Simone Sebastian
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Not justifying. I'm saying erasing/lumping in oppressed Christians (immigrants, Black folks) with their oppressors is an odd choice when "white nationalism" is sitting right there as a perfectly apt term for what's happening on the political right
September 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Not justifying. I'm saying erasing/lumping in oppressed Christians (immigrants, Black folks) with their oppressors is an odd choice when "white nationalism" is sitting right there as a perfectly apt term for what's happening on the political right
Dude, I'm not a practicing Christian. You've lost the plot
September 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Dude, I'm not a practicing Christian. You've lost the plot
Ok....no one is forcing you to believe in Christianity. It's absolutely legitimate to believe Christianity is a myth. My only point is that MAGA is far more defined by its white nationalism than by its Christianity
September 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Ok....no one is forcing you to believe in Christianity. It's absolutely legitimate to believe Christianity is a myth. My only point is that MAGA is far more defined by its white nationalism than by its Christianity
You support discarding churches that provide sanctuary for immigrants facing state violence? You support discarding churches that get old/rural/infirm Black folks to polls despite voter suppression? You support discarding the Christian orgs that help victims of domestic violence, poverty, etc?
September 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
You support discarding churches that provide sanctuary for immigrants facing state violence? You support discarding churches that get old/rural/infirm Black folks to polls despite voter suppression? You support discarding the Christian orgs that help victims of domestic violence, poverty, etc?
I didn't say that, another commenter did.
But I agree with everything else you said. And that's my point -- MAGA wants to own Christianity, but it doesn't. By defining the movement by religion, we're misidentifying its core tenet. It's not religion, it's politics - the politics of white nationalism
But I agree with everything else you said. And that's my point -- MAGA wants to own Christianity, but it doesn't. By defining the movement by religion, we're misidentifying its core tenet. It's not religion, it's politics - the politics of white nationalism
September 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I didn't say that, another commenter did.
But I agree with everything else you said. And that's my point -- MAGA wants to own Christianity, but it doesn't. By defining the movement by religion, we're misidentifying its core tenet. It's not religion, it's politics - the politics of white nationalism
But I agree with everything else you said. And that's my point -- MAGA wants to own Christianity, but it doesn't. By defining the movement by religion, we're misidentifying its core tenet. It's not religion, it's politics - the politics of white nationalism
Lol, y'all who keep accusing the Black church of being inactive are just revealing that you know nothing about the Black church
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Lol, y'all who keep accusing the Black church of being inactive are just revealing that you know nothing about the Black church
My original post is explicit about what I'm suggesting people say
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
My original post is explicit about what I'm suggesting people say
Not forgetting that at all. Christianity has been a tool of oppression. (It has also been a tool to fight oppression.) But as you said, Christianity was a tool; white supremacy, on the other hand, is the driving force. Put the emphasis where it belongs
September 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Not forgetting that at all. Christianity has been a tool of oppression. (It has also been a tool to fight oppression.) But as you said, Christianity was a tool; white supremacy, on the other hand, is the driving force. Put the emphasis where it belongs
It has been used to oppress, yes. It's also been used to fight oppression. It fueled the Civil Rights Movement. It was used to combat slavery and lead uprisings of enslaved people. It's been used to provide sanctuary for immigrants. Most immigrants we're deporting today are themselves Christian
September 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
It has been used to oppress, yes. It's also been used to fight oppression. It fueled the Civil Rights Movement. It was used to combat slavery and lead uprisings of enslaved people. It's been used to provide sanctuary for immigrants. Most immigrants we're deporting today are themselves Christian
Most of the immigrants coming to the US are Christian. Do all the Christians we're deporting without due process own this problem? Are they hateful?
September 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Most of the immigrants coming to the US are Christian. Do all the Christians we're deporting without due process own this problem? Are they hateful?
That message wasn't directed to you
September 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
That message wasn't directed to you
The notion that the Black Chirch is "standing by" is not rooted in present or historical reality. The Black church is arguably the most politically active church in this country
September 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The notion that the Black Chirch is "standing by" is not rooted in present or historical reality. The Black church is arguably the most politically active church in this country
Are you under the impression that the Black church isn't Christianity?
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Are you under the impression that the Black church isn't Christianity?
Who is "they"?
September 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Who is "they"?
Ok. And the same bible that MAGA believes in was used to inspire uprisings of enslaved people and justify their violence against encaptors. It was also used to lead the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement. So what's your point? Frankly, you're proving mine: Christianity can't be lumped into one box
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ok. And the same bible that MAGA believes in was used to inspire uprisings of enslaved people and justify their violence against encaptors. It was also used to lead the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement. So what's your point? Frankly, you're proving mine: Christianity can't be lumped into one box
Is this your msg to the Black church? People who have died in their fight to upend white supremacy in this country? Is it your msg to the Presbyterian church, which faced state violence for sheltering immigrants from deportation? If you don't think they've distinguished themselves, that's on you
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Is this your msg to the Black church? People who have died in their fight to upend white supremacy in this country? Is it your msg to the Presbyterian church, which faced state violence for sheltering immigrants from deportation? If you don't think they've distinguished themselves, that's on you
If you think the Black church feels any affinity -- let alone cult-like affinity -- with white Christian nationalism, your argument is rooted in a severe deficit of information and understanding of the Black church
September 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If you think the Black church feels any affinity -- let alone cult-like affinity -- with white Christian nationalism, your argument is rooted in a severe deficit of information and understanding of the Black church
Drivers do this to each other, too. I'll pause at a cross walk or after a light turns green for a pedestrian that hasn't finished crossing the road, and the car behind me will lean on its horn. I'm not going to kill a human being just so you can get to your destination 20 seconds earlier, sir
September 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Drivers do this to each other, too. I'll pause at a cross walk or after a light turns green for a pedestrian that hasn't finished crossing the road, and the car behind me will lean on its horn. I'm not going to kill a human being just so you can get to your destination 20 seconds earlier, sir
Perhaps the Black church makes no sense to you because you clearly know nothing about it
September 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Perhaps the Black church makes no sense to you because you clearly know nothing about it
I'd argue that defining Christianity in the US by ignoring the enormous congregations of Black/Latin/Asian/Catholic/progressive churches is itself a form of white supremacy
September 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'd argue that defining Christianity in the US by ignoring the enormous congregations of Black/Latin/Asian/Catholic/progressive churches is itself a form of white supremacy