A 2012 survey finds that increasingly more and more white Americans want to stop talking about race. According to the Portraits of American Life study, 45 percent of white participants in 2006 said one of the most effective ways to improve race relations was to stop talking about race. In 2012, this rose to 60 percent who wanted to stop talking about race. Black participants favoring less talk about race rose from 31 percent in 2006 to 39 percent in 2012 …

In my last piece for The Mennonite, I wrote about my brother Jim. I called our denomination to expand its welcome to include our LGBTQ sisters and brothers. I invited us to follow the rule of love rather than the rule of law …