Black Lives Matter activists cornered a lady at a dining establishment in Washington D.C. today because she would not raise her fist in solidarity with their chants that “white silence is violence.” If you enjoy the clip of this occurring, at about the 28 second mark you can hear the protester in front accusingly ask, “Are you a Christian?” If you haven’t studied much of what’s going on ideologically behind current protests, this concern might seem strangely out of place. What does being a Christian pertain to whether this lady accepted raise her fist or not? Why would these protesters single out Christianity as a potential cause of someone refusing to succumb to what they view as a defend social justice? They didn’t ask, “Are you a Muslim?” or “Are you a Hindu?” They likewise didn’t ask any concerns that weren’t religious in nature, such as, “Are you a racist?” (a question that would have apparently been more appropriate provided the nature of the scenario– not that they need to have been harassing her in the first place). Earlier this summer, protesters in Portland were burning Bibles. Again, one might ask, “Why a lot anger toward the Bible? What does this involve protests? What does this pertain to racial injustice?” Events like these that all of a sudden and clearly pit Christianity versus the reason for Social Justice Warriors (“SJWs”) are the tip of an ideological iceberg that lots of Christians are (to a big degree) uninformed of. Black Lives Matter is just among lots of social justice movements, and these motions frequently share a hostility to Christianity. If you do not comprehend the underlying iceberg, these hostile tips that peak out can appear out of location. But when you understand the worldview that SJWs often share, it’s not surprising at all. Intermediate school and high school age kids– particularly those in public schools– are increasingly surrounded by this ideology that ultimately leads to hostility toward Christians, even if they do not yet see that that’s where it leads. Lots of Christian kids are getting captured up in it also, and I’m progressively receiving e-mails from parents who inform me that even their church’s youth group is promoting SJW thinking. In this post, I wish to shed light on why SJWs not just disagree with Christians … but frequently hate us. We and our kids require to comprehend why. The Worldview of the Social Justice Warrior The term Social Justice Warrior gets tossed around a lot, and people can mean various things by it, so let me start by clarifying how I’m utilizing it here (and how it’s generally utilized in culture). An SJW is NOT just a term for anyone who appreciates marginalized individuals, or for anyone who sees the importance of righting oppressions worldwide, or for anybody who believes that government needs to in some way be involved in achieving better outcomes for people. The term SJW is generally utilized to explain somebody fighting …
