Donald Trump proves evangelical Christianity is just white supremacy in disguise

[kpete]

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I learned the hard way that for most evangelical Christians, particularly prominent white pastors, they often confuse conservative politics with Christianity. The more I spoke out on police brutality or racial injustice in America, the fewer evangelical Christian friends I had. I used to have hundreds. Now, after serving my entire adulthood in that community, I'm down to about 10 pastors who are still willing to associate themselves with me and eight or nine of them are black and deeply disturbed by the same issues that trouble me.

I didn't quite know what to make of it all until this election.

Donald Trump — flagrant, vulgar, offensive, and dangerous — has won over the majority of evangelical voters not because he is authentically Christian, but because Christianity for millions of white evangelicals in America is simply white supremacy in disguise.

Sadly, this is not a new idea. For centuries, Christianity has been used as a tool of colonialism, oppression, slavery, and capitalism. It has existed and been funded, far too often, as a nation-building tool that actually had very little to do with actually living out the creeds and mandates found therein.

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[ileus]

1. That's why there are no Black Christians.

[Nye Bevan]

6. LOL (nt)

[Tanuki]

8. ...."Trump...has won over the majority of evangelical voters...."

Hmmm....Shaun King hasn't been paying attention......

http://www.joy105.com/kim-fields-honored/

"Earlier this week, 28 African American faith leaders from across the country endorsed Hillary Clinton, citing her experience, long commitment to and understanding of the key issues their congregations are facing, and inequalities facing the African American community. On Wednesday, Clinton met with faith leaders and discussed economic disparities, the Flint water crisis and environmental justice, women’s health, equal pay, education, criminal justice, and how they can partner in tackling these issues.

“When I agreed to host the small gathering of African American clergy from around the country, I wasn’t expecting to endorse Hillary Clinton. I left that meeting convinced that she is the best person in this campaign season capable of serving as our next president. I believe that she is ready to lead and has all the requisite abilities,” said Reverend Dr. Mark Tyler. “Hillary discussed her plan to make investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and breaking down barriers for women. She also hit the right note on many of the areas that are important to my work in organizing, especially with regard to economic dignity for working people and equity in public education funding.”

“This week, Secretary Hillary Clinton took the time to sit down with a group of African American faith leaders from across the country to share with us her heart and vision for how she intends to move America forward as the next President of the United States,” said Reverend Zina Pierre. “We likewise shared with her many questions and concerns involving the many systemic socio-economic challenges at the forefront of the African American community including: eradicating the prison pipeline, early childhood education, police and community civility, unemployment and underemployment, equal pay for women, the foreclosure crisis, workforce housing, homelessness, healthcare, and at the top of the agenda was environmental disasters that plague majority African American populated cities. She brought attention to the crisis in Flint, demanded action, and expressed her intent to bring to light the other Flints that occur in our country all too often. I’m supporting Hillary Clinton not because of the symbolism of her potentially being the first female President, but because she is qualified and equipped to do the job and represent ALL Americans regardless of religion or color.”

The following ministers endorsed Hillary Clinton:

· Rev. Dr. James C. Perkins, Michigan
· Rev. Dr. Timothy Boddie, Washington, D.C.
· Rev. Dr. Calvin McKinney, New Jersey
· Bishop Gregory Ingram, Pennsylvania
· Rev. Dr. Jessica Ingram, Pennsylvania
· Bishop George Battle, Jr., North Carolina
· Rev. Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr., Louisiana
· Bishop Lawrence Reddick, Texas
· Bishop James Walker, Washington, D.C.
· Rev. Amos C. Brown, California
· Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Ohio
· Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, Georgia
· Bishop Herbert Daughtry, New York
· Dr. Raphael Warnock, Georgia
· Rev. Cromwell Handy, Alabama
· Bishop Dr. Corletta Vaughn, Michigan
· Rev. Traci Blackmon, Missouri
· Rev. Zina Pierre, Maryland
· Bishop Tavis Grant, Texas
· Rev. Leslie Sanders, Illinois
· Rev. Dr. Ken Campbell, Texas
· Rev. Gregory Holston, Pennsylvania
· Rev. Dr. Mark Tyler, Pennsylvania
· Rev. Dr. Willie Gable, Louisiana
· Pastor Pete Palmer, Pennsylvania
· Rev. Dr. Karen Johnson, Maryland
· Rev. Dr. Kevin R. Johnson, Pennsylvania
· Rev. William Shaw, Pennsylvania

[raccoon]

2. At two Methodist churches in my area that I visited, in Sunday school I heard one conservative meme

after another. Needless to say, I didn't return.

