really? I was in college in south Florida back in 2008-2011 and then again in 2013-2014 and I didn't see any of that. It seems to me to have gotten more support and fervor in the last 5-6 years.
I grew up brown in the south, college in the Deep South and I loved it!!! I certainly met horrible people of every color but my real world experience is so counter to this race-based trash I immediately rejected it.
I remember how the media erupted last year around this time. I have had a habit of studying the scriptures regularly. As an African American, I have an understanding and a love for the history of the people of my ethnicity. However, I do not embrace rage and I do not embrace hatred. All of what African Americans have gone through (i.e. slavery, jim crow, etc), we should be extinct. It is the grace of God that we are still here, so we should not embrace hatred, we should not embrace rage. I would encourage African American believers to stay in the word of God, and to meditate on that Holy Writ !!
The Lord is so patient and tender to His children. If you sincerely want to follow Christ, He knows it, and He will eventually lead you into truth. I'm old and aHe is still teaching me.
I’m young-ish (30). And I still sit back sometimes amazed by his teachings, obvious blessing, and the love I feel in my chest when I know he is close. Ppl need to open their heart to that love. It can be a a breath taking moment.. imo.
A Christian should consider themselves a Christian first, everything else is secondary. And being a Christian means that you're a child of God, and so is everyone else, in your eyes. Meaning that all of this hate and discrimination is pointless, as it makes no sense to discriminate against one's family...
I have no problem with CRT if it informed us of the past by telling us the truth. As a Christian I believe those that worship God must worship him in spirit and truth. I have problem with Christian supporting a man who thinks Neo-nazi are fine people. The problem is who much of the past can we learn and what can we do to learn from it. Before we call CRT a problem we better distance ourselves from the lynchings, the Jim crow laws the redlining and talk about how Google has an extremely low number of black while hiring whites.
Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists in the United States who seek to critically examine the law as it intersects with issues of race and to challenge mainstream liberal approaches to racial justice. CRT examines social, cultural and legal issues as they relate to race and racism. CRT originated in the mid-1970s in the writings of several American legal scholars including Derrick Bell, Alan Freeman, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, Cheryl Harris, Charles R. Lawrence III, Mari Matsuda, and Patricia J. Williams. CRT emerged as a movement by the 1980s, reworking theories of critical legal studies (CLS) with more focus on race. As the word "critical" suggests, both theoretical frameworks are rooted in critical theory, which argues that social problems are influenced and created more by societal structures and cultural assumptions than by individual and psychological factors. CRT is loosely unified by two common themes: First, that white supremacy (societal racism) exists and maintains power through the law. Second, that transforming the relationship between law and racial power, and also achieving racial emancipation and anti-subordination more broadly, are possible. Critics of CRT argue that it relies on social constructionism, elevates storytelling over evidence and reason, rejects the concepts of truth and merit, and opposes liberalism.
A few years ago I would scoff and scowl at your comment. but today, instead I’d like to ask if you feel that using Jesus’ love to explain the feats of human progression diminishes monique’s character and her own conscious effort to look at things “critically”? I do realize that she herself has given god the laurels of her success as an individual. Please don’t take this the wrong way as I’m simply curious as to how or why we give all the “glory” to everyone but ourselves.
I was introduced to this all by a friend years ago. It was sad watching his family's devolution. Constantly would tell me to shut up, my thoughts didn't matter because of my skin color. His wife told me logic and facts are tools of white supremacy.
I have got the impression that CRT activists gravely mistake societal outcomes for societal intent. Sometimes this seems accidental and at other times it seems willfully negligent, particularly if they are being given the moniker of "scholar". If we look at any society across the globe we will see that the dominant cultural or racial group will tend to be better represented or privileged in the upper echelons of society.
From an outcome point of view, we could assume this is racist. And indeed, through this lens, CRT activists will dive upon such discrepancies in white majority societies as evidence that society is indeed racist.
However, when it comes to the intent of a given individual in their respective community, what do they tend to do? They tend to "look after their own", whether that is their direct family or immediate village/town community. Unfortunately, this means people will be looking after those they live near. So poor people will look after poor people and rich people will look after rich people. This can be seen in white ghettos in the UK, and white palaces in the UK, without needing to invoke race at all to observe similar behaviours that occur between "white" and "black" communities in other countries.
So, we can then see that a potentially BIG PART of systemic inequality issues is actually rooted in people simply maintaining nepotistic attitudes. But at what point should we call this racist? Is it even helpful to call this behaviour racist? Does it create more harm than good? And importantly, how aware are CRT activists that they are ignoring this? Are some CRT activists potentially pushing narratives to create division within society as an end in and of itself?
Now, when we turn to INTENTIONAL RACISM, we can also see the utterances of black supremacist values in black communities, as it is in white communities. Yet, CRT activists tend to adopt the stance that only white supremacy attitudes are a problem, when it seems like the underlying behaviour common to people that engage in supremacist attitudes warrant greater attention and consideration. Perhaps these attitudes and behaviours simply fall on a continuum of human beings acting on xenophobic and tribal urges, which applies to everybody. However, that doesn't mean there's nothing to be done with respect to making the world a better place for all human beings. Nor is the above an attempt at morally justifying intentionally racist behaviour because it is simply "natural" or "normal". The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated what "natural" and "normal" can look like in oppressive contexts, and it was certainly far from good...
When it comes to "defunding the police", the policy changes that address any aspects of policing that maintain a "Guard/Cop" vs "Prisoner/Criminal" mindset could be helpful.
Supremacists, black or white, or whatever form they come in, perhaps even political ideology, are still human beings. They have a story. But, the resolution in understanding these dynamics seems to have been diluted and blurred by Critical Race Theory more than anything else. Perhaps this is because CRT activists place a disproportionate weight on societal outcomes as being evidence of racism. Then, the boogeymen are everywhere. The goal posts are shifted to such an extent that anybody can be perceived as racist.
I believe that until we acknowledge the broader burdens that all human beings share on these issues, that deep cultural change will not occur as readily as it could. So, shifting these issues onto "whiteness", or any other identity construct, shifts the conversation away from understanding human beings to blaming groups of people - which by definition is discrimination.
Perhaps for some CRT people, they are very aware that they are doing this, and indeed, see the situation as an opportunity for vengeance, grandstanding or profit rather than peace and mutual respect.
1st sentence, yes!! Our society does have a lot of things that are unfair for people of color, but that doesn’t mean white people should be vilified like they are causing it on purpose.
Monique, it is a real expression of love towards God when He is able to reason with each of us. The work begun in you will be completed. Just a note, as you continue your journey, you might find it beneficial as well as encouraging to listen to a podcast hosted by Darrel Harrison and his cohost, “Omaha”. The podcast is titled “Just Thinking”. They put forth these ethnic issues of social justice, critical race theory, etc. in a framework that is Faithful to the Bible, God’s Word. Wishing you well! ‘The Mama’.😉👵🏼❤️
God said ”I am a jealous God" because we are not to get distracted by other shiney things. Last year I heard someone say "beware the idolatry of skin color" and it made me halt.
This is not a light topic. I was bombarded by this every .02 seconds in college, and it lead to a severe depression. It’s really hard to work 40 hours a week while going to school, while being constantly reminded of how bad everyone else has it in life. I was made to do reports on racism in every class except for math.
