April 21, 2021

Police Brutality, Family Values, and White Supremacist Christianity

Police Brutality, Family Values, and White Supremacist Christianity

Thoughts on the Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction

In the wake of the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, Brad argues that family values have been used for centuries as a vector for White supremacist Christianity. Not only are family values used today as a way to draw attention away from racial inequality and other systemic issues, but they have been used throughout American history to justify racism and white supremacy. There is a direct line connecting the concern for order, the vision of the family as the hierarchical structure wherein Godly character is formed, and the defense of slavery and contemporary forms of systemic racism.

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