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why can’t white Christians take black Christians at their word?

March 12th, 2018 | 2 min read

By Matthew Loftus

I’ve seen this article on Christians of color slowly backing away from white churches shared over and over this past weekend (for good reason, though Amy Sullivan notes that very similar reporting was done a year ago at Religion Dispatches). The question that has been eating at me as I think about it is this: why can’t white evangelicals take their brothers and sisters of color seriously when concerns about racism come up?

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org

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