Thread by @SophiaLeeHyun

#SBC21 THREAD: (skip if you’re sick of tweets about SBC)

So from what I've heard from messengers here at #SBC21, Critical Race Theory IS a big issue. But for lots of diff reasons.

One black pastor told me CRT is the "#1 issue" for him. Why? "Ask 100 ppl what CRT is, you'll get 100 diff answers." He says “many ppl want to talk, but no one wants to listen. If someone like @tomascol listened to someone who’s diff from them, they’ll better understand.”

A white pastor from Alabama says many of his church members are “very concerned” about CRT. Why? “CRT divides Christianity.” What do you mean by that? “Exactly what I said. It divides Christianity.” Didn’t explain more.

A white pastor of a diverse church in SD told me he feels some in the “hard right” has “made a strawman out of CRT.” He says this group wants to label any discussion abt white supremacy, white privilege, etc as CRT so they can just condemn it: “That’s sinful.”

Another messenger told me, “I feel fear is impacting our ability to hear people and understand the nuances of this issue.” She’s concerned that disagreements on issues like CRT are causing committed Christians to question each other’s faith & biblical orthodoxy.

5 years from now, I really wonder if we’ll still be talking about CRT. But I am 100% certain we’ll still be talking about race and our diff ideas on how to approach race as Christians. That’s basically what this whole debate on CRT is about.