The best way to describe CRT and its sister ideologies (Critical Sexual Theory, Identity Politics, etc.) is that Wooden Bender meme from Futurama in which he says: “Let’s teach the world about our peaceful ways. By Force!” At its core are this ideologies are nothing but hatred towards your fellow man and woman. They sell you all this idealistic ideas but in the end is just the same evil that we saw in the past. I have been victim of this horrible ideology just because I disagree with them, they assume I was white and they bashed me without remorse, when I told them I was Latino, they continue to bash me but now with Latino racists slurs. Truly this a horrible thing and the sad thing is that is growing and now being forced onto innocent kids, kids who will grow up into hating themselves or thinking less of themselves which will lead to get angry and unleash that anger onto others. That is the vicious cycle this ideology seeks to promote.
The source of all slavery and oppression is sin. And Christ came to set us free. Any sense of equality among human beings can only be based in a transcendental imperative of one sort or another. The Christian understanding that slow but sure created (among people who truly embraced it) ideas such as universal human worth and dignity, inalienable rights and equality under law was based on the understanding of two very crucial doctrines: 1) All human beings are created in the image of God, and 2) All humanity is fallen and sinful. The first of these might be described as the height of arrogance... until the second comes along and knocks us all down. Combine the two ideas and some very interesting things begin to follow. First, individual pride can be said not only to be unwarranted, but sinful. And group pride seems no more than an extension of the sin. Furthermore, we might begin to understand why those most influenced by these ideas began the march towards things like limited government and rule of law. The idea of the divine right of kings was certainly something that grew out of particular religious ideas offered as justification, but those two crucial doctrines would eventual chip away at the absolute power of any particular person or group. Within these two ideas it became rational to both pity the poor and mistrust kings. The rich were no better than the poor, and the king not necessarily better in any transcendent sense. Equality of humanity was not an earthly thing in practical terms, but a transcendent thing before God Almighty. In these two doctrines all mankind stands equal in the most important of ways. Outside of these two ideas no two men are fully equal in any sense. One better looking than the other. The other perhaps richer. One having a life of relative ease... the other perhaps born under harsher realities. But none of those was to make any difference in how any particular individual was to be ultimately judged by their fellow human beings. Behavior and character could be judged, but not ones ultimate humanity and worth. Christian theology would teach people to love sinners and yet hate their sin. The sinner we were to forgive unto 70 times seven; the sin we were not to forgive at all. We were to be far more hateful towards sin and its results, yet far more kind towards sinners... because "there, but for the grace of God, go I". Thus, even the 'smallest' of offenses was condemned... and yet no one was to say the vilest of sinners was not worth saving. The Gospel itself became a thing that had the thunder of pity and brotherhood among all humanity. And the very notion of evangelizing all nations was seen as a beautiful charity to be spread generously and without judging any group of humans as 'not worth saving'. What any nation or race lacked in goodness was only a reflection of the fall that infected all men, for all are sinners worthy of condemnation. And the God who offered salvation through His Son wanted His followers to make this offer known to all mankind.
"Are you first black, or are you first Christian?" That is the golden question. Would you be more willing to be another race of the same faith, or the same race of another faith? I can't imagine choosing race over faith. Birds of a feather flock together, do we gravitate toward decent people regardless of race, or are we only comfortable around people that look like us?
Yes, CRT is clear about the ultimate oppressor- white Christian men that used Christianity as another tool to single out BIPOC and oppress them, thus making themselves the bearers of ultimate purity and intellect. 🤷♀️
@@prodig.9889 It's not my narrative. I'm just stating what CRT states. Enemy #1 is white Christian men. I'm not a supporter of CRT. I think we should all know the history, but CRT is destructive once it gets past the history stage, imo.
@@ProverbsOne-Seven thank you, I can't speak about that, I don't know enough. However, I do know about Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Dr. Gerald Horn, Howard Zin, " 100 years of lynching ", the " new Jim Crow ", Thom Hartman, kpfk.org,. But, Iam learning. Now that I think about it, " the doctrine of Christian discovery " must be the starting point.
You can't overestimate the power of multi-ethnic contact and friendships built cross-culturally. It's part of God's design so when there are mono-ethnic, single-cultured congregations or persons given to the "I stick to my own" mentality, so much is lost. It's not that those people aren't Christians, but they are denied so many opportunities to grow. And that denial is often, not always, done to themselves by themselves.
CRT is not about standing up against white supremacy. It's about standing up against inequity and, in doing so, standing in favor of inequality and injustice. *You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.* _Exodus 23:2-3_ Critical Race Theory is completely against the Bible. Overcoming unequal outcomes requires partiality towards the poor which is just as bad as partiality to the great (see also Leviticus 19:15).
@@sivad1025 critical race theory is an approach to see how we as a society got to this point in terms of race is what the theory is proposing from what I've gathered respectfully I don't see how that is going against the bible.
@@bigcee5702 If CRT taught _just_ that, it wouldn't be against the Bible. The problem is, CRT comes with: 1. Racial Essentialism 2. Racial Equity 3. Intersectionality Theory 4. Standpoint Epistemology These four CRT principles teach that race is intrinsic to your identity, that your race is intrinsic to your truth and that race is intrinsic to how you should treat others. Jesus and Paul taught that our identity is formed by our relationship with God, _not_ our features of the flesh. They taught that Jesus is _the_ Truth and that the Truth is the sword that divides us. They taught that you should treat all others the way you wish to be treated, not how they should be treated based upon characteristics like skin color. CRT is a demonic ideology that intends to divide people based upon skin color not upon the Truth that exists outside our existence.
this is just bizarre~if your beliefs, thoughts and views will NOT withstand a critique/critical examination (a critical observation or remark) how solid are they? At this point, we all should have a HEALTHY level of critical thinking especially when it comes to corporate, political, educational, cultural and religious doctrine.
The Church owes Black People an apology. In the past the Pope declared that Blacks don't possess a Soul ,therefore they can used as slaves since they were not Human.
Some still believe in it until they put the lid on their coffins. You can't tell them any different because they think they are smart and know it all. They don't know how ignorant and hateful they sound.
I love this lady... How can you call yourself a Christian while at the same time being hostile to one group of people? I never even thought about it like that. I mean it seems like this critical race theory ideology is wanting to flip the roles of the atrocities that happened during slavery and with some white supremacists after slavery was ended. Basically now black people should be superior to white people... I personally would rather live by what Martin Luther King Jr was fighting and gave his life for, which is racial equality. My white skin color doesn't make me any better than your black skin color. And vice versa. How bout we react to people based on their character and what's in their heart rather than what color their skin is? If we're ever going to find peace in this huge mixing pot of different ethnicities in this country, that seems like a great place to start. I can promise you there's a handful of terrible people of every race, but there's far more good people, that all want the same thing. Our government for many years and it seems more in recent years has been pushing things like critical race theory. Why do you think that is? Because they know that if we could ever stop being ignorant and stop looking at people and judging them by how they look, and come together as 1 big united group of just AMERICANS.... All the governments power to control its people while politicians become milliionaires, is gone... It really doesn't take much to see they wanna keep us fighting and keep us divided... We the people is rapidly being changed to we the government. We are losing our constitutional rights more and more everyday. This current president was quoted as saying "The Constitution is not absolute". Meaning if there's a constitutional right given to every American in there, that goes against what the government wants, they can change it... That is NOT the what our forefathers thought when they gave their lives to win our independence and write it.... IT IS absolute, unless we the people don't care enough to fight for it... United we will always stand, divided we are doomed to fall... God bless everyone
As an agnostic Seeing things like this definitely makes me appreciate religion alot more than I used to I have no problem admitting that trying replace religion with rationalism left a gaping hole that something truly destructive is now filling
Exactly. I don't know how anyone who is a real Christian, being aware of the presence of God in them since being born-again, can primarily identify with their skin color. You have become a child of the eternal God and sense this. Why would you boast about being a descendant of any "race" that is sinful and mortal?
