Judy Wu Dominick

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• Reimagining Racial Bridge Building in the Age of Social Media

  By Judy Wu Dominick on December 5, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  The late Neil Postman wrote, “The clearest way to see through a culture is to attend to its tools for conversation.”  And today, our primary tools for conversation are smartphones, computer screens, and various social media platforms.  As I scroll… Read More ›

• Escaping the Fake News Machinery

  By Judy Wu Dominick on November 30, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  I saw this tweet this morning and thought, “This is why citing articles to prove a point has little effect on anyone who’s not already convinced of the point we’re trying to make.” I scan through my social media feeds… Read More ›

• When Freedom and Oppression of Ethnic Minorities Are Matters of Political Expediency (and how unity in the church can serve as a faithful witness against it)

  By Judy Wu Dominick on November 19, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  There’s a strong connection between the end of post-Civil War American slavery and the internment of Japanese Americans – both of which happened in 1942.  And that connection has significant bearing on life in America today. We need to go… Read More ›

• Church As a Community of Enemies

  By Judy Wu Dominick on November 14, 2016 • ( 7 )

  

  Community is a word we throw around in church circles – a buzz word that conjures up images of people talking and laughing together over a meal.  In the 25 years I’ve been a follower of Jesus, however, I have… Read More ›

• Lament: An Act of Worship or An Indecent Display?

  By Judy Wu Dominick on November 11, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Out of the 150 Psalms in the Old Testament, 68 are psalms of lament.  In fact, there are more psalms of lament than of any other genre, including thanksgiving, hymnic, liturgical, and community.  And yet, in (upper)middle-class, dominant-culture churches in… Read More ›

• How can we learn to see each other in the face of racialized pain?

  By Judy Wu Dominick on September 13, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  It happened 3 months ago.  As my daughter and I exited the car and started walking toward the pool entrance, I heard it. “Konichiwa!” It was a strange thing to hear in the middle of our area of Atlanta, where… Read More ›

• A Prayer on 9/11 Remembrance Day

  By Judy Wu Dominick on September 11, 2016

  

  At least three generations of my family have born the scars of war and political instability.  We were and continue to be politically insignificant people caught between the oppression of Japanese imperialism and the unmatched destructive capacity of U.S. military might, casualties… Read More ›

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