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The set precedent of exclusion continued forth as witnessed by the treatment of Chinese people in 1878, who were told that they may only receive citizenship once Christian missionaries travel to China and \u201cwash their robes and make them white in the blood of the lamb.\u201d In the 20th century, Christian supremacy has been nurtured via the prioritization of Christian Syrians seeking refuge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wealth gap and further disparities created from these policies of exclusion have continued to exist presently, due to the Christians\u2019 roles in protecting and preserving the racial hierarchy. A key example finds itself in homeownership; an indication of security, education opportunities and a principle means to generational wealth begin passed on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the economic crisis of the Great Depression, Congress passed the Federal Housing Administration, legislation which offered Americans the opportunity to buy homes with lower down payments, longer terms on the loans and mortgages backed by the federal government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
White Americans mobilized to bar black and brown Americans from home ownerships via redlining and withholding loans; as a result, white suburbia emerged and found defense by wealthy Christians and Catholics. In the Cicero race riot of 1951, Harvey Clark, a black man, and his family rented an apartment in a catholic neighborhood and were met by an angry mob of 5,000-6,000. The national guard was called to disperse the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the successes of the Civil Rights movement, the perpetuation of violence against black and brown Americans persists through the reimagination of slavery: neocolonialism, mass incarceration and police brutality. And again, white christians preserve systemic oppression, the majority of whom elected Trump into office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hug cannot erase this truth nor can forgiveness alone. \u201cChristians must see the link between historical dispossessions and present disparities, and theologians must repent of the way Christian supremacy was a tool,\u201d says Jeannine Fletcher Hill, author of \u201cThe Sin of White Supremacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To begin the process of healing inflicted trauma, Christians must face their role in systemic oppression by committing themselves to antiracist work and reparations. It is only then that forgiveness will breathe equality and justice, rights intended for all children of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014Sage Mace is a Christian creative who is dedicated to decolonizing her faith and works through writing and activism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The murder of Botham Jean, the black man who was fatally shot in his own apartment by white off-duty police officer Amber Guyger in Sept. 2018, sparked a media frenzy. But a scene from the proceeding murder trial is what went viral for the wrong reasons. During the trial, Jean\u2019s younger brother announced that he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":42297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"coauthors":[18445],"class_list":["post-42296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-voices","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n