A lot of Evangelical discussion about race is so shallow. As a black American Christian I still believe James Baldwin’s question in his book “The Fire Next Time” is valid today, “If God loves us all, why is the black man cast down so far?”
To grapple with that, we should look hard at what happened in the early 60's. Within a relatively short historical period, black poverty had halved; the black family was rock-solid (even a smidge more likely to be intact than the majority); in Harlem, people could sleep out on their fire escape when it was hot, and go for walks in the middle of the night. Just when there was this big national repentance over racism and big legislative pushes (the war on poverty, affirmative action initiatives, getting rid of racist laws), at that point things fell apart. Progress against poverty slowed, the family started falling apart and neighborhoods got dangerous. There are some parallels with what happened with poorer classes in England around that time. ua-cam.com/play/PLl-dKknTvNeFvJX8tjFUevwRTBnqD06kJ.html
As soon as I realised it was based on Marx it was a case of don’t get me involved. Marxian economics were an absolute joke when I was in school. Also they did not even feature in the text book it was just thrown in for comedy value by the lecturer. Hard to believe his stand up in the lecture could get him in trouble with the authorities now though I am sure he is still doing the same routines.
They were feeding me this crap in Vollege in the early 90s. I taught corp organization. Like for manufacturing the wanted CRT into sixsigma training! Its cult crap. I never had a single slide on my PowerPoint of any of that crap. I refised. In a hamdyman now. Lol
Maybe I’m missing the big picture, but I just look at it as ALL mankind irregardless of skin color is in fact created in Gods imagine. And I am by no means trivializing anything, but according to what I have learned, Jesus, was born a Jew. Okay, got it! However His ancestor King Solomon married a Shunimite woman and their skin was very black. Soooo, it is quite possible Jesus’ skin could be darker (or lighter) then the traditional olive color. Does it really matter? Our blessed Savior does not look at the OUTWARD appearance, but rather the heart. A black heart full of sin & hate) goes to eternal punishment, a white heart (pure & full of love) goes to eternal reward! To me it’s just that simple.
Unfortunately anarchy is never and can not bring about a positive change. To demean another culture is anti Christian. Good created all mankind in his image
See, Redemption, Christianity, it is not really a scholastic conversation. In the words of Foghorn Leghorn; "That's what I've been - I say, that's what I've been telling you, boy! Put that egghead book down, boy."
Seriously, if the little children in my Sunday school class acted like those bible college students, my church would be asking questions of me, and the children's parents. It isn't enough to realise your mistake sister, your role is to make sure that bible college is shut down. there is no point in me teaching the smallest, godly ways if the final purpose of that is to send them to a place where they are turned into racists even if that racism is acceptable to a particular group.
Amen the Bible teaches all of what we need to know to make disciples in this fallen world-Mark 16:15-16. Only Christ can bring peace in a systemic fallen world, our identity is in Christ-Luke 12:51 🙏rapture
What do you say to the Christians that use the Bible to create a justification for their “racism“? The Bible has thousands of interpretations and billions of people with their own personal experiences interpreting them.
@@leti.s.6253 An overused word that is spat out endlessly to silence others with a different religious or political affiliation often without context or provocation.
Is cultural Marxism is not new , I’m South American they teach la lucha de clases there in every level of education, the ruling class is the state and those linked to it. The state is God and the father and the ruler of every Astor the life
What about the fact that you're a hebrew and the same story is throughout the Entire Bible? Knowing that you can attempt to become anything is one thing, however knowing that this system is also designed to minimize the value of black hispanic and native lives is evidence by the amount of unarmed black and latino folks killed yearly. The romans persecuted Christ and the apostle's. This is the same system just different times. We are the same exact people then and now. Just the descendants. It's very clear when you read the bible.
I came here thinking this would be a real defense of anti CRT. I left here disappointed because it was a religious scapegoat with no real argument lmao
I'm here apologize for being white na only kidding. I 'm here to apologize for what Adam and Eve did that started all this death and distruction, eh wait? I am here apologize for god putting that dam magic tree of knowledge where Adam and Eve could get to it.
This is the slickness of systemic racism. I have a secure credit card. The payment is due on the 9th of each month. But you pay it earlier. I pay the monthly payment on time.Just a lil earlier; But the bank charge a low cent charge. Like .28 cents close to the original due date of the 9th. after you made your monthly payment. If I don't check my account after I've made that monthly payment. And the bank add a small fee to your account. And that little change fee of .28 cents is not paid on the 9th. The bank has to report that to the credit bureau as something negative. Therefore you have a negative inquiry on your credit report. That what white people do, that runs these bank systems. They target black, to put negative inquires on our credit report, that prevents us from getting loans for homes, businesses etc. The bank teller tell me, it's just 28 cents, but I do have to report that as something negative if the 28 cents is not in your account by the 9th. The 28 cents isn't the problem. The problem is. If you've made your monthly payment, and your account is in good standing. The bank add a small change fee like 28 cents, so they can report your account negative to the credit bureau. That's what systemic racism is. Something little as 28 cents can cause a lot of damage. Because, when request a credit on you. The credit bureau is not gonna say you have a negative inquiry for 28 cents. Their just going to report a negative inquiry. And that's what a lot of these racist people been doing to blacks, that's working in these systems that can report things on your credit. Then you have to go through all these mental, stressful loop holes to fix it. For them to comeback and lie and say. It was a clerical error.First Premier Bank is corrupt of doing this, and so many others
Exactly, I’ve been asking everyone I can to Research: *The Devils Punch Bowl of the 1880s: Natchez, Mississippi* *The Massacre of 1921: Tulsa, Oklahoma* *The Massacre of 1923: Rosewood, Florida* *The Black Teen Holocaust of 1959: Arkansas* & *The Massacre of 2015: Charleston, South Carolina* Just to name a few. This is a small portion of the atrocities done here in America towards blacks specifically but there are horrible things that have been allowed by our government against all its citizens. So after these dates are researched, then I’d like someone to explain to me why Critical Race Theory is racist.... Clearly something needs to change
@@jameztheartist3893 The same reason the media is feeds us fake news. People aren’t perfect, including black people; but the question is who is responsible for the narratives ‘Mainstream Media’ propagates? And do you blame it’s influence on those that become corrupted by the propaganda or do you blame the one controlling the program? ua-cam.com/video/gbNwqGc4fkw/v-deo.html Think about it.
Honest question. Has faith in Christ brought people together based on race? Actual real answers please. We have seen how religion has been used to perpetuate a system of supremacy.
I believe so. Heck, Christ himself, a Jew, had a conversation with a woman who all the religious superiors considered a gentile or lower being. He didn’t care about your race, ethnicity, religion to begin with, and he didn’t make any of those a requirement to learn about God’s love and your self worth. He just wanted to get to know you for you. What we see throughout history are people who use religion or a belief system to grant them political, militaristic, racial etc power. And religion by definition is already structured in a way that can exclude more than it includes (keep in mind religion doesn’t have to be a spiritual thing, or belief in a deity, refer to any dictatorship). That’s why there are so many different forms of “Christianity”. Because people will emphasize different parts of scripture to meet their own personal agenda. They manipulate Truth to create their own truth. They tell people what they WANT to hear. So the instances of religion being used to perpetuate supremacy (I.e. the South during slavery) are far from faith in Christ because they are missing the big picture and all the details. And in my personal experience, sharing a love of Christ has brought me so many friends of different backgrounds. And it has also helped me talked to those who don’t know Jesus. Is it world changing? No and it doesn’t have to be. It’s all personal relationships, but that’s where it starts. I never want to look at someone and think they are a certain way by default because of their race. If I did, then I wasn’t taught right. That’s just completely missing God’s word.
