Racism Is Still A Cancer On the U.S.
Fight Racism, Prejudice, and Bigotry In the United States
What does it mean?
The Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee has described the rise of Christian nationalism as a political ideology and cultural framework that distorts both the Christian faith and America's promise of religious freedom. The false narrative of America as a "Christian nation," "betrays the work of the framers to create a federal government that would remain neutral when it comes to religion, neither promoting nor denigrating it--a deliberate break with the state-established religions of the colonies." Christian nationalist beliefs further a very un-American "us vs. them" mentality; it sends a message that only Christians can be "real" Americans, and feeds various bigotries, including the very troubling recent resurgence of anti-Semitism.
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Why Does It Matter?
Racism, anti-Semitism, hatred of Muslims and other non-White Christians is anti-American. Marc has denounced these bigotries as a cancer on the United States--a betrayal of the underlying philosophy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and especially of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world, and that diversity has been a source of our country's strength.
True Americans understand that people should be evaluated on the basis of their behavior, not on the basis of their religion, sexuality, or skin color.
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