lani

Even though they are not considered 'religious" songs, there are songs in several genre's that have a powerful impact & touch your spirit.

The greatest one for me is Louie Armstrong's It's a wonderful world. It tears me up every time I hear it, it just reminds me how powerful & wonderful God is & how important love is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csncg4q_Qfw

So, what songs touch you?

I was born & raised in a pretty diverse town & had friends of different races, but moved to a predominately white town when I was 12. I had whitefriends that became best friends or really good friends, that after a while confided in me that they were formerly racist, based on what they were taught by their family, not by any experience with black people themselves. Many had never known a black person until they met me. However, once they befriended me (cause I'm lovable like that! :-) ), they saw that all of the stereotypes that they had been told about us were untrue. I'm just naming a few of the stereotypes that they found false:

Single parent family (parents are still together)

Ill mannered

Lazy

Dirty

Stink

On welfare

Unruly children

So for those that were formerly racist, did you overcome this by getting to really know someone of that race that you had issues with?

For those that are currently racist, are you basing this on information that you were given growing up.i.e. parents, grandparents,... Or did you have an experience first hand that led you to this belief.