I mean this with respect: it is absolutely heartbreaking that this is a serious question. When "religion has been used to perpetuate a system of supremacy," it was used by people intentionally misusing it. For example, the fugitive slave act compelled people to return slaves. Deuteronomy 23:15 says that you shall not return fugitive slaves and shall not mistreat them. Was the fugitive slave act based in the Bible or lies and ignorance of the Bible? That seems pretty obvious to me. The first chapter of the Bible teaches: *Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.* _Genesis 1:26_ Anyone who reads the Word of God understands that those of different races are also in his image. So, yes, true faith in Christ brings people together. Religious bigots who misuse their "faith" for inequality are deceivers and children of the devil
@@sivad1025 well I think we are waiting for this to happen to the entire body of Christ across the board. Faith alone should be the driving force to help fight against racism. There hasn't ben a concentrated effort from the church to do that.
@@MikeStoan It’s not bringing people together if Christianity is used as a tool to subjugate, discourage, or discriminate. Those who do that are hypocritical. Your question sounds like Christianity was exclusively used in a malice manner. I’m not denying it hasn’t, but were they true followers of Christ? Absolutely not. I think people get surprised when they hear that the Bible teaches to love; love God first and in turn you love yourself and others. The turn off being that you have to have conviction, to understand your shortcomings and recognize sin (following Christ is no walk in the park believe it or not). It’s not a new modern message, Jesus had it covered thousands of years ago. I think the question should be “Can CHRIST bring people together?” Yes he can! Christianity without merit, faith and effort is just a word, but get to know Christ, and you’ll be able to spot people who want to control and discourage others. Get to know and trust Christ, and he’ll teach you to form good relationships. It’s hard for me to put into words because it is a very personal thing. In my day to day life, I think “if I can make a single person smile and feel good about themselves, and show them what God’s love looks like” then that’s enough for me. And it’s a big step to bringing people together. The goal is not to change people necessarily because you can’t force that to happen. But to inspire people. They will choose to change if they want to.
@@bigcee5702 Critical race theory teaches racial essentialism. That is, race is necessary to who we are and, specifically, that people are victims and oppressors based off their skin color. That is clearly racist and goes against the message of the Gospel that all are one under Christ who saved us. Second, critical race theory teaches that racism can only be overcome with discrimination against the poor. See Leviticus 19:15 or Exodus 23:2-3. The Bible clearly teaches that partiality to the poor is just as unjust as parituality towards the great. Third, critical race theory teaches intersectional theory. That is, you are defined by your intersectional traits. Galatians 2:20 teaches that we do not live our own lives, but rather, Christ lives in us. The intersectional theory is at odds with the principle that our lives are defined by Christ, not identity or works. Fourth, critical race theory teaches standpoint epistemology. That is, your race gives you authority to speak on certain matters. The Bible teaches that God is the Truth and the Truth does not change. Moreso, John 16 teaches that Truth is delivered by the Spirit, not our own authority.
Also, from a practical standpoint, CRT doesn't speak truth to power. It sets up systems that keep the powerful in power and keep the poor poor. CRT supporters love to trash capitalism. But capitalism gives you the ability to work and own your labor (another Biblical principle) whereas CRT has put people in boxes to stop them from excelling. Black Americans will always being academically and financially behind every other race if they keep voting in CRT-supporters who hold them to low expectations. The only way to break poverty is through work, not racial essentialist theory.
@@sivad1025 Actually, Critical Race Theory does speak PROFOUND TRUTH TO POWER! What's had /is holding Black Americans back is past/present discrimination, redlining, in many neighborhoods that routinely results in shepherding and ghettoizing Black people (of all socio-economic classes) in neighborhoods that are hyper-segregated. More recent political gerrymandering, inadequate health care that results in disparate health disparities and chronically shorter life spans than is the case for many White people. Environmental racism (Does Flint, Michigan come to mind?)Systemic and systematic racism, voter suppression, lack of access to the mainstream, low performing schools due to many of these schools residing in low income areas with lower tax bases police brutality,(ENOUGH SAID THERE!) ,a HORRENDOUSLY RACIST criminal justice system that has developed a "prison industrial complex" system largely targeted to Black and increasingly non-White Latino Americans etc... I could go on! I would advise you to read Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow. If you decide to do so, hopefully iy will enlighten you and cause you to rethink your "just pull yourself up by your bootstraps, buck on and soldier forth" mindset that is largely filled with empty platitudes and is a worthless and useless message.
I smelled the bullshit they were feeding me a year into college back in 2007. Couldn't say the same for many peers and those that came after them 😢
A person with a brain I see.
If only more shared your brain waves
really? I was in college in south Florida back in 2008-2011 and then again in 2013-2014 and I didn't see any of that. It seems to me to have gotten more support and fervor in the last 5-6 years.
You guys are idiots 🤣 go back to school and learn
I fell for it last year. I repent.
Welcome back to the light.
When something is presented innocently as "combating racism" it's easy to fall for it, especially today.
No need to repent. You used your own brain to make your own decisions 💪
You give me hope!
God bless you, that is the key.
Everyone learns in kindergarten that two wrongs don’t make a right... at least we used to get taught that.
Also, together we stand, divided we fall
EAD...
The Bible also says do to others how you want done to you I think we've lost that also
Love your neighbor
@@brittanyeyrich2360 we never had that!
I grew up brown in the south, college in the Deep South and I loved it!!! I certainly met horrible people of every color but my real world experience is so counter to this race-based trash I immediately rejected it.
I remember how the media erupted last year around this time. I have had a habit of studying the scriptures regularly. As an African American, I have an understanding and a love for the history of the people of my ethnicity. However, I do not embrace rage and I do not embrace hatred. All of what African Americans have gone through (i.e. slavery, jim crow, etc), we should be extinct. It is the grace of God that we are still here, so we should not embrace hatred, we should not embrace rage. I would encourage African American believers to stay in the word of God, and to meditate on that Holy Writ !!
The Lord is so patient and tender to His children. If you sincerely want to follow Christ, He knows it, and He will eventually lead you into truth. I'm old and aHe is still teaching me.
I’m young-ish (30).
And I still sit back sometimes amazed by his teachings, obvious blessing, and the love I feel in my chest when I know he is close.
Ppl need to open their heart to that love. It can be a a breath taking moment.. imo.
A Christian should consider themselves a Christian first, everything else is secondary. And being a Christian means that you're a child of God, and so is everyone else, in your eyes. Meaning that all of this hate and discrimination is pointless, as it makes no sense to discriminate against one's family...
I have no problem with CRT if it informed us of the past by telling us the truth. As a Christian I believe those that worship God must worship him in spirit and truth. I have problem with Christian supporting a man who thinks Neo-nazi are fine people. The problem is who much of the past can we learn and what can we do to learn from it. Before we call CRT a problem we better distance ourselves from the lynchings, the Jim crow laws the redlining and talk about how Google has an extremely low number of black while hiring whites.
Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists in the United States who seek to critically examine the law as it intersects with issues of race and to challenge mainstream liberal approaches to racial justice. CRT examines social, cultural and legal issues as they relate to race and racism.
CRT originated in the mid-1970s in the writings of several American legal scholars including Derrick Bell, Alan Freeman, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, Cheryl Harris, Charles R. Lawrence III, Mari Matsuda, and Patricia J. Williams. CRT emerged as a movement by the 1980s, reworking theories of critical legal studies (CLS) with more focus on race. As the word "critical" suggests, both theoretical frameworks are rooted in critical theory, which argues that social problems are influenced and created more by societal structures and cultural assumptions than by individual and psychological factors.
CRT is loosely unified by two common themes:
First, that white supremacy (societal racism) exists and maintains power through the law.
Second, that transforming the relationship between law and racial power, and also achieving racial emancipation and anti-subordination more broadly, are possible.
Critics of CRT argue that it relies on social constructionism, elevates storytelling over evidence and reason, rejects the concepts of truth and merit, and opposes liberalism.
Thank you Monique
God Bless Monique for her eyes being opened and recognizing that Jesus’ love has no color. Amen!
A few years ago I would scoff and scowl at your comment. but today, instead I’d like to ask if you feel that using Jesus’ love to explain the feats of human progression diminishes monique’s character and her own conscious effort to look at things “critically”?
I do realize that she herself has given god the laurels of her success as an individual. Please don’t take this the wrong way as I’m simply curious as to how or why we give all the “glory” to everyone but ourselves.
@@omarluyando9353 if I see God working in my life, why would I take credit for the outcome of God's work?
@@TheEnigmaticmuse because by your claims, he is within you, which means it’s still you even with his help .
I was introduced to this all by a friend years ago. It was sad watching his family's devolution. Constantly would tell me to shut up, my thoughts didn't matter because of my skin color. His wife told me logic and facts are tools of white supremacy.
No one said that to you. That's what you heard in your mind.
You are a liar!
I have got the impression that CRT activists gravely mistake societal outcomes for societal intent. Sometimes this seems accidental and at other times it seems willfully negligent, particularly if they are being given the moniker of "scholar".
If we look at any society across the globe we will see that the dominant cultural or racial group will tend to be better represented or privileged in the upper echelons of society.
From an outcome point of view, we could assume this is racist. And indeed, through this lens, CRT activists will dive upon such discrepancies in white majority societies as evidence that society is indeed racist.
However, when it comes to the intent of a given individual in their respective community, what do they tend to do? They tend to "look after their own", whether that is their direct family or immediate village/town community. Unfortunately, this means people will be looking after those they live near. So poor people will look after poor people and rich people will look after rich people. This can be seen in white ghettos in the UK, and white palaces in the UK, without needing to invoke race at all to observe similar behaviours that occur between "white" and "black" communities in other countries.
So, we can then see that a potentially BIG PART of systemic inequality issues is actually rooted in people simply maintaining nepotistic attitudes. But at what point should we call this racist? Is it even helpful to call this behaviour racist? Does it create more harm than good? And importantly, how aware are CRT activists that they are ignoring this? Are some CRT activists potentially pushing narratives to create division within society as an end in and of itself?
Now, when we turn to INTENTIONAL RACISM, we can also see the utterances of black supremacist values in black communities, as it is in white communities. Yet, CRT activists tend to adopt the stance that only white supremacy attitudes are a problem, when it seems like the underlying behaviour common to people that engage in supremacist attitudes warrant greater attention and consideration.
Perhaps these attitudes and behaviours simply fall on a continuum of human beings acting on xenophobic and tribal urges, which applies to everybody. However, that doesn't mean there's nothing to be done with respect to making the world a better place for all human beings. Nor is the above an attempt at morally justifying intentionally racist behaviour because it is simply "natural" or "normal". The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated what "natural" and "normal" can look like in oppressive contexts, and it was certainly far from good...
When it comes to "defunding the police", the policy changes that address any aspects of policing that maintain a "Guard/Cop" vs "Prisoner/Criminal" mindset could be helpful.
Supremacists, black or white, or whatever form they come in, perhaps even political ideology, are still human beings. They have a story. But, the resolution in understanding these dynamics seems to have been diluted and blurred by Critical Race Theory more than anything else. Perhaps this is because CRT activists place a disproportionate weight on societal outcomes as being evidence of racism. Then, the boogeymen are everywhere. The goal posts are shifted to such an extent that anybody can be perceived as racist.
I believe that until we acknowledge the broader burdens that all human beings share on these issues, that deep cultural change will not occur as readily as it could. So, shifting these issues onto "whiteness", or any other identity construct, shifts the conversation away from understanding human beings to blaming groups of people - which by definition is discrimination.
Perhaps for some CRT people, they are very aware that they are doing this, and indeed, see the situation as an opportunity for vengeance, grandstanding or profit rather than peace and mutual respect.
1st sentence, yes!! Our society does have a lot of things that are unfair for people of color, but that doesn’t mean white people should be vilified like they are causing it on purpose.
@@nicolepettit5120 Many have caused it on purpose. Not sure what you are talking about. Does this apply to everyone? No. But does it exist...yes.
CRT seems to be at odds with people of faith
Not people of faith, anyone who wants to end racism and unite Americans.
@@brhino7575 seems like division is what they want
@@BobJohnson648 exactly! Many who teach CRT seem to be oblivious to the fact they are teaching hatred and division
@@MultiFisherofmen thank you
@wilson alexander Why should he trust you? You just interjected that out of nowhere
Thank you for having the courage to speak the truth Monique.
Monique, it is a real expression of love towards God when He is able to reason with each of us. The work begun in you will be completed.
Just a note, as you continue your journey, you might find it beneficial as well as encouraging to listen to a podcast hosted by Darrel Harrison and his cohost, “Omaha”. The podcast is titled “Just Thinking”.
They put forth these ethnic issues of social justice, critical race theory, etc. in a framework that is Faithful to the Bible, God’s Word.
Wishing you well!
‘The Mama’.😉👵🏼❤️
God said ”I am a jealous God" because we are not to get distracted by other shiney things. Last year I heard someone say "beware the idolatry of skin color" and it made me halt.
This is not a light topic. I was bombarded by this every .02 seconds in college, and it lead to a severe depression. It’s really hard to work 40 hours a week while going to school, while being constantly reminded of how bad everyone else has it in life. I was made to do reports on racism in every class except for math.
But according to the left Matt is racist 🤦♂️
I don't understand how teaching racism will end racism.
It won't.
it's not indented to.
Thank you!! We need your voice to educate others!
This is what happens when the demand for racism far exceeds the supply.
Critical Race Theory is designed to increase...that supply.
Love it!! Thank you for your leadership 🙌🙏
Thank you Monique. 🙏🏻 god bless you
The best way to describe CRT and its sister ideologies (Critical Sexual Theory, Identity Politics, etc.) is that Wooden Bender meme from Futurama in which he says: “Let’s teach the world about our peaceful ways. By Force!”
At its core are this ideologies are nothing but hatred towards your fellow man and woman. They sell you all this idealistic ideas but in the end is just the same evil that we saw in the past. I have been victim of this horrible ideology just because I disagree with them, they assume I was white and they bashed me without remorse, when I told them I was Latino, they continue to bash me but now with Latino racists slurs.
Truly this a horrible thing and the sad thing is that is growing and now being forced onto innocent kids, kids who will grow up into hating themselves or thinking less of themselves which will lead to get angry and unleash that anger onto others. That is the vicious cycle this ideology seeks to promote.
Beautiful.
Thank you, sister.
John Piper - Critical Race Theory, parts 1 and 2.
Part 2 gets to the heart of the matter. Highly recommend listening to it.
The source of all slavery and oppression is sin. And Christ came to set us free.
Any sense of equality among human beings can only be based in a transcendental imperative of one sort or another. The Christian understanding that slow but sure created (among people who truly embraced it) ideas such as universal human worth and dignity, inalienable rights and equality under law was based on the understanding of two very crucial doctrines: 1) All human beings are created in the image of God, and 2) All humanity is fallen and sinful.
The first of these might be described as the height of arrogance... until the second comes along and knocks us all down. Combine the two ideas and some very interesting things begin to follow. First, individual pride can be said not only to be unwarranted, but sinful. And group pride seems no more than an extension of the sin. Furthermore, we might begin to understand why those most influenced by these ideas began the march towards things like limited government and rule of law. The idea of the divine right of kings was certainly something that grew out of particular religious ideas offered as justification, but those two crucial doctrines would eventual chip away at the absolute power of any particular person or group. Within these two ideas it became rational to both pity the poor and mistrust kings. The rich were no better than the poor, and the king not necessarily better in any transcendent sense. Equality of humanity was not an earthly thing in practical terms, but a transcendent thing before God Almighty.
In these two doctrines all mankind stands equal in the most important of ways. Outside of these two ideas no two men are fully equal in any sense. One better looking than the other. The other perhaps richer. One having a life of relative ease... the other perhaps born under harsher realities. But none of those was to make any difference in how any particular individual was to be ultimately judged by their fellow human beings. Behavior and character could be judged, but not ones ultimate humanity and worth. Christian theology would teach people to love sinners and yet hate their sin. The sinner we were to forgive unto 70 times seven; the sin we were not to forgive at all. We were to be far more hateful towards sin and its results, yet far more kind towards sinners... because "there, but for the grace of God, go I".
Thus, even the 'smallest' of offenses was condemned... and yet no one was to say the vilest of sinners was not worth saving. The Gospel itself became a thing that had the thunder of pity and brotherhood among all humanity. And the very notion of evangelizing all nations was seen as a beautiful charity to be spread generously and without judging any group of humans as 'not worth saving'. What any nation or race lacked in goodness was only a reflection of the fall that infected all men, for all are sinners worthy of condemnation. And the God who offered salvation through His Son wanted His followers to make this offer known to all mankind.
"Are you first black, or are you first Christian?" That is the golden question. Would you be more willing to be another race of the same faith, or the same race of another faith? I can't imagine choosing race over faith. Birds of a feather flock together, do we gravitate toward decent people regardless of race, or are we only comfortable around people that look like us?
Love the reflection on how CRT can collide with spiritually. Really interesting reflections!
Yes, CRT is clear about the ultimate oppressor- white Christian men that used Christianity as another tool to single out BIPOC and oppress them, thus making themselves the bearers of ultimate purity and intellect. 🤷♀️
@@Sara-he4dn Keep your CRT false narrative to yourself.
@@prodig.9889 It's not my narrative. I'm just stating what CRT states. Enemy #1 is white Christian men. I'm not a supporter of CRT. I think we should all know the history, but CRT is destructive once it gets past the history stage, imo.
Ultimate Oppressor. Sounds like something out of WWE. White privilege from the top rope. booom! BIPOC is out for the count
Wrong
The Christian Worldview and Biblical foundation. That’s where the conversations need to start. Thanks for the insight!
Check out the " doctrine of Christian discovery " by Daniel n Paul, it's 14 pages but the first paragraph is all you need to read.
@@morrisphillips2526 I gave it a quick read. Just so I'm not assuming, are you making a comparison of the doctrine of discovery with CRT?
@@ProverbsOne-Seven what is CRT. Am showing my ignorance.
Critical Race Theory (CRT).
@@ProverbsOne-Seven thank you, I can't speak about that, I don't know enough. However, I do know about Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Dr. Gerald Horn, Howard Zin, " 100 years of lynching ", the " new Jim Crow ", Thom Hartman, kpfk.org,. But, Iam learning. Now that I think about it, " the doctrine of Christian discovery " must be the starting point.
Amen sister!
You can't overestimate the power of multi-ethnic contact and friendships built cross-culturally. It's part of God's design so when there are mono-ethnic, single-cultured congregations or persons given to the "I stick to my own" mentality, so much is lost. It's not that those people aren't Christians, but they are denied so many opportunities to grow. And that denial is often, not always, done to themselves by themselves.
"I am a Christian first." This is great. First salvation and then growth. Sharing the Gospel is what will save our country and the world.
They really say that successful behavior and hard work is whiteness and people should stop doing that.
God bless both of you.
God will judge all based on whats in their hearts. Not skin color.
Being a Christian doesn’t go against to standing up against white supremacy
CRT is not about standing up against white supremacy. It's about standing up against inequity and, in doing so, standing in favor of inequality and injustice.
*You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.* _Exodus 23:2-3_
Critical Race Theory is completely against the Bible. Overcoming unequal outcomes requires partiality towards the poor which is just as bad as partiality to the great (see also Leviticus 19:15).
@@sivad1025 critical race theory is an approach to see how we as a society got to this point in terms of race is what the theory is proposing from what I've gathered respectfully I don't see how that is going against the bible.
@@bigcee5702 If CRT taught _just_ that, it wouldn't be against the Bible.
The problem is, CRT comes with:
1. Racial Essentialism
2. Racial Equity
3. Intersectionality Theory
4. Standpoint Epistemology
These four CRT principles teach that race is intrinsic to your identity, that your race is intrinsic to your truth and that race is intrinsic to how you should treat others.
Jesus and Paul taught that our identity is formed by our relationship with God, _not_ our features of the flesh. They taught that Jesus is _the_ Truth and that the Truth is the sword that divides us. They taught that you should treat all others the way you wish to be treated, not how they should be treated based upon characteristics like skin color.
CRT is a demonic ideology that intends to divide people based upon skin color not upon the Truth that exists outside our existence.
God bless Monique
It gets waay deeper than you think “come out of her MY PEOPLE”
this is just bizarre~if your beliefs, thoughts and views will NOT withstand a critique/critical examination (a critical observation or remark) how solid are they? At this point, we all should have a HEALTHY level of critical thinking especially when it comes to corporate, political, educational, cultural and religious doctrine.
Praise God
CRT is a grift.
The Church owes Black People an apology.
In the past the Pope declared that Blacks don't possess a Soul ,therefore they can used as slaves since they were not Human.
Well done!
Bruh any 18-21 year old will believe this is a prof tells them this.
Some still believe in it until they put the lid on their coffins. You can't tell them any different because they think they are smart and know it all. They don't know how ignorant and hateful they sound.
I love this lady... How can you call yourself a Christian while at the same time being hostile to one group of people? I never even thought about it like that. I mean it seems like this critical race theory ideology is wanting to flip the roles of the atrocities that happened during slavery and with some white supremacists after slavery was ended. Basically now black people should be superior to white people... I personally would rather live by what Martin Luther King Jr was fighting and gave his life for, which is racial equality. My white skin color doesn't make me any better than your black skin color. And vice versa. How bout we react to people based on their character and what's in their heart rather than what color their skin is? If we're ever going to find peace in this huge mixing pot of different ethnicities in this country, that seems like a great place to start. I can promise you there's a handful of terrible people of every race, but there's far more good people, that all want the same thing. Our government for many years and it seems more in recent years has been pushing things like critical race theory. Why do you think that is? Because they know that if we could ever stop being ignorant and stop looking at people and judging them by how they look, and come together as 1 big united group of just AMERICANS.... All the governments power to control its people while politicians become milliionaires, is gone... It really doesn't take much to see they wanna keep us fighting and keep us divided... We the people is rapidly being changed to we the government. We are losing our constitutional rights more and more everyday. This current president was quoted as saying "The Constitution is not absolute". Meaning if there's a constitutional right given to every American in there, that goes against what the government wants, they can change it... That is NOT the what our forefathers thought when they gave their lives to win our independence and write it.... IT IS absolute, unless we the people don't care enough to fight for it... United we will always stand, divided we are doomed to fall... God bless everyone
CRT is modern racism, period
Wrong
No.
