White Christianity is in big trouble. And it's its own biggest threat. - The Washington Post - 0 views
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perhaps most importantly, white Christians seem unwilling to be guided by the plain truth of our shared faith. Instead of forming judgments about how to live our lives based on how our religious convictions interact with real-life circumstances, we pass off irascible reactions as theological principles.
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The tyranny of fear in white Christian life is especially visible among white evangelicals, who stand out in their opposition to pluralism in America.
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We claim to read the Bible and hear Jesus’ teachings, but we think poor people deserve what they (don’t) get, and the inmates of our prisons deserve, if anything, worse than the horrors they already receive. For believers in a religion whose Scriptures teach compassion, we’re a breathtakingly cruel bunch.
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