Carl_NP0 Trueman_NP0 's_POS article_NN1 on_PRP Critical_AJ0 Race_NN1 Theory_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 February_NP0 issue_NN1 of_PRF First_ORD Things_NN2 caught_VVD my_DPS eye_NN1 last_ORD night_NN1 because_CJS of_PRF this_DT0 provocative_AJ0 claim_NN1 about_PRP religious_AJ0 language_NN1 :_PUN 
All-embracing_AJ0 and_CJC transformative_AJ0 views_NN2 often_AV0 have_VHB a_AT0 religious_AJ0 quality_NN1 ._SENT Critical_AJ0 race_NN1 theory_NN1 is_VBZ no_AT0 exception_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 creedal_AJ0 language_NN1 and_CJC liturgy_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP orthodox_AJ0 words_NN2 (_PUL “_NP0 white_AJ0 privilege_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 “_NP0 systemic_AJ0 racism_NN1 ”_NN1 )_PUR and_CJC prescribed_AJ0 actions_NN2 (_PUL raising_VVG the_AT0 fist_NN1 ,_PUN taking_VVG the_AT0 knee_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT To_TO0 deviate_VVI from_PRP the_AT0 forms_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO0 deviate_VVI from_PRP the_AT0 faith_NN1 ._SENT Certain_AJ0 words_NN2 are_VBB heretical_AJ0 (_PUL “_NP0 non-racist_AJ0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 “_NP0 all_AV0 lives_VVZ matter_NN1 ”_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 slogan_NN1 “_NN1 silence_NN1 is_VBZ violence_NN1 ”_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 potent_AJ0 rhetorical_AJ0 weapon_NN1 ._SENT To_TO0 fail_VVI to_TO0 participate_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 liturgy_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO0 reject_VVI the_AT0 antiracism_NN1 the_AT0 liturgy_NN1 purports_VVZ to_TO0 represent_VVI —_PUN something_PNI only_AV0 a_AT0 racist_NN1 would_VM0 do_VDI ._SENT 
Some_DT0 have_VHB already_AV0 begun_VVN responding_VVG to_PRP Trueman_NP0 's_POS argument_NN1 on_PRP Twitter_NN1 ,_PUN providing_VVG some_DT0 useful_AJ0 counterpoints_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD critic_NN1 took_VVD issue_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 idea_NN1 that_CJT anything_PNI can_VM0 be_VBI religious_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ too_AV0 liberal_AJ0 ,_PUN he_PNP argued_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP could_VM0 write_VVI a_AT0 similar_AJ0 paragraph_NN1 about_PRP almost_AV0 anything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC actually_AV0 ,_PUN that_DT0 is_VBZ kind_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 point_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS Edward_NP0 Bailey_NP0 aptly_AV0 put_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN not_XX0 everything_PNI is_VBZ religious_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC anything_PNI can_VM0 be_VBI religious_AJ0 ._SENT 
I_PNP present_VVB extensive_AJ0 evidence_NN1 in_PRP support_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 more_AV0 open_AJ0 perspective_NN1 on_PRP religion_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS recently_AV0 published_AJ0 book_NN1 called_VVD An_AT0 Introduction_NN1 to_PRP Religious_AJ0 Language_NN1 :_PUN Exploring_VVG Theolinguistics_NN2 in_PRP Contemporary_AJ0 Contexts_NN2 ._SENT 
Another_DT0 point_NN1 of_PRF contention_NN1 I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN online_AV0 is_VBZ Trueman_NP0 's_POS (_PUL predictable_AJ0 )_PUR claim_NN1 that_CJT CRT_NP0 lacks_VVZ convincing_AJ0 appeals_NN2 to_PRP evidence_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 same_DT0 Twitter_NN1 critic_NN1 of_PRF Trueman_NP0 picks_VVZ this_DT0 up_AVP ,_PUN arguing_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 "_PUQ overwhelming_AJ0 "_PUQ data_NN0 supporting_VVG CRT_NP0 undermines_VVZ Trueman_NP0 's_POS '_PUQ CRT_NP0 as_PRP religion_NN1 '_POS thesis_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB They_PNP are_VBB n't_XX0 axioms_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ just_AV0 false_AJ0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Data_NN0 in_PRP support_NN1 of_PRF CRT_NP0 is_VBZ indeed_AV0 overwhelming_AJ0 ._SENT One_CRD