Tag: the race of Jesus Christ

Jesus and Santa Claus

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The title of this post sounds like the beginning of a bad joke or a nursery rhyme but apparently, Jesus and Santa are in the same socially constructed race.  According to Fox News host Megyn Kelly, they are both ‘white.’   Really? Actually, Jews are not a race; they are a nation of people.  And […]

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Five Lies Christians Believe About Race

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“My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in the spirit of gentleness.  Take care that you yourselves are not tempted.  Bear one another’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if those who are nothing think […]

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Collecting Questions

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Questions. It seems that I have an endless supply of them, especially when it comes to race. I guess that I collect them. In fact, I am always looking for the right word and more specifically, the right question to unravel the social construct of race. I sit and think not about answers to race […]

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What Our Faith in Race Reveals

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 Race should not be confused with God though it is often an unconscious and easily accessible substitute, our go- to god and our alternative deity.  Our faith in race is one passed down to us as a supplement to our Christianity, evident in the unspoken belief that there are scenarios in America’s racialized society that […]

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