What is #LeaveLOUD?

Pass The Mic

The Witness

Christianity, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Jemar is BACK! Returning from his brief hiatus, Jemar and Tyler give you the official explainer of what #LeaveLOUD really is and who it is for. We know you have questions, so we’re taking time to answer as many as we can. We answer the questions: -Are we saying all Black people HAVE to leave? -Are we leaving Jesus behind? -Are we giving up on white people? -Where do we go from here? This is an old school PTM episode, filled with laughing and preaching. It’s good to have Jemar back! ********* In 2018, the New York Times published an article tiled: A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches that chronicled the plight of Black Christians who quietly exited their churches after their pastors and fellow believers failed to denounce state-sanctioned violence against Black people, white Christian Nationalism, systemic racism, and everyday bigotry. Since that time, things have gotten worse, not better. In recent months, we’ve seen a surge of Black leaders and congregants in predominantly white or multiethnic churches and Christian spaces decide that it’s time for them to go. We bear witness to the hurt, harm, and frustration that our siblings have experienced. Enough is enough. It’s time to #LeaveLOUD To #LeaveLOUD is to tell our stories, to name things for what they are, to take back the dignity we’ve lost while being in institutions that don’t value the fullness of the image of God within us, and to go where we are celebrated and not just tolerated. For the next several weeks, we will be sharing stories of Black Christians who have made the decision to #LeaveLOUD. We will also be providing thoughtful analysis, words of wisdom, and resources for those who have already left or who are discerning whether they should #LeaveLOUD. We invite you to share your stories using the hashtag #LeaveLOUD. The Witness BCC exists to empower Black Christians to live into the fullness of who God created us to be. You are not alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm your host Tyler Burns. You can follow me on Twitter and Instagram at BurnsClanFollow
0:25.1	at your own risk. And joining me today is the founder of the witness, the man, the
0:31.4	myth, the legend, the two-time best selling author, Mr. Blue Check verified
0:35.4	himself. He's back, y'all. Jamar, Tisby, what's going on, brother?
0:39.3	Tried to get rid of me, but I just keep going. Come on back. Ain't no games being
0:44.8	played up in your... No, bro. No, bro. No, bro. You got this fancy position now.
0:51.1	You can't be talking that reckless. You can't be talking spices like that, bro.
0:57.4	It's good to have you back, man. It's good to be back. It's good to be back. We've been in touch,
1:00.8	but it's good to be back on the mic. Of course, absolutely. I was going to say you came back
1:06.5	like Goku out of the medical machine. Here we go. You watch Dragon Ball Z. You watch Dragon Ball Z,
1:10.8	right? No. Goku got injured with freezer, and then he had to fight him in his final form,
1:15.8	so he had to go into the medical... Okay. For the rest of our listeners, we're glad you two
1:20.1	heard you snore. We're just snore. I love saying this. You back like you never left, man. Listen,
1:28.7	it's important to say for those of you, most of you, I don't know, you listen every episode twice
1:33.1	and you take notes, but here's the thing. And they subscribe to me. You have skipped absolutely,
1:37.6	and you support us at patreon.com for a slash pass the mic. But for those of you who have not
1:43.6	listened to this episode a few months back, I feel like it's a few months back, or was it just a
1:48.7	month? I don't know. Time. What is time in the pandemic? Jamar has transitioned out of his CEO
1:54.0	role into a new role, and I got to get you to say the full title, because every time you say this,
1:59.1	it gives me another excuse to gas up the fact that you got this job. So what's the full title, bro?
2:04.2	Yeah. So the full full title, I almost never say, but it's senior academic researcher and
2:10.4	assistant director of narrative and advocacy at the center for anti-racist research.
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