Brandon Hall

“there would be no black church without racism in the white church.”
― Jemar Tisby, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism

“I suggest that Paul’s words about submission to governing authorities must be read in light of four realities: (1) Paul’s use of Pharaoh in Romans as an example of God removing authorities through human agents shows that his prohibition against resistance is not absolute; (2) the wider Old Testament testifies to God’s use of human agents to take down corrupt governments; (3) in light of the first two propositions, we can affirm that God is active through human beings even when we can’t discern the exact role we play; (4) therefore, Paul’s words should be seen as more of a limit on our discernment than on God’s activities.”
― Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

“The state has duties, and we can hold them accountable even if it means that we suffer for doing so peacefully. This suffering is only futile if the resurrection is a lie. If the resurrection is true, and the Christian stakes his or her entire existence on its truthfulness, then our peaceful witness testifies to a new and better way of being human that transcends the endless cycle of violence.”
― Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

“Tears that are driven by white guilt are self-indulgent.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism