Well Stated EC!
Marlon Page
Gamma Psi, Spr. “85”
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On Feb 13, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Curtiss Smith <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Ditto Errol!!
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On Friday, February 12, 2021, 10:39 PM, Errol Coner
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It is disheartening! He probably doesn’t know her personally and would never
say it to her face. Sadly, the tactics for retaining and advancing white
supremacy have not changed. Discredit, sow Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt, and Hate
at all costs. They remain the tools of the enemy. It’s a trick from the
devil! A few of his favorite weapons of confusion and conflict are race,
gender, economics, and power.
Make no mistake, we have to call it what it is and call it out when it
surfaces. We still choose love! However, we can love you and hold you
accountable at the same time.
EC
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On Feb 12, 2021, at 7:48 PM, Booker T. Washington <bwash711@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Brothers,
If this madness is not on your radar, please read this article. Some of these
SBC pastors are showing their true colors. (BTW)
https://baptistnews.com/article/pastors-will-you-speak-up-when-a-black-woman-is-demeaned/#.YCcmeTHPyu5
Pastors, will you speak up when a Black woman is demeaned?
OPINIONFREDERICK DOUGLAS HAYNES III AND RALPH DOUGLAS WEST | FEBRUARY 11,
2021
The recent tweet from Pastor Tom Buck referring to Vice President Kamala
Harris as a “Jezebel” invoked a long-standing racist and misogynistic image.
Pastor Buck, an East Texas pastor and member of the Southern Baptist
Convention, went on to defend his use of this image, citing the vice
president’s stances on same-sex marriage and abortion. We believe his choice
of words is wrong and rises to the level of malpractice in our profession.
Since its inception in 1845, the SBC has not hidden its disdain for Black
people or Black women in leadership across the board. This sobering reality
in no way gives them a blank check to use the biblical text to continue
promoting the unholy subjugation of women and Black people.
While free speech is a part of the Constitution, it is clear that simply
electing a Black woman to the second-highest office in the land does not mean
our work is complete. And the task, for some, has just begun. Pastors and
clergy must remain vigilant, standing firm against any attempt to use serious
social issues as poison pills to spread the sort of racism and misogyny that
continues to eat away at the fabric of our country.
Vice President Harris is not the first Black woman to be on the receiving end
of racist and misogynistic statements from SBC pastors, allies and
supporters. It is this insidious brand of racist and misogynistic “good ole
boy” Christianity, thinly veiled as a moral stance for the so-called
“protection of marriage” and “sanctity of life,” that has torn at the very
fabric of Christian kinship.
The SBC and its members believe deeply in a brand of theology that gives them
complete and unchecked moral authority over women, Black people and people of
color generally. They worship a God that allows them to wink at the many
biblical and moral failings of former President Donald Trump while wasting no
time mishandling Scripture and wielding it as their personal and preferred
tool of racism and misogyny against Black women.
Only history will record the extent of damage organizations like the SBC and
individual clergy such as Pastor Buck have unleashed on the world. But we
will not remain silent as so-called “men of God” use their position to shape
our world in the image of a God that ignores racism and fears women’s power
and leadership.
“We will not remain silent as so-called ‘men of God’ use their position to
shape our world in the image of a God that ignores racism and fears women’s
power and leadership.”
We must advocate for the issues near and dear to our hearts and our vision
for America. But before we take our stance, our faith must first allow us to
see all our neighbors as we see ourselves.
Pastors, let us take the lead in condemning an understanding of God that
unflinchingly supports the use of race, culture and gender as tools of
oppression, incarceration, economic disenfranchisement and murder. Let us
stand for the leadership and dignity of women in our congregations and
communities. And let us continue lifting the plight of the disenfranchised
and marginalized in this country.
While we all may not see eye to eye on every political issue, we must agree
that all people’s sanctity and dignity, regardless of race, gender, social
standing or economic status is where our faith and politics intersect. If we
genuinely love one another as Christ loves us, this form of radical inclusion
must be our Lone Star.
Frederick Douglas Haynes III serves as pastor of Friendship-West Baptist
Church in Dallas. Ralph Douglas West serves as pastor of Church Without Walls
in Houston.
2.
https://baptistnews.com/article/sbc-pastor-calls-vice-president-kamala-harris-a-jezebel-two-days-after-inauguration/#.YCcodTHPx-U
SBC pastor calls Vice President Kamala Harris a ‘Jezebel’ two days after
inauguration
NEWSMARK WINGFIELD | JANUARY 25, 2021
