THE STREAM/ Michael Brown-
According to Bishop Talbert Swan, “Calling a Black POTUS married 25 yrs to 1 wife with 2 children, no mistresses, affairs or scandals, ‘the antichrist’ but a white POTUS married thrice, 5 kids by 3 women, mistresses, affairs & scandals, ‘God‘s anointed,’ proves your religion is white supremacy, not christianity.”
Is this a fair accusation? Bishop Swan certainly raises an important question, and in a limited number of cases, I believe he’s right.
That’s because there were certainly white supremacists who vilified President Obama simply because he was black. These same people now glorify President Trump simply because he is a patriotic white man. And, no doubt, some of them claim to be Christians.
Personal morals are not the issue. Marital fidelity is not the issue. Color is the issue.
Conversely, there are certainly black supremacists who glorified President Obama and now vilify President Trump, simply based on color. And, no doubt, some of them claim to be Christians.
No surprise there. The sword cuts both ways.
But as to the sweeping accusation made by Bishop Swan, it seriously misses the point as to why many white Christians opposed Obama but support Trump. Continue reading…