And just because you say "period" at the end of a sentence doesn't mean you're right.
Sometimes, indeed often-times, the oppressed oppress themselves.
CRT is based off the proletariat and the bourgeoisie
It's race and gender socialism
As an agnostic Seeing things like this definitely makes me appreciate religion alot more than I used to I have no problem admitting that trying replace religion with rationalism left a gaping hole that something truly destructive is now filling
Exactly. I don't know how anyone who is a real Christian, being aware of the presence of God in them since being born-again, can primarily identify with their skin color. You have become a child of the eternal God and sense this. Why would you boast about being a descendant of any "race" that is sinful and mortal?
I’d walk right out of class
Thank you
A lot of Evangelical discussion about race is so shallow. As a black American Christian I still believe James Baldwin’s question in his book “The Fire Next Time” is valid today, “If God loves us all, why is the black man cast down so far?”
To grapple with that, we should look hard at what happened in the early 60's. Within a relatively short historical period, black poverty had halved; the black family was rock-solid (even a smidge more likely to be intact than the majority); in Harlem, people could sleep out on their fire escape when it was hot, and go for walks in the middle of the night. Just when there was this big national repentance over racism and big legislative pushes (the war on poverty, affirmative action initiatives, getting rid of racist laws), at that point things fell apart. Progress against poverty slowed, the family started falling apart and neighborhoods got dangerous. There are some parallels with what happened with poorer classes in England around that time.
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Didnt Hitler demand critical race theory be taught in schools too.
Jesus loves the little children all the children of the world
Red or yellow, black or white,
They're all precious in his sight!
🙏🕊🙏🕊🇺🇸🙏🕊🙏🕊
"Be ye as little children. For of such, is the kingdom of heaven." -Jesus
CRT teaches its adherents to be prejudiced based on race, and that is abhorrent.
Love her
As soon as I realised it was based on Marx it was a case of don’t get me involved. Marxian economics were an absolute joke when I was in school. Also they did not even feature in the text book it was just thrown in for comedy value by the lecturer. Hard to believe his stand up in the lecture could get him in trouble with the authorities now though I am sure he is still doing the same routines.
Hey, we got some new talking points: critical race theories, " woke ", and cancel culture. Does all this mean that Columbus didn't discover America?
Very good!
They were feeding me this crap in Vollege in the early 90s. I taught corp organization. Like for manufacturing the wanted CRT into sixsigma training! Its cult crap. I never had a single slide on my PowerPoint of any of that crap. I refised. In a hamdyman now. Lol
I believed MLK Jr
Maybe I’m missing the big picture, but I just look at it as ALL mankind irregardless of skin color is in fact created in Gods imagine. And I am by no means trivializing anything, but according to what I have learned, Jesus, was born a Jew. Okay, got it! However His ancestor King Solomon married a Shunimite woman and their skin was very black. Soooo, it is quite possible Jesus’ skin could be darker (or lighter) then the traditional olive color. Does it really matter? Our blessed Savior does not look at the OUTWARD appearance, but rather the heart. A black heart full of sin & hate) goes to eternal punishment, a white heart (pure & full of love) goes to eternal reward! To me it’s just that simple.
Its marxism guys.
Im glad she is no longer subscribing to the beliefs of CRT, but no Christian should have been taken in by it for more than 2 seconds
HEY RUSLAN You better wake up
Did she mean "not accepting things like BLM"?
Unfortunately anarchy is never and can not bring about a positive change. To demean another culture is anti Christian. Good created all mankind in his image
CRT is a way for socialist to install socialism/ communism
It's all smoke and mirrors for a more nefarious goal. Divide and conquer.
Control.
I dont understand how people cant just see through this obvious nonsense. Somethings wrong with your hearts. Only possible way.
crt is really communist revolutionary tactics. I like CTT Critical Thinking theory
Where is the full convo?
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See, Redemption, Christianity, it is not really a scholastic conversation. In the words of Foghorn Leghorn;
"That's what I've been - I say, that's what I've been telling you, boy! Put that egghead book down, boy."
She's full of it.
Self segregation,if there is such an animal,is not the work of the LORD,the Lord is not a God of confusion!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, if the little children in my Sunday school class acted like those bible college students, my church would be asking questions of me, and the children's parents. It isn't enough to realise your mistake sister, your role is to make sure that bible college is shut down. there is no point in me teaching the smallest, godly ways if the final purpose of that is to send them to a place where they are turned into racists even if that racism is acceptable to a particular group.
Amen the Bible teaches all of what we need to know to make disciples in this fallen world-Mark 16:15-16. Only Christ can bring peace in a systemic fallen world, our identity is in Christ-Luke 12:51
🙏rapture
What do you say to the Christians that use the Bible to create a justification for their “racism“? The Bible has thousands of interpretations and billions of people with their own personal experiences interpreting them.
@@leti.s.6253 An overused word that is spat out endlessly to silence others with a different religious or political affiliation often without context or provocation.
Where is the 'critical thinking' in CRT? It seems to be an assumption based thinking which is childish.
Is cultural Marxism is not new , I’m South American they teach la lucha de clases there in every level of education, the ruling class is the state and those linked to it. The state is God and the father and the ruler of every Astor the life
What about the fact that you're a hebrew and the same story is throughout the Entire Bible? Knowing that you can attempt to become anything is one thing, however knowing that this system is also designed to minimize the value of black hispanic and native lives is evidence by the amount of unarmed black and latino folks killed yearly. The romans persecuted Christ and the apostle's. This is the same system just different times. We are the same exact people then and now. Just the descendants. It's very clear when you read the bible.
Interesting...
I came here thinking this would be a real defense of anti CRT. I left here disappointed because it was a religious scapegoat with no real argument lmao
does anyone think this guy is a ringer for Jonny Knoxville in this video?
You can change religions but you can't change your DNA. 🤔
The Deep Rig movie
CRT = Mein Kampf
Religious Fanaticism
I'm here apologize for being white na only kidding. I 'm here to apologize for what Adam and Eve did that started all this death and distruction, eh wait? I am here apologize for god putting that dam magic tree of knowledge where Adam and Eve could get to it.
This is the slickness of systemic racism. I have a secure credit card. The payment is due on the 9th of each month. But you pay it earlier. I pay the monthly payment on time.Just a lil earlier; But the bank charge a low cent charge. Like .28 cents close to the original due date of the 9th. after you made your monthly payment. If I don't check my account after I've made that monthly payment. And the bank add a small fee to your account. And that little change fee of .28 cents is not paid on the 9th. The bank has to report that to the credit bureau as something negative. Therefore you have a negative inquiry on your credit report. That what white people do, that runs these bank systems. They target black, to put negative inquires on our credit report, that prevents us from getting loans for homes, businesses etc. The bank teller tell me, it's just 28 cents, but I do have to report that as something negative if the 28 cents is not in your account by the 9th. The 28 cents isn't the problem. The problem is. If you've made your monthly payment, and your account is in good standing. The bank add a small change fee like 28 cents, so they can report your account negative to the credit bureau. That's what systemic racism is. Something little as 28 cents can cause a lot of damage. Because, when request a credit on you. The credit bureau is not gonna say you have a negative inquiry for 28 cents. Their just going to report a negative inquiry. And that's what a lot of these racist people been doing to blacks, that's working in these systems that can report things on your credit. Then you have to go through all these mental, stressful loop holes to fix it. For them to comeback and lie and say. It was a clerical error.First Premier Bank is corrupt of doing this, and so many others
But this happens to everyone not just blacks *facepalm* it's literal oppression against everyone and you are making it about race
Utterly ridiculous
Exactly,
I’ve been asking everyone I can to Research:
*The Devils Punch Bowl of the 1880s: Natchez, Mississippi*
*The Massacre of 1921: Tulsa, Oklahoma*
*The Massacre of 1923: Rosewood, Florida*
*The Black Teen Holocaust of 1959: Arkansas*
&
*The Massacre of 2015: Charleston, South Carolina*
Just to name a few. This is a small portion of the atrocities done here in America towards blacks specifically but there are horrible things that have been allowed by our government against all its citizens.
