Attention White Evangelicalism! Abortion is Central to Black Theology - Thinking Winsomely

Welcome back to thinking winsomely a chat TGC podcast. I Have to start this episode with a quick Apology, I ask for your forgiveness For the long delay in getting this episode out and truth be told I have just been Well, I've been I've been grieved.

I feel a heavy burden in the past few weeks and and I have to say that I Find it hard to believe that in 2023 we are still dealing with the scourge of systemic racism in our country. I Watch the same images that you did with those those two black african-american lawmakers beautiful black bodies Expelled out of the Tennessee legislature like as if they were a piece of garbage.

I Can't believe that we're still dealing with this in 2023. If only the Evangelical Church would stand up Maybe we could make a difference and so I had to take a brief sabbatical a couple of weeks off of of my job just to just to really get the Emotional energy to continue this journey with you brothers and sisters.

Code Switching and Cultural Context in Black Christian Experience

I am exhausted. I Am tired of the scourge of racism and Actually racism hasn't inspired this episode today today. I want to talk about code switching. Because I have seen quite a few fundamentalists Talking about these beautiful black brothers these beautiful black bodies in Christ.

After they were so callously they were publicly lynched. Let's just call it what it is. It was a public lynching when they were removed from their seats of let of the legislature. After they were lynched they were so courageous and I those images.

I just cannot get them out of my mind. They hearkened back to the time of the civil rights movement. Dear church. Will we this time join the civil rights movement instead of oppressing it? And I've seen so many fundamentalists talk about the the fact that these These these beautiful black bodies support abortion.

They support they support LGBT rights and Saying how that's incompatible with Christianity. Well, I'm here to tell you and to teach you About code switching because code switching is not just about Your style of talking or your dialect.

It's also about the belief the content of your faith itself. So here's the article that I wrote as Christians we are called to love and extend grace to all of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Recognizing that we all come from different backgrounds and experiences.

For black Christians this often means navigating predominantly white theological spaces where the language and cultural references may be unfamiliar. As a result black Christians may express their theology in ways that seem unfamiliar or even incorrect to those outside of their cultural context.

This is where the concept of code switching comes in. Code switching is about more than just accents and language it's about adapting to different social contexts and adjusting one's speech and behavior and mannerisms to fit into those contexts.

For Black Christians this often means adapting to white theological spaces that may not fully understand or appreciate their unique Perspectives and experiences. When it comes to theological errors dear Christian, please hear me.

Grace for Black Christians' Theological Errors

While I unpack this. When it comes to theological errors We must remember that black Christians theology is often deeply rooted in their cultural context. Just as code switching involves adjusting one's language and behavior to fit into those social contexts Black Christians may also adjust their theology to fit into predominantly whites theological spaces.

This can result in expressions of faith that may seem unfamiliar or even Incorrect to those outside of their cultural context. Instead of correcting or dismissing black Christians for their perceived theological errors perceived We must extend grace and seek to incorporate their perspective.

This means that recognizing that their theology is often shaped by their unique experiences and cultural backgrounds we must actively work to create theological spaces that are welcoming and inclusive of diverse perspectives and cultural backgrounds.

Where individuals can express their faith in a way that is authentic and true to their experiences. In conclusion as Christians we must have grace for black Christians theological errors. Recognizing that the error is likely in ourselves and our white perspectives.

The theology of black Christians is shaped and molded like like like a true artisan a true sculptor of their cultural context and Their theology is beautiful. Code switching is about more than just accents.

It's about the actual content of theology. We must actively work to create a more inclusive and loving space where Individuals can express their faith in a way that is authentic to their true experiences.

Code Switching, Mother God, and Abortion as Blood Sacrifice

Brothers and sisters. I hope you enjoyed that article. I hope that you hear the heart Of what I'm trying to say the next time you think to yourself Oh, but that that man doesn't even believe in the resurrection.

He he he prays to mother God. That's not biblically accurate then the next time you think about that remember He's code-switching. He's code-switching. This is how blacks understand God he's the mother God.

She he she they are the mother God and and and the mother God demands demands for the forgiveness of sins. The shedding of blood and they understand Abortion as That shedding of blood it is integral to their cultural context integral and therefore as as white Christians we must resist the urge to correct their theology because their Theology is part of the code-switching that is a part and parcel of their identity as black bodies in Christ.

We dare not rob them of that beautiful Chocolate identity. I hope you found that enlightening and and helpful and most of all winsome. Join me next week for thinking winsomely a chat TGC podcast.