example_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 breadth_NN1 of_PRF work_NN1 from_PRP scholars_NN2 examining_VVG disproportionality_NN1 in_PRP child_NN1 welfare_NN1 ._SENT Another_DT0 is_VBZ scholarship_NN1 on_PRP implicit_AJ0 racial_AJ0 bias_NN1 in_PRP healthcare_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC both_AV0 Trueman_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS critic_NN1 rely_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 common_AJ0 false_AJ0 dichotomy_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN between_PRP religion_NN1 and_CJC science_NN1 ._SENT Regarding_PRP the_AT0 presence_NN1 of_PRF data_NN0 supporting_VVG CRT_NP0 ,_PUN Professor_NN1 of_PRF Critical_AJ0 Race_NN1 Studies_NN2 David_NP0 Gillborn_NP0 makes_VVZ these_DT0 crucial_AJ0 points_NN2 :_PUN 
Numbers_NN2 are_VBB not_XX0 neutral_AJ0 ._SENT 
Categories_NN2 are_VBB neither_AV0 ‘natural’_AJ0 nor_CJC given_AJ0 ._SENT 
Data_NN0 cannot_NN1 ‘speak_NN1 for_PRP itself.’_NP0 
In_PRP my_DPS view_NN1 ,_PUN Trueman_NP0 is_VBZ right_AJ0 to_TO0 point_VVI out_AVP that_CJT CRT_NP0 ,_PUN like_PRP all_DT0 theory_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ based_VVN on_PRP underlying_AJ0 axiomatic_AJ0 principles_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP that_DT0 race_NN1 inequality_NN1 is_VBZ unjust_AJ0 ._SENT These_DT0 axioms_NN2 guide_VVB the_AT0 collection_NN1 of_PRF relevant_AJ0 data_NN0 ._SENT Again_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 point_NN1 I_PNP make_VVB throughout_PRP my_DPS book_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC the_AT0 question_NN1 remains_VVZ :_PUN Does_VDZ Trueman_NP0 make_VVI a_AT0 good_AJ0 case_NN1 that_CJT CRT_NP0 is_VBZ ,_PUN in_PRP fact_NN1 ,_PUN functioning_VVG as_PRP a_AT0 religion_NN1 ?_SENT Crucial_AJ0 to_PRP his_DPS thesis_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 assumption_NN1 that_CJT CRT_NP0 functions_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 shibboleth_VVZ ._SENT 
Critical_AJ0 race_NN1 theory_NN1 (_PUL CRT_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN promoted_VVN by_PRP progressive_AJ0 activists_NN2 and_CJC adopted_VVN by_PRP many_DT0 evangelical_AJ0 intellectuals_NN2 ,_PUN has_VHZ become_VVN the_AT0 shibboleth_VVZ :_PUN Are_VBB you_PNP for_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT Or_CJC are_VBB you_PNP against_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ indeed_AV0 often_AV0 a_AT0 sign_NN1 that_CJT something_PNI religious_AJ0 is_VBZ going_VVG on_AVP ,_PUN since_CJS shibboleths_NN2 are_VBB boundary_NN1 markers_NN2 ._SENT Trueman_NP0 develops_VVZ this_DT0 by_PRP later_AV0 arguing_VVG that_CJT those_DT0 who_PNQ write_VVB about_AVP ,_PUN research_VVB and_CJC discuss_VVB CRT_NP0 are_VBB unwilling_AJ0 to_TO0 entertain_VVI any_DT0 critique_NN1 or_CJC questions_NN2 from_PRP skeptics_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 theory_NN1 is_VBZ likewise_AV0 hard_AJ0 to_TO0 oppose_VVI ,_PUN since_CJS it_PNP denies_VVZ the_AT0 legitimacy_NN1 of_PRF arguments_NN2 that_CJT call_VVB it_PNP into_PRP question_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 evidence_NN1 that_CJT Trueman_NP0 provides_VVZ is_VBZ objections_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 Southern_AJ0 Baptist_AJ0 Convention_NN1 's_POS recent_AJ0 motion_NN1 On_PRP Critical_AJ0 Race_NN1 Theory_NN1 and_CJC Intersectionality_NN1 ._SENT However_AV0 ,_PUN sources_NN2 reporting_VVG on_PRP disapproval_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 motion_NN1 have_VHB revealed_VVN that_CJT although_CJS certainly_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB objections_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 content_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 motion_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 problem_NN1 is_VBZ more_AV0 about_PRP the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD published_VVN at_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN especially_AV0 during_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 time_NN1 of_PRF unrest_NN1 ,_PUN during_PRP which_DTQ President_NP0 Trump_NP0 issued_VVD an_AT0 executive_AJ0 order_NN1 labeling_VVG critical_AJ0 theory_NN1 "_PUQ anti-American_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