So after these dates are researched, then I’d like someone to explain to me why Critical Race Theory is racist....
Clearly something needs to change
how was any of these things allowed?
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The same reason the media is feeds us fake news.
People aren’t perfect, including black people; but the question is who is responsible for the narratives ‘Mainstream Media’ propagates? And do you blame it’s influence on those that become corrupted by the propaganda or do you blame the one controlling the program?
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Think about it.
Derrick Bell is still torturing you all from the grave. I am guessin exactly none of you all will be torturing CRT from the grave. Thanks for playing.
scripture has nothing to do with CRT.
crt has nothing to do with Scripture.
She has no clue what the race theory is and has never read the bible. Bless her ignorance
Honest question. Has faith in Christ brought people together based on race? Actual real answers please. We have seen how religion has been used to perpetuate a system of supremacy.
I believe so. Heck, Christ himself, a Jew, had a conversation with a woman who all the religious superiors considered a gentile or lower being. He didn’t care about your race, ethnicity, religion to begin with, and he didn’t make any of those a requirement to learn about God’s love and your self worth. He just wanted to get to know you for you. What we see throughout history are people who use religion or a belief system to grant them political, militaristic, racial etc power. And religion by definition is already structured in a way that can exclude more than it includes (keep in mind religion doesn’t have to be a spiritual thing, or belief in a deity, refer to any dictatorship). That’s why there are so many different forms of “Christianity”. Because people will emphasize different parts of scripture to meet their own personal agenda. They manipulate Truth to create their own truth. They tell people what they WANT to hear. So the instances of religion being used to perpetuate supremacy (I.e. the South during slavery) are far from faith in Christ because they are missing the big picture and all the details. And in my personal experience, sharing a love of Christ has brought me so many friends of different backgrounds. And it has also helped me talked to those who don’t know Jesus. Is it world changing? No and it doesn’t have to be. It’s all personal relationships, but that’s where it starts. I never want to look at someone and think they are a certain way by default because of their race. If I did, then I wasn’t taught right. That’s just completely missing God’s word.
I mean this with respect: it is absolutely heartbreaking that this is a serious question.
When "religion has been used to perpetuate a system of supremacy," it was used by people intentionally misusing it. For example, the fugitive slave act compelled people to return slaves. Deuteronomy 23:15 says that you shall not return fugitive slaves and shall not mistreat them. Was the fugitive slave act based in the Bible or lies and ignorance of the Bible? That seems pretty obvious to me.
The first chapter of the Bible teaches:
*Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.* _Genesis 1:26_
Anyone who reads the Word of God understands that those of different races are also in his image. So, yes, true faith in Christ brings people together. Religious bigots who misuse their "faith" for inequality are deceivers and children of the devil
@@joselinvalle6219 so how did that bring people together if Christianity was used as a tool to subjugate groups of people?
@@sivad1025 well I think we are waiting for this to happen to the entire body of Christ across the board. Faith alone should be the driving force to help fight against racism. There hasn't ben a concentrated effort from the church to do that.
@@MikeStoan It’s not bringing people together if Christianity is used as a tool to subjugate, discourage, or discriminate. Those who do that are hypocritical. Your question sounds like Christianity was exclusively used in a malice manner. I’m not denying it hasn’t, but were they true followers of Christ? Absolutely not. I think people get surprised when they hear that the Bible teaches to love; love God first and in turn you love yourself and others. The turn off being that you have to have conviction, to understand your shortcomings and recognize sin (following Christ is no walk in the park believe it or not). It’s not a new modern message, Jesus had it covered thousands of years ago. I think the question should be “Can CHRIST bring people together?” Yes he can! Christianity without merit, faith and effort is just a word, but get to know Christ, and you’ll be able to spot people who want to control and discourage others. Get to know and trust Christ, and he’ll teach you to form good relationships. It’s hard for me to put into words because it is a very personal thing. In my day to day life, I think “if I can make a single person smile and feel good about themselves, and show them what God’s love looks like” then that’s enough for me. And it’s a big step to bringing people together. The goal is not to change people necessarily because you can’t force that to happen. But to inspire people. They will choose to change if they want to.
Critical race theory speaks truth to power!
Exactly there’s nothing anti Christian about it ! Standing up for truth is what being a Christian is about
Indeed!
@@bigcee5702 Critical race theory teaches racial essentialism. That is, race is necessary to who we are and, specifically, that people are victims and oppressors based off their skin color. That is clearly racist and goes against the message of the Gospel that all are one under Christ who saved us.
Second, critical race theory teaches that racism can only be overcome with discrimination against the poor. See Leviticus 19:15 or Exodus 23:2-3. The Bible clearly teaches that partiality to the poor is just as unjust as parituality towards the great.
Third, critical race theory teaches intersectional theory. That is, you are defined by your intersectional traits. Galatians 2:20 teaches that we do not live our own lives, but rather, Christ lives in us. The intersectional theory is at odds with the principle that our lives are defined by Christ, not identity or works.
Fourth, critical race theory teaches standpoint epistemology. That is, your race gives you authority to speak on certain matters. The Bible teaches that God is the Truth and the Truth does not change. Moreso, John 16 teaches that Truth is delivered by the Spirit, not our own authority.
Also, from a practical standpoint, CRT doesn't speak truth to power. It sets up systems that keep the powerful in power and keep the poor poor.
CRT supporters love to trash capitalism. But capitalism gives you the ability to work and own your labor (another Biblical principle) whereas CRT has put people in boxes to stop them from excelling. Black Americans will always being academically and financially behind every other race if they keep voting in CRT-supporters who hold them to low expectations. The only way to break poverty is through work, not racial essentialist theory.
@@sivad1025 Actually, Critical Race Theory does speak PROFOUND TRUTH TO POWER! What's had /is holding Black Americans back is past/present discrimination, redlining, in many neighborhoods that routinely results in shepherding and ghettoizing Black people (of all socio-economic classes) in neighborhoods that are hyper-segregated. More recent political gerrymandering, inadequate health care that results in disparate health disparities and chronically shorter life spans than is the case for many White people. Environmental racism (Does Flint, Michigan come to mind?)Systemic and systematic racism, voter suppression, lack of access to the mainstream, low performing schools due to many of these schools residing in low income areas with lower tax bases police brutality,(ENOUGH SAID THERE!) ,a HORRENDOUSLY RACIST criminal justice system that has developed a "prison industrial complex" system largely targeted to Black and increasingly non-White Latino Americans etc... I could go on! I would advise you to read Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow. If you decide to do so, hopefully iy will enlighten you and cause you to rethink your "just pull yourself up by your bootstraps, buck on and soldier forth" mindset that is largely filled with empty platitudes and is a worthless and useless message.
Full of Trolls. Full of CRAP....
Israelites sis not black
Stop using the phrase "people of color".
Why?