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Oooooh. So your quote really means that the scumbags are Christians! Then you make a wild accusation about white Christian leaders fearful of losing money! As proof, you quote scripture!And it’s not just history, either. Much of the anger directed at white Christians following the Charlottesville attacks was tied to Trump. Some people believe his election empowered white-supremacist fringe groups like those who gathered in at the “Unite the Right” rally this weekend. They blame white Christians for enabling this to happen: Eighty percent of white evangelicals voted for the president (See also: Among white evangelicals, regular churchgoers are the most supportive of Trump), as did 60 percent of white Catholics. At best, they ignored or dismissed Trump’s appeal to these racist fringe groups, these critics say; at worst, they were complicit.
Interesting. Some people are angry at Christians for voting for Trump because some racist scumbags also voted for Trump. These people figure therefore, that the Christians are responsible for the bad acts of the scumbags. Why then, would these some people be satisfied with a statement from Christians denouncing the violence at all?
You've already said yourself with the example of Franklin Graham. He made a statement that he would pray for those dealing with this violence. That isn't good enough for you. He didn't specifically denounce the violence, so you claim he approves of it.
Tell us, what exact verbiage must all the Christians state in order to satisfy you?Some people are angry at Christians for voting for Trump because some racist scumbags also voted for Trump. These people figure therefore, that the Christians are responsible for the bad acts of the scumbags.
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
-- John 2:15
Perhaps....I don't know anyone who thinks as you've described. Admittedly, between Friday and today, I've only had conversations with about 50-60 people, and even were I to have discussed the matter with every person I know, that still wouldn't amount to a notable share of the U.S. population.
Even I, detesting Trump more than anyone I've ever disliked, don't think that. It's absurd to think that, wearing their "Christian hat," most Christians voted for Trump because "racist scumbags" also voted for Trump. What's far more rational is recognizing that "racist scumbags" happen to self-identify as Christians and that white Christian leaders may be fearful of risking sources of funding by denouncing them. That latter reason is a good reason to be angry at Christian leaders.
[Jesus went into the temple courtyard and threw out everyone who was buying and selling there. He overturned the moneychangers’ tables and the chairs of those who sold pigeons. He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you’re turning it into a gathering place for thieves!” Blind and lame people came to him in the temple courtyard, and he healed them. When the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings saw the amazing miracles he performed and the children shouting in the temple courtyard, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were irritated. They said to him, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” Jesus replied, “Yes, I do. Have you never read, ‘From the mouths of little children and infants, you have created praise’?” He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
-- Matthew 21:12-17
You are slandering an entire group of people. You better denounce that slander or we will all think you are in favor of slandering all groups of people, don't ya think?