[_PUL Jemar_NP0 ]_PUR Tisby_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 author_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bestselling_AJ0 book_NN1 The_AT0 Color_NN1 of_PRF Compromise_NN1 ,_PUN referred_VVN to_PRP critical_AJ0 race_NN1 theory_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 “_NN1 theological_AJ0 and_CJC ecclesiastical_AJ0 equivalent_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ‘Red_AJ0 Scare.’_NP0 ”_NP0 He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN “_NP0 Slap_VVB anyone_PNI with_PRP the_AT0 label_NN1 ‘Critical_AJ0 Race_NN1 Theory_NN1 ,_PUN ’_PUQ and_CJC they_PNP automatically_AV0 become_VVB enemies_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 church_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Kate_NP0 Shellnut_NP0 ,_PUN writing_VVG for_PRP Christianity_NN1 Today_AV0 
We_PNP can_VM0 here_AV0 draw_VVI parallels_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 ways_NN2 that_CJT '_PUQ feminism_NN1 '_PUQ has_VHZ become_VVN a_AT0 shibboleth_VVZ within_PRP (_PUL particularly_AV0 white_AJ0 )_PUR conservative_AJ0 and_CJC Reformed_AJ0 Christianity_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB documented_VVN this_DT0 in_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 research_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP agree_VVB with_PRP Trueman_NP0 that_CJT at_PRP the_AT0 heart_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 this_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 issue_NN1 of_PRF exclusion_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC Trueman_NP0 neglects_VVZ major_AJ0 issues_NN2 of_PRF relevance_NN1 here_AV0 :_PUN the_AT0 nature_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 exclusion_NN1 (_PUL who_PNQ is_VBZ excluding_VVG whom_PNQ )_PUR and_CJC the_AT0 mechanisms_NN2 by_PRP which_DTQ it_PNP has_VHZ come_VVN about_AVP ._SENT 
This_DT0 takes_VVZ me_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 heart_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS objections_NN2 to_PRP Trueman_NP0 's_POS article_NN1 :_PUN First_ORD ,_PUN that_CJT he_PNP has_VHZ not_XX0 presented_VVN convincing_AJ0 evidence_NN1 that_CJT CRT_NP0 has_VHZ its_DPS own_DT0 "_PUQ creedal_AJ0 language_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC second_ORD ,_PUN that_CJT his_DPS article_NN1 is_VBZ actually_AV0 participating_VVG in_PRP and_CJC even_AV0 increasing_VVG the_AT0 likelihood_NN1 that_CJT people_NN0 will_VM0 perceive_VVI CRT_NP0 as_CJS central_AJ0 to_PRP their_DPS identity_NN1 (_PUL or_CJC not_XX0 )_PUR and_CJC speak_VVB about_PRP CRT_NP0 religiously_AV0 (_PUL either_AV0 as_CJS sacred_AJ0 or_CJC taboo_AJ0 )_PUR ._SENT 
What_DTQ do_VDB I_PNP mean_VVI ?_SENT What_DTQ makes_VVZ language_NN1 religious_AJ0 ?_SENT Repetition_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS our_DPS helpful_AJ0 critical_AJ0 Tweeter_NN1 pointed_VVD out_AVP ._SENT Within_PRP my_DPS field_NN1 of_PRF linguistics_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP all_DT0 other_AJ0 disciplines_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB our_DPS own_DT0 insider_NN1 technical_AJ0 language_NN1 that_CJT we_PNP use_VVB to_TO0 refer_VVI to_PRP key_AJ0 concepts_NN2 and_CJC processes_NN2 ._SENT Scholars_NN2 working_VVG within_PRP CRT_NP0 are_VBB no_AV0 different_AJ0 in_PRP that_DT0 regard_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 repetition_NN1 of_PRF certain_AJ0 phrases_NN2 may_VM0 signal_VVI their_DPS significance_NN1 within_PRP a_AT0 field_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 need_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI linked_VVN with_PRP religious_AJ0 devotion_NN1 or_CJC be_VBI central_AJ0 to_PRP members_NN2 '_POS identity_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC Trueman_NP0 also_AV0 cites_VVZ what_DTQ he_PNP calls_VVZ "_PUQ a_AT0 potential_AJ0 rhetorical_AJ0 