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Politics Race Religion

White Americans: Racist, No Matter Identity?

Since the killing of George Floyd in May, the country has been held hostage with mostly scripted “conversations” about racism. Some of the unscripted conversations have been constructive; the predictable ones have not. Constructive conversations about racism acknowledge the reality…

Derryck GreenOctober 16, 2020

Culture Faith Race Religion

Is “Antiracism” Christian? No

Is individualism an “American white value”? The fad of racializing everything, even long-standing virtues of individual merit, is further eroding our already-fragile civic ties. Critical race theorists like popular author Robin DiAngelo condense the complexity of our anthropology into a collectivized…

Derryck GreenOctober 16, 2020

Faith Politics Race Religion

Anti-Racism 101 Courses are anti-Christian

The police-involved shootings and deaths of George Floyd, Rashard Brooks, and Jacob Blake have currently made “racial justice” the cause of all causes. Consequently, antiracism has become the go-to, socially approved means to challenge what its disciples claim are the…

Derryck GreenOctober 16, 2020

Book Review Culture Faith Race Religion

Does Admitting One Is a Good White Racist Make One a Better Christian?

Christians are called to pursue justice and show compassion to our neighbors while helping them transcend that which diminishes their quality of life (Deut. 16: 20-22, Micah 6:8; Col. 3:12, Is. 1:17). We’re also instructed to pursue peace where we…

Derryck GreenOctober 16, 2020

Culture Politics Race Religion

Rejecting Antiracism for Christian Forgiveness and Reconciliation

I recently came upon the antiracism belief that individualism and merit are “racist.” Antiracists refer these traits as “American white values.” The racializing of individualism and merit-based achievement seem to be exclusive to those who share the antiracist worldview. More…

Derryck GreenJuly 24, 2020

Faith Race Religion

Letter From Frederick Douglass To His Former Master, Thomas Auld

The following is a letter written by Frederick Douglass to Thomas Auld, Douglass' former slave master. In the letter, Douglass thanks Auld for freeing the remainder of his slaves (the actions of which are predicated on a letter that…

Derryck GreenJuly 6, 2020

Culture Politics Race Uncategorized

Black Lives Matter: The Political and Ideological Heir of Black Power

It’s become customary to refer to the Black Lives Matter movement, without much challenge, as one of the civil rights movements of our time. In other instances, it’s suggested that it’s the progeny of the civil rights movement itself. But…

Derryck GreenJune 8, 2020

Politics Race

Biden’s Black Agenda– More Government Dependency

Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden released his compulsory plan for helping American blacks– should he win the November election. Few people noticed. Predictably, Biden promises expanded government intervention into the lives of American blacks. Consequently, his plan calls for substantial government…

Derryck GreenMay 19, 2020

Culture Race

Confederate Statues, Affirmative Action, and Cheap Racial Virtue

Facilitated by media manipulation and exploitation, people have lost perspective trying to outdo one another in their moral condemnation of racial supremacy witnessed in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Because the media finally found actual white racists to cover, rather than smearing white…

Derryck GreenSeptember 18, 2017

Culture Faith Politics Race Religion

Christian Responses to Charlottesville: Forgiveness, Not Virtue Signaling

The responses to the white supremacy rally and the resulting violence in Charlottesville have metastasized out of proportion to what happened. The media’s amplification and exploitation of last weekend’s events, the surrounding tensions- and virtue signaling reactions- have been…

Derryck GreenAugust 17, 2017

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