I agree. I mean, in the spirit of comradeship I don't want to marginalize folks who, for example, believe in liberation theology. But yeah, the sheer size of Evangelicalism relative to more chill versions of Christianity in America means we have to treat it differently.
Though personally I say "white evangelical" because my personal experience has been 99.9% with specifically white evangelicals. I don't want to presume the beliefs and attitudes of POC evangelicals.
Sure - but herein lies the problem imo. Criticism of the institutions isn't an attack on your personal beliefs. We need to separate our personal spiritual beliefs from the institutions that are very reactionary, with real political power, on a global scale, that is almost always weaponized against our goals of racial justice, solidarity, anti-imperialism, LGBTQ rights, and more.
I agree. I mean, in the spirit of comradeship I don't want to marginalize folks who, for example, believe in liberation theology. But yeah, the sheer size of Evangelicalism relative to more chill versions of Christianity in America means we have to treat it differently.
Though personally I say "white evangelical" because my personal experience has been 99.9% with specifically white evangelicals. I don't want to presume the beliefs and attitudes of POC evangelicals.
Sure - but herein lies the problem imo. Criticism of the institutions isn't an attack on your personal beliefs. We need to separate our personal spiritual beliefs from the institutions that are very reactionary, with real political power, on a global scale, that is almost always weaponized against our goals of racial justice, solidarity, anti-imperialism, LGBTQ rights, and more.