Tag Archives: colonialism
Gaza, Blaming the Victim, and Violent Resistance
Blaming the Victim During the most recent bombings and incursion into Gaza, many in Israel and around the world blamed Palestinians, especially and particularly Hamas, for the violence Palestinians have been suffering at the hands of Israel. People quite literally blamed … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Angela Davis, colonialism, Hamas, Israel, Paletine, redemptive violence
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The moral responsibility of Settlers: What kind of society do we want to live in?
Photo: Ossie Michelin Earlier today a large force of heavily armed RCMP officers descended on an anti-fracking blockade organized by members of the Elsipogtog Nation in New Brunswick, Canada. The blockade has been in place to protest shale gas exploration and … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Postcolonial, Uncategorized
Tagged Canada, colonialism, Elsipogtog, fracking, North America, The United States, Western Culture
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The last several months and the last several years…
About the last several months… Last Summer I wrote three of what I consider to be the best and most honest pieces I have ever written. (They can be accessed here, here, and here) They were the fruit of a … Continue reading
Would Jesus Colonize You?: Why all Christians, including PM Harper, should oppose Harper’s agenda towards First Nations. (Pt3)
The Gospel is inherently anti-colonial yet many Christians throughout the centuries have been complicit in it. Colonialism is still alive and well today, even if we hide it better. It is also still against the Gospel and the Way of … Continue reading
Would Jesus Colonize you: If so, then what gives with Christianity’s role in Colonialism? (Part 2)
If the Gospel is anti-colonial, why have Christians been so complicit in colonialism? I have argued that the Gospel is inherently anti-colonial. Combine that with the non-violence Jesus taught, practiced and expect us to follow (which thoroughly undercuts the main … Continue reading
Would Jesus Colonize You?: The Anti Colonial Gospel (Pt1)
Would Jesus colonize you? Would Jesus colonize you? Would Jesus force you to convert to another culture, speak another language, adopt different values and change everything about who you are in order to follow Him? Judging the past actions of … Continue reading
Columbus and Contemporary Christianity
Today is the Columbus day, which is a day we celebrate Christopher Columbus for “discovering” the “New World.” This holiday has been heavily criticized, especially by Native Americans in the U.S.A. It is seen as celebrating the “discovery” of a … Continue reading
How responsible am I for colonialism?: Why Kevin Gonzaga exists.
[Introduction: This is a several page post that I began writing as I wrestled with considering my personal responsibility in regards to European colonialism which “settled” the nation I grew up in. It ended up being about why I exists … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary, Postcolonial
Tagged ancestors, Catholic, Christianity, colonialism, cultural appropriation, de-colonization, Dutch, Filipino, Ft. Babine, how responsible am I for colonialism, injustice, Native American, Native American appropriations, Native Americans, Protestant, reparations, residential schools
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Sincerity of faith is not an inoculation against participating in evil.
[Disclaimer: This post explores injustices and this post contains graphic and explicit pictures of violence and dead bodies related to that subject.] No one can really deny that Christians have supported and participated in very serious evils in history. At … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Personal Commentary
Tagged Abu Ghraib scandal, Christian culture, Christian evil, Christian oppression, Christianity, Christopher Columbus, colonialism, homophobia, injustice, KKK, Native American genocide, racism, Rwandan genocide, sincerity of faith, systemic injustice
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Alone But Not Alone and The Christian Imagination of History
Recently the indie Christian film Alone But Not Alone made some waves when it was nominated for an Oscar for best song, a number sung by Joni Eareckson Tada. This was controversial because it was such an obscure film that … Continue reading →