Mr. Phil
I heard about the killing of Philando Castile mid-day. Driving with the lead pastor (my new boss) to a Bible study, he asked me to review the prayer list for Sunday. On the paper I saw the name Philando Castile , and prayers for his family and our community and state leaders to receive God's guidance. I was stunned as the lead pastor filled me in. I have been a closet supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. I completely believe we have systemic racism baked right in all institutions of our society. I think this unknowingly comes out in our personal decisions. And it appears this systemic and personal racism becomes really obvious in policing because it's about life or death. At a distance, I've admired how the Black Lives Matter movement insists systemic racism is intolerable and been in awe of their resiliency when facing critics and backlash over their methods. I am not extremely close to the organization and don't want to pretend I know more than I d