Church & Culture
Ok, here goes. A post from a thread I recently wrote in light of recent violence (yet again) out in Buffalo. It pertains to replacement theory, or as I describe it here, white replacement theory. This idea is not fringe. It is an embedded cultural understanding most...Church & Culture
It’s BACK! Rohadi’s “let’s review Christian Music Charts to see how white it is” fun time. I mean, I think it’s fun…. In this edition I take a look at the latest Billboard Top 50, followed by the top 50 on CCLI. The results...Church & Culture
2021 started off with the proverbial “bang” as the world watched in horror as the riots at the US Capitol Building unfolded. We all had a sense of both dread and awe as we watched the unthinkable happen. For racialized minority, it was also a visceral in...Church & Culture
This is a story on belonging. In February 2020, Vineyard Canada (VC) made their final decision pertaining to human sexuality. The denomination is now fully NON-affirming, which is to say clergy cannot perform same-sex weddings. It also means LGBTQ persons cannot serve...Church & Culture
In this previous post I discussed how often the church labels non-churchgoers as atheists even when they’re not. Yes, the majority of people don’t attend a monthly religious service, but that doesn’t mean atheist. Depending on which stats you...Church & Culture
Part 1 on Sameness in the Church found here. Have you ever filled out a questionnaire with check boxes for ethnicity? There’s never a box for me. Sometimes there’s an ‘Other’ box, but usually nothing. Have you ever stood in a room with complete...Church & Culture
** This is part one of two on the topic of race and prejudice in Western Christianity. ** The lack of diversity in churches doesn’t bother enough Christians. You’ve heard the old adage, “birds of a feather flock together,” which seems to be the...