weapon_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 phrase_NN1 "_PUQ Silence_NN1 is_VBZ violence_NN1 "_PUQ which_DTQ he_PNP sees_VVZ as_PRP a_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF CRT_NP0 liturgy_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP points_VVZ to_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP sees_VVZ as_PRP ritual_AJ0 behaviour_NN1 within_PRP CRT_NP0 :_PUN raising_VVG the_AT0 fist_NN1 ,_PUN taking_VVG a_AT0 knee_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC are_VBB these_DT0 actions_NN2 actually_AV0 prescribed_VVN or_CJC even_AV0 customary_AJ0 among_PRP CRT_NP0 scholars_NN2 ?_SENT 
Trueman_NP0 provides_VVZ no_AT0 convincing_AJ0 evidence_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT Simply_AV0 saying_VVG something_PNI is_VBZ a_AT0 liturgy_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 make_VVI it_PNP so_AV0 ._SENT Calling_VVG something_PNI ritual_AJ0 behaviour_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 mean_VVI it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT Religious_AJ0 language_NN1 (_PUL what_DTQ Trueman_NP0 here_AV0 calls_VVZ “_NP0 creedal_NP0 language_NN1 ”_NN1 )_PUR is_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF opinion_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF discourse_NN1 whose_DTQ study_NN1 requires_VVZ specialist_NN1 knowledge_NN1 and_CJC methods_NN2 ._SENT 
Are_VBB people_NN0 behaving_VVG religiously_AV0 around_PRP CRT_NP0 ?_SENT We_PNP 've_VHB certainly_AV0 seen_VVN evidence_NN1 that_CJT leaders_NN2 within_PRP the_AT0 SBC_NP0 are_VBB doing_VDG so_AV0 ,_PUN positioning_VVG CRT_NP0 as_CJS outside_PRP the_AT0 bounds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Christian_AJ0 religion_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ resulting_VVG in_PRP ideologies_NN2 and_CJC methods_NN2 that_CJT contradict_VVB Scripture_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Are_VBB those_DT0 arguing_VVG more_AV0 positively_AV0 about_PRP CRT_NP0 's_POS usefulness_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 church_NN1 likewise_AV0 behaving_VVG religiously_AV0 around_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT Maybe_AV0 ._SENT Trueman_NP0 has_VHZ n't_XX0 demonstrated_VVN that_CJT either_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ another_DT0 problem_NN1 with_PRP Trueman_NP0 's_POS argument_NN1 ._SENT 
Theories_NN2 like_PRP feminist_AJ0 theory_NN1 and_CJC CRT_NP0 are_VBB attempts_NN2 to_TO0 ask_VVI questions_NN2 ,_PUN seek_VVB understanding_NN1 of_PRF and_CJC propose_VVB solutions_NN2 to_PRP problems_NN2 that_DT0 institutions_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 Christian_AJ0 church_NN1 ,_PUN have_VHB tended_VVN to_TO0 overlook_VVI and_CJC ignore_VVI ._SENT 
There_EX0 can_VM0 be_VBI no_AT0 doubt_NN1 that_CJT parts_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Christian_AJ0 church_NN1 have_VHB resisted_VVN frank_AJ0 discussions_NN2 of_PRF racism_NN1 ,_PUN sexism_NN1 and_CJC misogyny_NN1 ,_PUN particularly_AV0 led_VVN by_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ 've_VHB been_VBN hurt_VVN by_PRP this_DT0 discrimination_NN1 ._SENT Carl_NP0 Trueman_NP0 knows_VVZ this_DT0 very_AV0 well_AV0 ,_PUN considering_CJS he_PNP was_VBD eyewitness_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 recent_AJ0 firing_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS colleague_NN1 Aimee_NP0 Byrd_NP0 from_PRP the_AT0 Alliance_NN1 for_PRP Confessing_AJ0 Evangelicals_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ took_VVD place_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 context_NN1 of_PRF sexist_AJ0 bullying_NN1 and_CJC harassment_NN1 of_PRF Byrd_NP0 after_PRP the_AT0 release_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS book_NN1 on_PRP Biblical_AJ0 womanhood_NN1 ._SENT Talk_VVB about_PRP a_AT0 shibboleth_VVZ !_SENT 
