I totally disagree. I think it's more of a Spirit thing. If the Spirit says, "Lay down your life in repentance towards a deeply disenfranchised group because (and this is the key), in the same manner, Jesus humbled Himself, even to the point of death.....and I will bring healing and deliverance to many", then that is the Spirit leading the thing.
Now this is the question I have for the whites that don't get it.
Why is it such a big deal, and why does it bother you so much? I know...YOU didn't commit atrocities and YOU didn't do anything to minorities, and you love all people, etc....but what if your actions actually bring healing to someone who has been deeply hurt by whites or whatever. What if your washing their feet and asking for forgiveness on behalf of what whites have done unleashes something stored up? I mean...wouldn't you do that, would you not humble yourself if it will bring healing?
I guess knowing the history of this country and the fact that blacks were still getting lynched in the 60s it just doesn't seem to be a big deal.
I think most white people forget that many people still alive suffered brutality that whites have never seen or been privy to. I bet Romans828 could tell us some terrible stories about what she has lived through. We simply aren't that far removed from a very sordid, brutal, history in terms of race relations.
That said, I do think that in today's climate, what with all the race hustling, safe spaces in colleges
, and exploitations of non-events, twisting of stats, etc.....that it gets tiresome to deal with this, BUT, I'm certain that the main reason it was brought up at Azusa was specifically because now there is a race war that has come to the US (something I warned about 8 years ago). The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they are might in God! We have to go about this fight with spiritual weapons, not carnal ones.
Sorry to go so long, didn't mean go, and I'm not directing any of my comments towards you Femme, except for the first paragraph. I just got to answering your question and I got a bit long-winded.