BlacKkKlansman’s Less Obvious Villain

From Think Christian:

“BlacKkKlansman reminds us that white supremacy continues to use Christianity as a tool of hate. The film makes the link from Beauregard’s “old rhetoric” with the current activities of white nationalist groups by ending with actual footage from the 2017 Charlottesville rally, which resulted in violence and death. Where is the Church’s voice in response? Often those Christians who do speak out are dismissed or demonized by other believers. If the Church remains silent and allows this heresy to go unchecked in the pews and around the water cooler, we signal that not only does the gospel not speak to this area of life, but that even if it did, we have no interest in living it out.

We cannot claim to honor the image of God in our neighbors while explicitly or implicitly propagating white supremacy. We must, like Paul, oppose this evil not just with our words, but in our actions. Following Paul’s advice to the Corinthians, let us demolish every stronghold—including heretical notions of national, racial, and ethnic superiority—that sets itself against the word of God. We demolish strongholds not by ignoring them, but by opposing them in love, with grace and truth.”

Read the full piece here.