I came to the LC-MS website just to see if there was any response to the Ferguson events from the LC-MS church, which I knew was based in St. Louis. I am ELCA. There was, and that is great! But I am concerned about three of these seven comments above. They display, in glaring terms, what is wrong in your region. Blacks need every bit of compassion, understanding, and empathy we whites can muster--- not charges of being "coddled", having broken homes, or needing to "take responsibility". Nor should we be allowed to be shielded from extensive reporting. This is obviously an issue that needs serious attention and resolution, with all whites taking responsibility for 300 years of oppression.