The manufactured outrage over critical race theory (CRT) reveals how little most white Americans know about their nation’s racial history. Ignorance this profound requires an explanation.
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Confessions of a Good White Guy
Looking back from a distance of almost 60 years, I can better understand why the Tlicho boy took such delight in spitting on me. The recent discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools across Canada has rocked me back on my self-righteous heels.
If you’re not worried about Southern Baptists, you ought to be
Black Southern Baptists stand aghast as their white counterparts embrace the MAGA revolution.
Did AT&T create and fund a fake news network?
A bombshell report from Reuters asserts that OAN, the relentlessly pro-Trump network that supports the Big Lie, is largely a creation of Dallas-based AT&T. Asked why he created OAN, Herring said, “To make money, number one.” But he didn’t stop there. “Number two, is that … Continue reading Did AT&T create and fund a fake news network?
Why is progressive Christianity so white?
As I read through my morning email, this headline caught my eye: “Ruffled feathers: Wild Goose Festival is a case study in how hard it is to disentangle from white supremacy — even when you want to.” The article isn’t really about white supremacy–at least, … Continue reading Why is progressive Christianity so white?
A new direction
The Friends of Justice blog has gone through some major changes over its fifteen years of existence. It started out as a way to draw attention to the campaigns Friends of Justice sponsors, beginning with the Jena Six. Then I started blogging about the criminal … Continue reading A new direction
Obedient imagination: the true work of a prophet
Whenever the gap between God’s unrelenting purpose and realities on the ground became intolerably immense, the Old Testament professor said, the prophets offered Israel an alternative future, conjured through the power of sanctified imagination.
In Memoriam: Gary O. Gardner
“I’m a crazy sonofabitch,” Gardner continued. I ain’t joking either. I’m racist as hell, and I’m flat crazy. But, me being crazy is why we’re gonna win.”
A Prison Wedding
That’s where Paul found himself. But God refused to leave him there. And so, deep in the dark night of the soul, with prison shackles on his wrists and his ankles, the apostle made a life-changing discovery: “Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” And I’m here to tell you that, because the Spirit of the Lord is in this place, we are free.
Jace Washington and the Monsters of Saint Tammany
David Duke, Jack Strain and Walter Reed (and a certain politician who shall not be named) are monsters created in our own image. We turned these men loose on America. They are our responsibility. And until we face that ugly fact, men like Jace Washington won’t stand a chance.
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