Thread by @tisaiahcho

Back in 2017 after the White nationalist/supremacist event in Charlottesville, I wrote an article for @WhiteHorseInn explaining how the Bible speaks clearly against racism, ethnic superiority, and nationalism. The comments and articles written in response to it were appalling.

This wasn't the first time we had received comments like this, but the vitriol was palpable this time. Donors of the ministry were threatening to stop their support. I learned that Reformed pastors were spreading gossip that the ministry was becoming "liberal" and full of "social

justice warrior" content to convince those they have influence over to stop their support. A local pastor and seminary professor posted multiple articles as well as a live radio broadcast that was at least in part a response to my article and others by Christians of color.

We need to keep this in mind as we think of Christians of color who find themselves working in predominantly White Reformed and Evangelical churches and nonprofit ministries. If only it was just a matter of telling the truth, that would be easy. But in reality, speaking up

about basic truths about racism and White supremacy and nationalism immediately brings up the threat of the loss of major donor $$$. It brings about the hit pieces by influential Reformed and Evangelical figures that could place one's ministry on a "blacklist."

In my experience in the Christian nonprofit world, I've seen content get pulled and taken down because of these sorts of threats, as donors bullied and got their way with their money. I've seen leadership cave into the demands of influential pastors and professors out of

fear of no longer being in their good graces. I saw compromise after compromise and moral relativism in order to appease angry donors and influential people. I also experienced broken promises by people who claimed to "have your back" but never spoke up in my defense

when my name was dragged through the mud.

Yet, in the midst of heartbreak and betrayal, I found friendships and acquaintances with Christians who truly loved the Lord and didn't want to just be pleasers of men. I heard of others who went through similar experiences

and I learned exactly what is at stake when you push for racial justice and truth-telling in Reformed and Evangelical spaces. I learned that some things are worth losing friendships, influence, and connections because they are what the Lord is passionate about.