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Time for protesters to run for office; time for Tulsa leaders to read the Riot Act

A young friend of mine was incensed at the attitude of older folks about the incident on the North Detroit overpass of Interstate 244. "The point of a protest is this: How does it feel to be powerless?" So it was fine, in the eyes of this homeschooled, Christian young...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 1, 2020 11:25 PM

Evangelical virtue signaling on racism

Derryck Green, an African-American writer currently pursuing his doctorate in theology and ministry, has written several recent columns at JuicyEcumenism critical of the way certain evangelical groups are falling all over themselves to embrace #BlackLivesMatter. Back in December, Green wrote that Intervarsity had been "seduced by compartmentalized justice" when it...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 7, 2016 12:27 PM