Evangelicals, America, and their utter disgrace (Cracks Knuckles) A THREAD.

Now that Evangelicals have lost their most important political figure since, well Ronald Reagan (we may dispute on this but I'm going with Reagan) What Now? How should we write about them?

First off, let me state the obvious. Evangelicals supported a white supremacist president because they support White Supremacy. The theologies and practices are racist, and while you may say not all evangelicals are racists.....

I spent a year writing about about Evangelical Racism from the 19th to the 20th century. Let me assure you, this is not the History that NOLL, MARSDEN, KIDD or any of the rest of the old guard who created that history wanted to admit.,

Evangelicals have started the long tap dance to try to dance away from Donald Trump, their lord and Savior. Yep. Exhibit A, David Brooks article in the NYT yesterday

Ok, I've held my powder long enough, I am now going to come out SWANGING. Let me do a thread on what has been irking the hell out of me the last few weeks. Between the GA Senate race and Barack Obama, I've been REALLY ANGRY about how the Black church is being talked about.

Can someone tell me why former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama keep trying to dunk on Jeremiah Wright in their books? I mean damn, they treat the republicans and Tea Partiers who called them apes better. YES I SAID IT.

It has really really soured me on both of them. The man had a stroke. Yes, he did some things that didn't play well during the campaign but that sermon about God Damn America was taken out of context. And the same thing is happening to Rafael Warnock.

This vilification of Warnock and Wright is about taking the teeth out of the black church's prophetic tradition of speaking truth to racist power in America. Who knew that Loeffler and Obama would be on the same side to quench that message?

Folks, the problem is that politicians love the Black church for Photo ops, quenching unrest, and singing. When the Prophets start speaking about SIN, they get to criticizing scripture and pastor's characters. This is a Republican and Democrat practice.