

The Justice System Needs a New Name
"They are Jusef Antron Kevin Raymond and Korey. Those are their names and we need to KNOW them and SAY their names." (Ava DuVernay) Over...
Hi! I'm Paris, I'm 29 years old, an ordained Pastor in the ELCA, trained community organizer and seeker of post-capitalistic ways of living that honor the dignity of ALL life - people and planet. I am a Midwest native currently studying Economic and Ecological Justice at Vanderbilt Divinity in Nashville, where I am a fellow in the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice. My only children have 4 legs; 5 yr old Chiweenie & 13 yr old Rat-Terrier.
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I started this blog as part of a seminary class, using it initially for a course I took as a tool to help educate others on what I was learning about BLM and exposing our systems steeped in White Supremacy and racism. Since then I have used this platform to post my weekly sermons and post in general about faith and the human condition -
the highs, lows, passions, heartbreaks and where I see God in the midst of it all. I mainly blog as a form of advocacy and because we are not meant to journey alone.