By Esau McCaulley | Christianity Today
Published in October of 2020
SUMMARY: This article is a call to the church to lead and not get caught up in the “slay(ing) of the monster (CRT) created in their own imaginations” but get back to the “plain teachings of Scripture” where we listen and empathize with those in pain.
KEY QUOTE: “There are very few things more harmful for Christian cooperation than the weaponization of the gospel against Black and Brown cries for justice. Only in the context of racial injustice are we told to articulate the plan of salvation exclusively.”
DID YOU KNOW? We have a learning capsule about critical race theory to help learn and think Christianly about CRT.
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