Why Christians Shouldn't Jump On Bandwagon Of Progressive Groups Like Black Lives Matter
This movement is not about giving justice to George Floyd, but about remaking society and creating a progressive utopia out of the ashes of the society that we now inhabit.
Fri Jun 5, 2020 - 5:04 pm EST



June 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – For the past week and a half, social media has melted down into a dumpster fire of virtue-signalling, accusations, anger, and finger-pointing. If you didn’t black out your profile photo for #BlackOutTuesday, you were probably insufficiently committed to combating racism. If you didn’t immediately embrace Black Lives Matter, it was your knee on George Floyd’s neck, too. If you refused to climb aboard the raucous bandwagon without first asking who was driving it, Christians of a certain type relished telling others that they were irredeemable racists. One gets the sense that running into a view that differed from their own made these Christians feel a bit persecuted, and relished their brief participation in the ranks of the oppressed.

What has been incredibly frustrating is that the narrative of a “divided America” is not really accurate in this specific instance. I’d wager that around 90% of Americans agree on two things: George Floyd was brutally murdered, and the perpetrator should be brought to justice; and looting and burning down cities is wrong. Responding to a murder by creating more suffering is obviously not the answer, and people of good faith agree on that. We can all agree on these two basic facts, which means that in reality, we should have much common ground to work from.

But that discussion isn’t happening. One of the reasons for that is because every social justice grifter in America is hitching their bandwagon to George Floyd’s hearse. I can say, heartily, that black lives matter. I don’t agree with those who insist on responding with “all lives matter,” because I understand that attention should be focused on the injustice at hand. As a pro-life activist, I believe that all lives matter but spend much of my time focusing on pre-born lives. We don’t need to talk about every injustice in order to speak about any injustice. I also disagree with those who insist on dredging up George Floyd’s past. Regardless of who he was and what he did, he did not deserve to die with a knee on his neck in the street, and the enthusiastic discussion of his criminal record is often an attempt to deflect from the crime at hand.

With all of that said, however, I cannot support the organisation Black Lives Matter. As I’ve noted before, their guiding principles include the promotion of the LGBT agenda and new and radical interpretations of gender (they want to “dismantle cis-gender privilege,” for example.) Their leaders are, without exception, radically pro-abortion. If Black Lives Matter was simply about seeking justice for George Floyd and Ahmoud Ahmary and Philando Castille, I would be happy to voice my support without qualification. But this movement is not simply about that. It is about remaking society and creating a progressive utopia out of the ashes of the society that we now inhabit. And that is why I cannot climb onto a bandwagon when folks with those beliefs are the ones driving it.

It has been frankly exhausting to watch progressives accuse anyone who refuses to parrot their lines as racist, when those progressives—those who have not completely relinquished grip on reality—know that this is not true. Racism is real, it is present, and anyone who doubts that should listen to the experiences of folks like Republican Senator Tim Scott. We should have a conversation about racism, and we should take meaningful steps to address it. I think that a majority of Americans agree on this, and that much progress could be possible. But because political opportunists and media carpetbaggers insist on an agenda that encompasses every imaginable social issue, the common ground has been deliberately torched—and anybody who tries to say “I agree with this and not that” is shouted down as a racist.

The vast majority of Americans were horrified by George Floyd’s death. The vast majority of Americans are willing to listen to real solutions (if they were proposed.) But because many social justice warriors and progressives insist that to talk about anything we must talk about everything—including issues where we vehemently disagree—the common ground vanishes, the discussion disintegrates, and nothing gets done. The two positions are not “people who do not want to address racism” and “let’s defund the police force and break the gender binary.” There is a huge amount of space between those positions, and that is where most of us are. It is a crying shame that the silent majority is being ignored.

OLAADEGBU:


https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-christians-shouldnt-jump-on-bandwagon-of-progressive-groups-like-black-lives-matter

kinibigdeal:


My opinion always align with yours most times on international matter. I just hope many black Americans will realized that they are being used

budaatum:


In short, "do not support Black Lives Matter, because", according to op, "LGBT agenda and new and radical interpretations of gender" must not matter!

I smh@u deg.

OLAADEGBU:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGVdD_QxuEc

Black Americans are waking up to the false narratives of the Democrats that is keeping under. Watch this videoclip and see how folks like Candace Owens are now seeing the 'light' and walking en-mass out of the Democrat Plantation.

