Christians and Race
I have had discussions with two preachers recently that I respect a great deal. Both are struggling with how to talk about systemic racism with their congregations. I think this article helps to explain why.
| The unofficial racism consultants to the white evangelical world* The Atlantic: Behind every white pastor’s statement about racial reconciliation is a Black colleague’s late-night tracked changes. |
Although fairly long, it is worth the time to encounter statements like the following: “As of 2018, 71 percent of white evangelicals believed that incidents of police officers killing Black men are isolated and not part of a broader pattern, according to a survey from the Public Religion Research Institute.”