But on Palm Sunday, two Dallas pastors from opposite sides of the city found a new way to deliver a powerful message to their congregations.
They traded pulpits for a day, preaching to the other’s church.
“Today we’re focused on racial reconciliation, that God loves everyone,” said the Rev. Bryan Carter, senior pastor of Concord Church, a predominantly African-American congregation in South Dallas.
How do we love each other if we don’t know each other?” asked the Rev. Jeff Warren, senior pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church, a predominantly white congregation in North Dallas.
Last week, University of Oklahoma president David Boren said an investigation found that the racially insensitive Sigma Alpha Epsilon chant captured on video originated from a national leadership cruise sponsored by the national fraternity four years ago.