How can Christianity be the white man’s religion if the majority of people in the Bible are people of color (not of European descent)? If Jesus is a person of color? The backdrop of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament are the Middle East region and northern Africa. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were refugees, fleeing from political persecution. Jesus spoke of liberation, which is antithetical to white power. Let’s be real, if Jesus walked the earth today, white evangelicals would probably turn their backs on him. Biblical Christianity was co-opted and falsely interpreted in the pursuit of white supremacy. Rather than using the Bible to advance political agendas, we need to recenter our faith on the radical teachings of Jesus Christ–grace, compassion, justice, and above all, love.
“”The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”” Luke 4:18-19 NIV