I’ve been tagged in this a lot, so a couple thoughts. First, yes, shame on @Zondervan.
But what’s fascinating to me is the denial here that any of this is political. I run into this often with conservative Chrs who are fiercely political yet see their values as apolitical. 1/
But what’s fascinating to me is the denial here that any of this is political. I run into this often with conservative Chrs who are fiercely political yet see their values as apolitical. 1/
https://twitter.com/religionmag/status/1393989626289790977
“We noticed the divide in the public where some people started seeing pro-American images like the flag, the bald eagle, the statue of liberty as weaponized tools of the Republican party, and we didn’t understand that,” Kirkpatrick said. 2/
Things that prompted this Bible include homeschool parents’ fear that US history isn’t being taught in schools anymore and the removal of monuments in the wake of BLM protests.
But no, nothing political here: 3/
But no, nothing political here: 3/
“He’s very aware that critics will say the Bible is an example of White Christian nationalism, the belief that the U.S. is a Christian nation and Christians should actively work to keep it that way through privileging Christianity in the public square…. 4/
“But Kirkpatrick insists that this Bible has nothing to do with current politics. It’s about getting more people no matter their age, gender, sexuality, race or politics to read the Bible and U.S. founding documents in their entirety, he said.” 5/
This refusal to identify their own values—Chr nationalism, opposition to racial justice, etc., as “political” normalizes these as truth, just what good Christians do. It gives false innocence to the whole project. Meanwhile, opponents are anti-Am & practice “identity politics.” 6
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