Central_AJ0 to_PRP theories_NN2 like_PRP CRT_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 understanding_NN1 that_CJT exclusionary_AJ0 behaviour_NN1 like_PRP this_DT0 is_VBZ reflective_AJ0 and_CJC constitutive_AJ0 of_PRF ,_PUN as_CJS Trueman_NP0 puts_VVZ it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ systemic_AJ0 evil_NN1 ,_PUN false_AJ0 consciousness_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC hegemonic_AJ0 discourse_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Like_PRP feminist_AJ0 theory_NN1 ,_PUN Critical_AJ0 Race_NN1 Theory_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 tool_NN1 to_TO0 achieve_VVI greater_AJC understanding_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 processes_NN2 that_CJT shape_VVB and_CJC sustain_VVB inequality_NN1 in_PRP society_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 most_AV0 violent_AJ0 racist_AJ0 behaviours_NN2 and_CJC speech_NN1 do_VDB not_XX0 appear_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 vacuum_NN1 but_CJC rather_AV0 take_VVB place_NN1 within_PRP institutions_NN2 which_DTQ have_VHB desensitized_VVN people_NN0 to_PRP racism_NN1 ._SENT Within_PRP such_DT0 institutions_NN2 ,_PUN everyday_AJ0 language_NN1 and_CJC ways_NN2 of_PRF behaving_VVG foster_AJ0 and_CJC act_VVB as_PRP cultural_AJ0 reinforcers_NN2 of_PRF racism_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 its_DPS most_DT0 extreme_AJ0 forms_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP his_DPS recent_AJ0 book_NN1 ,_PUN Something’s_NP0 Not_XX0 Right_AV0 ,_PUN Wade_NP0 Mullen_NP0 explores_VVZ this_DT0 phenomenon_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP relates_VVZ to_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 ways_NN2 abuse_NN1 is_VBZ institutionalized_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 church_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 points_NN2 that_CJT Christina_NP0 Edmondson_NP0 makes_VVZ in_PRP her_DPS reference_NN1 to_PRP '_PUQ white_AJ0 Christianity_NN1 '_PUQ in_PRP her_DPS recent_AJ0 article_NN1 for_PRP Christianity_NN1 Today_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP positions_VVZ this_DT0 within_PRP a_AT0 much_AV0 larger_AJC dynamic_NN1 of_PRF dominance_NN1 and_CJC inferiority_NN1 ,_PUN old_AJ0 as_CJS sin_NN1 itself_PNX ._SENT Edmondson_NP0 writes_VVZ ,_PUN 
Isabel_NP0 Wilkerson_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP her_DPS new_AJ0 book_NN1 ,_PUN Caste_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 Origins_NN2 of_PRF Our_DPS Discontents_NN2 ,_PUN writes_VVZ how_AVQ America’s_NP0 racism_NN1 works_VVZ within_PRP the_AT0 broader_AJC and_CJC older_AJC idea_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 caste_NN1 system_NN1 ._SENT 
Unlike_PRP Trueman_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP find_VVB this_DT0 term_NN1 '_POS white_AJ0 Christianity_NN1 '_POS extremely_AV0 helpful_AJ0 and_CJC humbling_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP acknowledges_VVZ the_AT0 complex_AJ0 environment_NN1 that_CJT surrounds_VVZ and_CJC supports_VVZ white_AJ0 supremacist_NN1 Christianity_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 imply_VVI that_CJT all_DT0 white_AJ0 Christians_NN2 are_VBB committed_AJ0 racists_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 suggest_VVI that_CJT white_AJ0 Christians_NN2 who_PNQ neglect_VVB self-examination_NN1 regarding_PRP racism_NN1 are_VBB unsaved_AJ0 ._SENT Neither_DT0 does_VDZ it_PNP assert_VVI that_CJT racism_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 only_AJ0 sin_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 Christian_AJ0 church_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP does_VDZ expose_VVI what_DTQ every_AT0 white_AJ0 American_AJ0 Christian_NN1 (_PUL and_CJC elsewhere_AV0 )_PUR must_VM0 examine_VVI within_PRP ourselves_PNX :_PUN We_PNP have_VHB been_VBN acculturated_AJ0 to_PRP (_PUL implicitly_AV0 or_CJC explicitly_AV0 )_PUR privilege_VVB white_AJ0 bodies_NN2 ,_PUN white_AJ0 voices_NN2 ,_PUN white_AJ0 lives_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ woven_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 fabric_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS systems_NN2 ._SENT Again_AV0 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ plenty_PNI of_PRF