Sure turned me off to Xian churches. They seem to have their religion intertwined with conservative Republican right-wing philosophy.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I don't know what area you're in, but in the Twin Cities, the Methodists are mostly liberal

And I have some evangelical Facebook friends who are both white and anti-racist.

And look at these people, evangelical (originally Mennonite, I think), and left of the Democrats on most issues:

https://sojo.net/articles/it-s-embarrassing-be-evangelical-election

[raccoon]

13. SC--and I wouldn't have expected Methodists to be like that either. nt

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. Well, the Methodists are one of the denominations that split during the Civil War over slavery

They got back together officially after the war, but that doesn't mean that they don't hold retro attitudes in the red states.

The Southern Baptists stayed split off, and the American Baptist Church, the northern branch, is now the most liberal flavor of Baptist. I once lived in a town where the American Baptist minister blessed a same-sex couple, and the Southern Baptists across town went ballistic and picketed the American Baptist church, which seems silly, because no one was forcing them to do anything they didn't want to.

There are different types of Lutherans, too. The ELCA are the liberals. The Missouri Synod (which is all over the country) is more conservative, and the Wisconsin Synod (also all over the country) is off-the-charts conservative.

In most parts of the country, Episcopalians are liberal, but the parishes that were really, really upset about women's and GLBT issues split off and now call themselves the Anglicans. However, outside the U.S., "Anglican" is just the generic word for churches derived from the Church of England. (We in the U.S. are called Episcopalians, because after the Revolutionary War, the Church of England refused to consecrate any bishops in its former colonies. The Scottish branch, which is called The Episcopal Church of Scotland, liked the idea of an opportunity to stick it to the English, so three priests who had been selected as bishops by the American church went to Scotland to be consecrated.)

[Solomon]

3. Yes. I have been saying this for decades. That

Jesus is the god of white supremacy. He was co-opted for this role long ago. That's why he is always depicted as a white man, even today, despite the fact that everyone knows he couldn't possibly have been a white man if he had been a real person. God is white! Everyone knows that. Ask Megan Kelly.

[ladjf]

4. What about the millions of black Christians who are very devout? nt

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Or the millions of white Christians who are politically liberal

Maybe you live in the Bible Belt, but in the rest of the country, there are plenty of liberal Christians. Even in the South, ELCA Lutheran and Episcopal and other mainline churches serve as refuges for those who don't want to be part of right-wing politics.

Here in Minneapolis, white Christian clergy (from the liberal churches, not from the free-lance fundamentalist churches) have joined interfaith support protests for Black Lives Matter, among other things.

My church raised money for scholarships for homeless students at the nearby community college.

Looking at the cars in my church's parking lot, I see no Trump bumper stickers, but plenty for Bernie or Hillary.

[whatthehey]

10. They are a small minority

I swear people still think anecdotes trump data however often they are corrected. It's either confirmation bias or the emotional appeal of the individual over the mass of unknowns, but there is absolutely no doubt at all that evangelical religiosity, particularly among whites, is extremely closely correlated with right wing beliefs in politics.

http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/evangelical-protestant/#social-and-political-views

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. No arguent with the correlation, BUT

the ratio between evangelicals and liberals varies from region to region.

In urban (as opposed to suburban) areas, a churchgoing person is just as likely to be liberal as not.

[Yavin4]

9. Which also explains their hostility to reproductive rights

It's the White babies being aborted that angers them.

[libodem]

11. .

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/03/01/conservative-christian-leader-admits-liberals-were-right-about-evangelicals-all-along/

[bobthedrummer]

15. Another bigoted attack on all Christians isn't unusual on DU-but the truth is that Christians were

always in the vanguard for social justice and change historically, especially here in The United States of America, a fact that the real DU reality-based community often cites.

Below is but one example of the corruption of Christianity that is HUGE in the campaigns of 2016 for those that love the Truth.
New Apostolic Reformation/NAR (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Apostolic_Reformation

[malaise]

16. Said that ages ago

Good to see the data

[Jitter65]

17. AMEN!!!! nt