![]() Johnson warned Chance about adopting a “leftist political agenda” and linked to a blog of his condemning “Wokism” as “a blatantly racist worldview, condemning entire ethnic groups for sins that were committed generations ago by people long dead.” Johnson is a pastor at Grace Community Church and executive director for Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur. But things got slightly testy when Phil Johnson entered the chat. I pose a second question: Is it not directly the responsibility of the Church to dismantle and defeat White Supremacy? Is equality not the basis for forming the body of Christ?Ĭhance was thoughtful and engaged with the replies, gently pushing back when he disagreed and asking clarifying questions throughout. ![]() It’s a vital question that a lot of Christian leaders are asking right now, as the gulf between the Church’s engagement with issues of systemic racism and the depth of the problem have been laid bare by weeks of protests all over the world. Over the weekend, Chance the Rapper took to Twitter with a question for his Christian followers: “Why don’t we as a church explicitly address White Supremacy and racism on Sundays? Why don’t we engage the truths of America and how it’s values are antithetical to the Gospel?”
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