This religiosity was bound to happen. You know why?
Because when tradition and culture were captured by the elite, the hustlers only recourse to extra-cultural authority was evangelical religion. @jkobuthi alluded to this in our conversation on philosophy.
Because when tradition and culture were captured by the elite, the hustlers only recourse to extra-cultural authority was evangelical religion. @jkobuthi alluded to this in our conversation on philosophy.
https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/1573566419526115329
.@chris_mungai didn't just allude to it. She predicted it four years ago. The essence of evangelicalism is do-it-yourself. You don't need to think, or be in an institution. All cultures are "equal," so colonialism is supposedly not a problem. theelephant.info/features/2018/…
To avoid going the American way, we needed to put more energy and time into crafting a Kenyan theology that speaks against injustice and speaks for the poor. But what did the snobbish PMC do? They told those of us who wanted to do the work that we were backward anti-secularists.
For Mama Rachel and Pastor Dorcas, faith is the best thing they have to participate in society. They are not politicians, academics, sports people or artists, etc. As the PMC should know, but don't care, those avenues for social progression are crushed in Kenya. We said it x10.
So we left that space open to the 97% to occupy. Either we do the work and fill the gap for the people who need a faith that addresses injustice and inequality, or we better know that hyperventilating about religion is just going to look more snobbery than actual politics.
We had this coming. People saw it coming. Panicking isn't going to get us anywhere. We must abandon the political conservativism and elitism of the last 60 years and catch up with the struggles of the majority of Kenyans.
Of course I must say #CBCmustfall.
Of course I must say #CBCmustfall.
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