Yes, even we minority and woman Christians do this kind of maneuvering. We must do the work of interpreting teaching from books, schools, seminars, and conferences that are not really for us, even if we get encouraged to attend. White evangelicalism has in my lifetime often acted as if we were welcome to the “party,” but we were often there for the brochures.
This election has revealed more about the citizens of the USA than the two main presidential candidates. Many women and minorities were already aware of the sexism and racism that shaped the United States, but perhaps this election has made it clearer to those who had not been aware. For me, the disappointment is that we’ve not progressed in my lifetime as much as I hoped.
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