evidence_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ embarrassing_AJ0 to_TO0 even_AV0 have_VHI to_TO0 mention_VVI such_DT0 evidence_NN1 at_PRP this_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 aftermath_NN1 of_PRF white_AJ0 supremacist_NN1 violence_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 US_NP0 Capitol_NP0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 takes_VVZ me_PNP to_PRP my_DPS final_AJ0 point_NN1 ._SENT Eventually_AV0 ,_PUN victims_NN2 resist_VVB ._SENT Oppressed_AJ0 people_NN0 protest_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS our_DPS love-_NN1 and_CJC freedom-empowered_AJ0 design_NN1 is_VBZ restricted_VVN or_CJC oppressed_VVN by_PRP sin_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB compelled_VVN to_TO0 resist_VVI ._SENT We_PNP cry_VVB out_AVP ._SENT We_PNP push_VVB back_AVP or_CJC seek_VVI shelter_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP strategize_VVB and_CJC plan_VVB ._SENT We_PNP protest_VVB and_CJC legislate_VVB ._SENT We_PNP prophesy_VVB and_CJC lament_VVB ._SENT 
And_CJC in_PRP such_DT0 times_NN2 of_PRF unrest_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 religious_AJ0 community_NN1 is_VBZ forced_VVN to_TO0 reflect_VVI on_AVP and_CJC reassess_VVI its_DPS borders_NN2 ,_PUN its_DPS distinctiveness_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS core_NN1 beliefs_NN2 ._SENT Faced_VVN with_PRP uncomfortable_AJ0 questions_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 community_NN1 can_VM0 either_AV0 buckle_VVI down_AVP or_CJC invite_VVI critical_AJ0 discussion_NN1 and_CJC reconsideration_NN1 ._SENT 
With_PRP regard_NN1 to_PRP questions_NN2 related_VVN to_PRP sexism_NN1 and_CJC misogyny_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN clearly_AV0 how_AVQ certain_AJ0 parts_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 church_NN1 police_NN2 their_DPS borders_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB already_AV0 mentioned_VVN what_DTQ happened_VVD last_ORD year_NN1 to_PRP Aimee_NP0 Byrd_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB been_VBN called_VVN a_AT0 feminist_AJ0 more_DT0 times_NN2 than_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 count_VVI ,_PUN most_AV0 recently_AV0 by_PRP Denny_NP0 Burk_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ finally_AV0 deleted_VVD that_DT0 label_NN1 from_PRP an_AT0 online_AJ0 description_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP after_PRP a_AT0 lengthy_AJ0 argument_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ Yes_ITJ you_PNP are_VBB ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ "_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 delete_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ One_CRD fellow_AJ0 Christian_NN1 went_VVD so_AV0 far_AV0 as_CJS to_TO0 say_VVI recently_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 nature_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS academic_AJ0 work_NN1 marks_VVZ me_PNP as_CJS being_VBG "_PUQ outside_PRP the_AT0 church_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Uncomfortable_AJ0 questions_NN2 that_CJT unsettle_VVB the_AT0 status_NN1 quo_NN1 are_VBB not_XX0 tolerated_VVN in_PRP certain_AJ0 places_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 ways_NN2 people_NN0 who_PNQ ask_VVB such_DT0 questions_NN2 are_VBB treated_VVN contain_VVB these_DT0 assumptions_NN2 :_PUN You_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 a_AT0 member_NN1 of_PRF Christianity_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP are_VBB a_AT0 member_NN1 of_PRF another_DT0 religion_NN1 ._SENT Go_VVB and_CJC be_VBI with_PRP your_DPS people_NN0 ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ one_CRD reason_NN1 I_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 call_VVI myself_PNX a_AT0 feminist_AJ0 ,_PUN though_CJS I_PNP have_VHB benefitted_VVN from_PRP and_CJC use_VVB feminist_AJ0 theory_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS work_NN1 and_CJC understand_VVB why_AVQ other_AJ0 Christians_NN2 choose_VVB to_TO0 embrace_VVI the_AT0 label_NN1 ._SENT 
