Some would argue that Christianity itself is racist. Given the sweep of history, this is a charge that has to be confronted.

So we’re going to speak to a couple of people who, despite all the things the church has done wrong -- and continues to do wrong -- and despite all the things the church should be doing but just isn’t - still see Christ as Lord. They are still part of the church. They still think Christianity is beautiful, even if parts of the church are not.

You as listeners - whether you believe or not - are going to have to be the judges here.

This is not an episode in which I feel competent to lecture anyone.

I don’t know what it’s like to be a minority. That’s why we’re speaking to people today who do know.

LINKS

More on Australia’s Aboriginal history

Mapping the massacres of Australia’s colonial frontier, The University of Newcastle
More on the Aboriginal reserves and stations
Close the Gap 2020: The annual report of Parliament on progress in Closing the Gap and achieving equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health and life expectancy
Bringing Them Home Report 1997 - A Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says “Sorry” on behalf of the Australian Government in 2008
Watch Australia’s National Aboriginal Bishop in the Anglican Church, Chris McLeod’s full interview on Black Lives Matter and the Church
Brooke Prentis gave us three pieces of content she believes all Australians should consume to learn more about the true history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia:
- Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe
- Talking to My Country, by Stan Grant
- First Australians documentary, SBS

Here's the alternate view on racism in America

Candace Owens is a conservative US commentator who has a very different take on the Black Lives Matter movement and how she thinks her country should be dealing with racism.
- On what she believes is the real goal of the Black Lives Matter movement
- On White Guilt
Ben Shapiro is one of the most popular conservative commentators in the US. He disagrees with the idea of systemic racism. More here.

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37. Racist Church