The real test isn't whether you disavow white supremacists. It's whether white supremacists will disavow you.
I think about this a lot irt church culture. We can make all the public statements we want against white supremacy, but the important things are the words we won't say.
There are ways to talk about racism that allow white supremacy to continue, harbored in our communities b/c we won't actually speak to specific realities.
I'm not suggesting you target people you've decided are racist & preach at them. I'm saying we must live in such a way that our words & actions consistently honor the imago Dei of all people and naturally confront racism in our communities.
IOW, if white supremacists are comfortable in our churches & communities, we need to ask why. That's on us.
And quite frankly, that's a lot harder than making public statements. It requires introspection, humility, & honesty. It probably means starting by confronting your own heart.
@n_d_anderson & I have a philosophy of life: Live in such love & truth that other people have to burn the bridge.
To this conversation, live in such love & truth that white supremacists won't feel comfortable around you unless they're willing to question their beliefs. Let them choose to either cross the bridge or burn it.
(Also, ftr, plenty of folks have chosen to burn the bridge so be advised that grief will accompany this philosophy of life. Still recommend it tho.)
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