OLAADEGBU:


https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-christians-shouldnt-jump-on-bandwagon-of-progressive-groups-like-black-lives-matter

TrajansKong:


The last thing Evilangelicals want is a 'progressive utopia'.

kinibigdeal:


Thanks

OLAADEGBU:


www.nairaland.com/attachments/11680165_liberallogicinhistory_jpeg0aead1a20c2373fb088a291b8712b717

You can keep your progressive utopia to yourselves just don't pretend that you are fighting for black causes.

TrajansKong:


I loathe the fake Democrats and the racist Republicans equally.

How does licking Trump's boots help you?

OLAADEGBU:


You are most welcome. Kanye West is another "runaway" from the Democrat Plantation.

kinibigdeal:


I don’t know why I’m still doubtful of Kanye west Christian Faith. I just don’t know why

budaatum:
In short, "do not support Black Lives Matter, because", according to op, "LGBT agenda and new and radical interpretations of gender" must not matter!

I smh@u deg.

OLAADEGBU:


Candace and West are both "Runaways" from the Democrat Plantation and they are now free to vote for the candidate of the choice unlike those who are forced to vote for their slave masters.

kinibigdeal:


I totally agree was only talking about his salvation. Though who I’m I to judge?

milehigh06:


we see you...you need to be noticed by the republicans...you are on a wrong thread...can point you towards a few Klanmen sites...they will love you..heck...tweet constantly at Trump...you might get paid or geta visa...you never can say...maybe then all your screaming can amoutn to a vote..keep it up...sell yourself...its ok...na hunger cos am

kinibigdeal:


Thanks

CoronaVirusPro:


Gibberish!

OLAADEGBU:


https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-christians-shouldnt-jump-on-bandwagon-of-progressive-groups-like-black-lives-matter

budaatum:
George Floyd and BLM making authorities accountable.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcHBCY5b_Gw

budaatum:

George Floyd and BLM making authorities accountable.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcHBCY5b_Gw

OLAADEGBU:


The best we can do is not to resist arrest in any way or form otherwise we give the untrained racist police the privilege of murdering us.

budaatum:


I never knew their job was to murder those they ought to arrest. If they had murdered Roger Stone Trump wouldn't have needed to commute his sentence.

budaatum:


Thankfully, we are working real hard to stop them murdering those they intend to arrest since we don't live in a jungle.

OLAADEGBU:

I didn't say that it was their job to murder, what I said was that untrained racist police would not hesitate to murder blacks who resist arrest.

OLAADEGBU:
You need to work harder to stop the professional health workers from murdering our black unborn babies 'legally' since we now live in the city.

budaatum:


Well, we are working to make sure that untrained racists don't get to become police.

budaatum:


No I don't "need to work harder to stop the professional health workers from murdering your black unborn babies 'legally'", since that's not the battle I commit to, and you have not been able to convince me to abandon my battle and help you fight your battle, which in my opinion, is based on a myth. Or do these so called "professional health workers" legally murder your "black unborn babies" without the permission of the person the baby is unborn in? And why isn't it illegal?

How about you fight your battle and I fight mine? I'm sure the world would be a better place if we both win.

OLAADEGBU:

What about racists that will be trained, will they become trained racists?

OLAADEGBU:
Are black unborn babies not lives? I thought you said you are committed to black lives, what about blacks that are murdered by blacks, including young children, are you committed to fighting for their lives?

budaatum:


Racism is not exactly a desirable trait in public service, and honestly speaking, I'm rather miffed that I need to bother to teach you this, but will put it down as my day sacrifice to a fool.

We try to weed racists out at the interview stage, just as we weed out ignorons like you. We even try to educate racism out of you at school stage long before you apply in fact, and wouldn't hire you if you showed your racist traits at any stage of the recruitment and training.

budaatum:


No, deg, I will not fight a person who goes to abort the contents of their belly. That's your battle, and I can't fight on all fronts at once since I'm not superwoman!

I'll tell you what though. Suspend your fight and join in fighting mine against racism. After we've won my battle, we can divert our resources to fight your battle. In fact, winning my battle might help with your's. If we stop racism, blacks will have more opportunities and less incentives to kill one another or abort the content of their bellies. What say you deg?