"The white Christian needs to learn that they tend to begin in the New Tstmt + with the resurrection of Jesus. So it's this sort of triumphal, good news message. And that's part of it. But a lot of black Christians begin in the Old Tstmt with the Exodus narrative." @jemartisby
@JemarTisby The reference here to "white Christian nationalism" here is a callback to a part of this interview where he ties Mike Pence to the KKK burning crosses + setting up an altar in front of Confederate monuments.
@JemarTisby "Racial justice efforts, the pace tends to be dictated by the fragility of white people. Churches that are attempting to be multi-racial, they may make good attempts but they're always thinking about 'how are the white people gonna respond?'"
@JemarTisby "You see the lack of trust in historic institutions like the church...anything that smacks of hegemonic power is suspect, and with good reason. We've seen so much homophobia, sexism, financial mismanagement."
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