innocent people whose lives
were derailed.
Even in the context of the criminal justice system, legal aid and funding tied to s. 15 of the Charter will often
be inadequate to advance substantive equality claims — particularly when the litigation targets
systemic injustices.
The resources below have
been generated by MFTs and can help with navigating the emotionally complex areas involved with
systemic injustice, trauma, racialized climates, and prevailing fear.