We in the church have another name for racism and another way to treat it. We call it a sin. And, God knows, sin is common. And there is only one treatment for sin. They can t cure sin.
Psychologists can t heal sin, either.
The only way to treat sin is to confront it, to confess it, to repent, to ask and receive forgiveness from God, and from our brothers and sisters. Most of the people in our congregation look like sophisticated people of the world. But don t you believe it. For instance, most of us don t spend very much time with people of color we live in something of a self-imposed ghetto of privilege. That is, for the most part, we mean well, but we don t get out much.