(5 NBCDFW) Two Dallas pastors – one Black, the other white – sat down to talk about race and the role of the church. The conversation was unscripted; two friends talking about race. However, the conversation took place in front of a virtual audience.
Richie Butler is the pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, which was built by freed slaves more than a century ago. Reverend Paul Rasmussen is the leader of Highland Park United Methodist Church in one of Dallas’ wealthiest zip codes.
“Sometimes we talk about some tense things. Sometimes we talk about some awkward things. But it’s always in those awkward moments that it seems like empathy is really born,” said Rasmussen.