Tag Archives: injustice
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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Why do we believe…that the USA has a special relationship with God or is a “Christian nation?”
I am beginning with this post because a conversation at Thanksgiving is really what prompted me to take this blog series more seriously than I was planning. A group of BVG members and I got together after Thanksgiving and we … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary, Why do we believe...
Tagged Christian Nation, hypocrisy, injustice, Manifest Destiny, Special relationship, USA
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Systemic racism is the main reason why we tolerate statistics regarding our criminal justice system.
Yesterday I was reading Conquest by Andrea Smith, you know, to educate myself. I came across confirmation of a stagger statistic that I had heard but never really looked into. I Tweeted this stat and it led to this interaction. It … Continue reading →