Unearthing racism's Christian roots: How far-right Christianity quietly fueled Jacksonville shooter
SalonThis weekend, a racist shooter – Ryan Palmeter – murdered three Black people – Angela Carr, Anolt Laguerre, Jr., and Jerrald De'Shaun Gallion. Keep moving through our history, and you'll see endless examples of purported Christians using the Bible for racist ends: Enforcing segregation, blocking civil rights movements, forbidding interracial marriage, creating a racist incarceration system, committing yet more acts of violence, and more. They have also demonized Black Lives Matter, denied systemic racism at every turn, and conjured fear that white people are in danger. In 2015, a white supremacist influenced by Christian nationalism entered a predominantly Black church in Charleston and killed nine people during a Bible study. Virtually every white supremacist post, video, meme, and social media group can be traced to our nation's religious history.
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