As this parent was picking up her preschooler, she overheard the kidmin team member singing "Jesus loves the little children" and she was offended.
Offended? Why?
Her concern was the use of colors in the song to represent different ethnicities; "red and yellow, black and white." Her explanation was valid. She is raising her child to view everyone as equal and this song represents a negative connotation to a persons heritage.
Well then, okay! Although I have not been presented with this view before, it gave me something to think about. I assured her that the point of the song goes along her thought pattern that everyone is equal, or "precious in His sight." I also told her that as a leadership team we would discuss her concerns.
My personal thought is that the song itself is just fine, it's simple, straight forward, and has a positive point. It's unfortunate that there is extra baggage added to the words used.
Your thoughts?
Though the context is important, classing people by color is often offensive. It highlights one physical attribute, and has extra sting when people have been discriminated against on that basis.
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