Bart Ehrman May Shed Light on the Christian Response to Charleston, South Carolina

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Their faith doesn't seem to have much to do with Jesus but is a combination of nationalism and fear.

First of all, I want to change your name to Yep.

Since Constantine instituted Christianity as the state religion to save the crumbling Roman empire, Christianity has been the drug of choice for western governments. Today, it serves as a mouthpiece for ffascisim. I noticed how in this town whenever Christians get together outside of Church to do something, they always say the pledge of alligence before they pray. They would deny that by doing this, the flag upstages the cross in their priorities, but Christianity has always been a tool to westernize and Europeanize non-western cultures.

That being the case, the separation of race and religion is blurred. Especially considering that this is a historidccally Black church. This particular church was founded by Denmark Vesey, a slave who led what could have been one of the biggest slave revolts in the south if it had not been betrayed. And the attack came on an important anniversary, June 17. The very idea of an African Methodist Episcople church is an affront to White suprtremacy and Eurocentric Christiandom.