And the white Christian obsession with the notion that they are being persecuted for their beliefs is integral to this dynamic as well, despite their explicitly being privileged by American society on all levels.
Having to acknowledge that other people and religions have rights is seen as an assault against Christianity, and never seeing or considering how their behaviors are negatively affecting other religions or population groups is mind blowing.
While I’ve read and thought about White privilege a lot, I’ve never extended that to White Christian privilege. But it makes complete sense. Having spent three years in Malaysia (Peace Corps service) 40 years ago, I learned to appreciate the beauty of the Muslim faith and prayer rituals. That appreciation extended to the faiths of my Muslim and Hindu friends there also. They considered Jesus to be an important prophet, but rarely do Christians acknowledge the importance of the Buddha or Mohammad.
yep. neither in person nor in pop culture is muslim faith much respected or celebrated. the one real exception I can think of is Counterpart, where a Muslim woman's faith is kind of the moral center of the series. It really makes you notice how little that happens.
There was a Canadian comedy, LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRARIE, about a medium-sized town in Alberta with a thriving Muslim community, and how both the Christian majority and the Muslim minority get along with each other.
White Christianity reminds me a lot of Lord Clark's BBC series CIVILISATION, which posited an unbroken chain of ever-expanding civilization from The Dark Ages to modern England.
Then I think of The Brain from GREMLINS 2, and laugh and laugh....
Of course not! The argument is that Black ppl’s Christianity is often denigrated or denied by white Christians, which I think is pretty easy to demonstrate.
I'm remembering how a lot of movies about Black Christianity present it in an exoticized, comically patronizing, or horrific manner that is dangerous to White people.
And the white Christian obsession with the notion that they are being persecuted for their beliefs is integral to this dynamic as well, despite their explicitly being privileged by American society on all levels.
Having to acknowledge that other people and religions have rights is seen as an assault against Christianity, and never seeing or considering how their behaviors are negatively affecting other religions or population groups is mind blowing.
at best they don't consider it; in some cases I think subjugating others is seen as just/enjoyable.
Somehow it is seen as just to be actively persecuting LGBT people, especially transgender people in the past year. Christian love indeed.
While I’ve read and thought about White privilege a lot, I’ve never extended that to White Christian privilege. But it makes complete sense. Having spent three years in Malaysia (Peace Corps service) 40 years ago, I learned to appreciate the beauty of the Muslim faith and prayer rituals. That appreciation extended to the faiths of my Muslim and Hindu friends there also. They considered Jesus to be an important prophet, but rarely do Christians acknowledge the importance of the Buddha or Mohammad.
yep. neither in person nor in pop culture is muslim faith much respected or celebrated. the one real exception I can think of is Counterpart, where a Muslim woman's faith is kind of the moral center of the series. It really makes you notice how little that happens.
There was a Canadian comedy, LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRARIE, about a medium-sized town in Alberta with a thriving Muslim community, and how both the Christian majority and the Muslim minority get along with each other.
oh wow; I never heard of that.
White Christianity reminds me a lot of Lord Clark's BBC series CIVILISATION, which posited an unbroken chain of ever-expanding civilization from The Dark Ages to modern England.
Then I think of The Brain from GREMLINS 2, and laugh and laugh....
Sounds interesting but does the thesis depend on the idea that Black Americans aren't really Christian?
Of course not! The argument is that Black ppl’s Christianity is often denigrated or denied by white Christians, which I think is pretty easy to demonstrate.
I'm remembering how a lot of movies about Black Christianity present it in an exoticized, comically patronizing, or horrific manner that is dangerous to White people.