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September 2020

September 14, 2020

When “Christian” Means “White People”

Black Lives Matter is only anti-Christian if Black Christians are not Christian. But then, white...

August 2020

August 05, 2020

The Other Part of the Aurora “Stolen Van” Saga

I don't know whether the fact that the van had been stolen earlier in the...

July 2020

July 14, 2020

When White Relatives Turn Fascist

Realizing that everything you were taught growing up was a lie, and at the same...

June 2020

June 16, 2020

From “White Privilege” to “White Blessing”

Within evangelicalism, blessings are usually given by God. They aren't merited, necessarily---they aren't something you...

June 15, 2020

A Stilted Framework for Understanding Racism

I'm reminded that one of the things I like about no longer being an evangelical...

June 11, 2020

Pulling Down Statues Is Not the Same as Blasting Sacred Sites

So I thought I'd take a moment to explain the difference between what's happening here...

June 09, 2020

A Tale of Many Statues

This weekend, in Bristol, UK, protestors allying themselves with the Black Lives Matter movement in...

June 03, 2020

Our Nation Has Lost Its Witness

We have lost our witness and have walked so far off a cliff that I'm...

June 01, 2020

On the Murders of Breonna Taylor and Atatiana Jefferson

Consider the logic here---the claim is that it's okay for police officers to break into...

May 2020

May 06, 2020

On the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Modern Day Lynching

Maybe things will change, now, in Hinesville, Georgia, and Ahmaud Arbery will get justice. But...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

On Answers in Genesis’ Portrayal of Noah’s Son’s Wives

Who did Noah's sons' children marry? Presumably they married their cousins, and not their siblings...

January 2020

January 20, 2020

Was Martin Luther King a Republican? A Historical Primer.

I worry that many on the right can't see history outside of points scoring. And...

January 15, 2020

Fake News and Public School Textbooks

We talk a lot about "fake news" today, and about media bubbles, and about people...

December 2019

December 10, 2019

We Need to Talk about White Women and Race

As much as we white women would like to pretend that we're not like that,...

November 2019

November 06, 2019

League of the South Video Stunt Sets Off Alarms at Newly Bulletproof Emmett Till Monument

As the Jackson Free Press notes, the false and malicious claim that black people are...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

Emmett Till’s Bulletproof Memorial: We Have So Far Still to Go

Cummings was injured when a white mob set upon him and other black boys integrating...

October 14, 2019

Justice for Atatiana Jefferson

Last week, I mused about what justice ought to look like for Botham Jean, who...

October 08, 2019

Amber Guyger: What Actual Justice Would Look Like

Amber Guyger is behind bars. That much is good. But will this stop crimes like...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Should Evangelicals Compare Themselves to Blacks Under Jim Crow?

Perhaps I'm letting a focus on French's history get in the way of addressing a...

August 27, 2019

What Is a Racist?

I'm reminded of the evangelical focus on faith instead of works, where what matters is...

August 21, 2019

Why We Need the New York Times’ 1619 Project

I'm looking forward to seeing where The 1619 Project goes from here. I've long lamented...

August 19, 2019

Illinois Prison Banned ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ for being “Divisive”

Do you know what is divisive? Slavery is divisive. Jim Crow is divisive. Racial discrimination...

August 08, 2019

Christianity Today’s History of Pandering to Racists

When I see Christianity Today publish pieces like this, I can't help but feel that...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

The Sins of the Parents (and Voucher Schools)

As far as I'm concerned, if you receive public money, you shouldn't be able to...

March 2019

March 14, 2019

Maine’s Racist Governor Never Stepped Down

When I first saw the headline about a Maine government official resigning, I thought perhaps...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

This Colorado Republican Illustrates Why Her Party Lost the Black Vote

Can you imagine having the presumption to claim that you, a white lawmaker, should be...

January 29, 2019

Homeschooling for the Twenty-First Century — or the Nineteenth?

I was homeschooled. My parents talked about public schools educating kids for a factory-based economy...

January 28, 2019

I Learned Latin and Memorized Old Poems–and I Wish I Hadn’t

I was homeschooled, and I remember this exactly. We thought we were special because we...

January 23, 2019

On Covington Catholic, and the Perils of Segregated Schools

The teenage boys who sparked so much outrage over the weekend attend a school whose...

January 22, 2019

Mike Pence: MLKJ Said Democrats Need to Build the Wall

I have gotten to the point where I almost dread Martin Luther King Jr. Day...