A Message to White American Evangelicals

Dear White American evangelical, I am compelled to deliver this message to you.

My words come from a heavy heart, but I desire to speak the truth in love. Pease resist the temptation to immediately dismiss, deflect, or defend your position.

You piously claimed to have a high view of scripture. However, you have been among the most prolific purveyors of racism and white supremacy in America. In fact, many of those whom you consider great theologians and academicians were slave owners. Yet many of you are so very proud to have their books in your libraries and their names on your buildings and institutions. Some of your leaders continue to misuse the Bible to justify chattel slavery. Many of you have embraced the myth of the Lost Cause… (watch the full video below)

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Rev. Joel A. Bowman, Sr. Is a pastor, speaker, writer, mental health clinician, and Christian thinker who has been quoted in the Washington Post, USA TODAY, Associated Press, Baptist Press and The Christian Post. His recent work has focused on racism, racial trauma and Christian nationalism.

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