I think one of the big things that a lot of progressive white #Christians fail to understand, is that if they're serious about being allies to people marginalized by various Churches, then they have a responsibility to at least try and educate other white Christians. For a few reasons:
1) You're in a better position to make arguments relevant to their faith.
2) You're less likely to be dismissed out of hand by bigots.
The least helpful thing you can do is just dismiss them as "Fake Christians"
@Vincarsi But there are so many flavors of Christians. Catholics don’t even call themselves Christians-they refer to themselves as Catholic. (I’ve never understood that.) @SrRochardBunson
@AlliFlowers @SrRochardBunson My argument is that a Catholic is still (generally) better equipped to make a biblically relevant argument for progressive values than someone who didn't grow up hearing Bible stories. I am oversimplifying, but there's a reason why "come get your people" is a thing. People are far more likely to accept accountability from someone closer to their "in group", when a member of the "out group" calls them out, it's perceived as an attack and can reinforce toxic attitudes
@Vincarsi Yes, although each flavor sees the other flavors as out groups. You don’t have to be a Jew, Muslim, or Buddhist to be out. And heaven knows we’ve all been taught the same bible stories and know as much (or more) about Christianity than a lot of Christians. @SrRochardBunson
@AlliFlowers @SrRochardBunson I grew up a pastors daughter. We were Protestant until I was ten when we converted to Eastern Orthodox. I'm not trying to be rude, but from my own experiences; the idea that the rivalry between denominations (in North America at least) is even comparable to the complete dismissal of groups like Jews, Muslims or Indigenous nations, is so absurd it's almost offensive.
@Vincarsi No argument here. I’m an outsider, but it’s been obvious to me for the last 50 years. @SrRochardBunson
