Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy is calling for white Christians to repent of their racism against their black brothers and sisters while fighting for their rights.
The Christian Post reported that Cathy, alongside Megachurch Pastor Louie Giglio and rapper Lecrae discussed the issue of racism in America following the deaths of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks by white police officers.
“I think we have to recognize we are in a very special moment right now that the answer is not just for this to go off the radar screen, go back to talking about COVID-19, to talk about world peace, the environment, … politics is going to be coming up here this fall,” Cathy said on Sunday at Passion City Church in Atlanta.
“I believe if we miss this moment, we would have failed in our generation,” he cautioned.
Then Lecrae chimed in on his own personal experience of racial injustice at Cathy’s request.
“I don’t need the media to tell me that this is a problem because it’s a reality that I live,” Lecrae began.
The rapper noted how a police officer pulled a gun on him at 13, and how he was falsely placed on a gang list by police for skipping school at 14.
Lecrae also recounted other incidents with law enforcement, including being pulled over by police officers for no reason.
One recent incident, in particular, had police officers stop and search Lecrae’s rental car while he was driving…
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