Is God a Racist?
Some of you may have noticed that my writing recently has dealt with the issue of the white Evangelical support for Trump. After a lot of thinking, I have concluded that one way to weaken Trump is to chisel and crack his base. Since his base is largely white Christians, it would seem that one way of cracking his support is to write continuously against trump's base and over time hopefully the base will weaken and crack.
Whether I am successful or not is something only time can tell. However, the path of silence accomplishes nothing. Even if it turns out that I am "a voice crying in the wilderness," at least I tried.
As Ghandi said, "First they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they fight you; then you win.
Below is my latest writing: Is God A Racist?
Is God a Racist?
Is God a racist? It never occurred to me to ask this question until recently with the election of Trump to the Presidency. The ardent support of Evangelicals and mega preachers for Trump and his racist views has opened up this question for consideration.
Racism is not new; it has been with us since ancient times. From the Old Testament through the Civil War and into today it has been a part of humankind’s history. Through ancient Rome with its Greek slaves, the Victorians and the infamous “Missionary Movement”, and the Second World War, humanity has always practiced some form of racism. Throughout history, God who is supposedly in charge has allowed overt, institutional and covert racism. Since the Bible has stated that humanity is created in God’s image and humanity is seemingly racist, therefore God must be racist.
Today, we have a sitting president who is a blatant racist. Trump’s main base comes surprisingly from the white evangelical movement. Many in this movement have claimed that Trump is divinely appointed by God to do His bidding. One infamous Christian University is in the process of producing a film claiming that Trump is God’s man. If this is true , the inescapable conclusion is that God is a racist. Otherwise He/She would correct this situation.
And, although he was a late bloomer, and apparently, a carpenter like his stepfather, Jesus became an evangelist for the oppressed and downtrodden under the enslaving rule of Rome while nearing 30 years of age. His appearance, his voice and what he said in public, make him one of the greatest speakers of all time with huge crowds of followers without the benefit of technology and only his and others spoken word to pass his fame forward. His calm and peaceful countenance drew in at least 11 loyal disciples who catered to his every need. Surely, Jesus must have been very handsome and attractive to have so many groupies. After all, he lived in the street like a homeless man.
Archaeological and forensic studies of the Shroud of Turin and other artifacts and evidence from Jesus's time seem to indicate a dark skinned, fine featured, bearded man similar to many in the Middle East today. This image, if correct, is a far cry from the blue-eyed, often blonde, very white skinned Jesus portrayed in artwork largely from the Renaissance 1400 years later, and in many craven images of the son/God in churches, religious literature and museums around the world. "Thou shall not worship craven images."
So, it appears from the evidence so far gathered, that most Christians believe that Jesus, the son of God, was a white man and even fits the Nazi version of what an Aryan (Hitler did not) should look like. Trump does seem to have an Aryan appearance but his words are the direct opposite of what Jesus supposedly said. Harsh and vindictive, selfish, and not at all like those recorded of Jesus.
Evangelicals were shaken to the core when a man of mixed race, half from Africa and Muslim and half from the traditional Christian Midwest, became president. Actually, according to that study, well before the 2008 election, Barack Obama looks like, and speaks much more like, the real Jesus, if he existed.
Ron