The quest for equality

I've been thinking about our world and the quest for equality. I've been thinking about how whether it's racial, gender or religious equality, or any other kind most people, within the church and outside of it aren't really interested in equality.

See the whole thing about equality is that it puts you on the same level as everyone else. By it's truest definition, equality places everybody on the level playing field. That means, those who are requesting equality get pulled up the level of those the request is being made of. But that's as far as it goes.

But take a look at your life, does it reflect a desire for equality, or superiority? Are you interested in having equality? are you interested in being challenged by someone equal on what you believe or how you live? See, the problem is most people will say, "I want equality. I want to be considered equal." But they are really saying. I want to be able to believe what I believe and do what I do without challenge, because that's my right, and it's your right. However, that attitude is about superiority. There is no room for that kind of thinking in the world as we live in our day to day lives, and there is no place for that in the church.

How can we possibly have authentic community when we approach any discussion of faith that we have as more a debate than an opportunity to grow. How often have I, have you brought our package of beliefs into a debate and walked away saying that somebody attacked us because they challenged our beliefs? You are not your beliefs. How can there be equality when we refuse to accept that the person that we are talking is bringing equal beliefs to the conversation?

I guess the challenge is to walk in equality. Don't live like you are superior and function in the equal community we were called to function in.