So We're Fighting Affirmative Action Again?

This ex-Trump official is moving the 'critical race theory' hysteria into churches as he takes aim at 'woke' pastors https://t.co/AKKnKhLX9H

— Raw Story (@RawStory) July 8, 2021

Let's go straight to the horse's....er, mouth:

 “They don’t want equality of opportunity, they want equality of outcomes,” he said. “That is problematic because then you have no ability to ever live in a colorblind society. And it’s the rejection of a colorblind society that we find so problematic.”

No, this has nothing to do with CRT whatsoever.  What it does have to do with is America becoming a "minority majority" nation (a term that reinforces that "white" is normative, and so should properly remain in the majority).

Vought said his organization has mostly been involved in efforts at the local school board level but has consulted with state legislators about anti-CRT bills. He is also concerned teaching about CRT has made its way into churches.

People in the pews want unity, he said, and reject any form of racism. But that is not good enough for what he called “woke” celebrity pastors.

“Many of the most senior, well-known, celebrity pastors have been beating down people with a woke theology, and almost bullying people from the pulpit,” he said. “That’s why there is such a reaction to it — because many of those pastors have been misusing the pulpit for the last 10 years.” 

Really?  "Celebrity pastors" are endangering their "celebrity" by pushing CRT?  Name 10; hell, name 2.  And by pastors I mean persons engaged in parish ministry, not guys on TeeVee who call themselves "Reverend."  Any pastor "bullying people from the pulpit" would not have her pulpit for 10 minutes, much less for her 15 minutes of "celebrity."

Writer, speaker and Daily Beast columnist Wajahat Ali sees parallels between the anti-CRT movement and the anti-Shariah movement prevalent in conservative circles. That movement painted Muslims as threats to America’s Judeo-Christian values and way of life, claiming Muslims and liberals were attempting to impose Islamic law in American schools and communities.

Aw, hell, this is just 1964 all over again.  What, you think they locked King in the Birmingham Jail so he could have a dream?  I've heard these arguments; every goddamned one of them.  This is as old as slavery in the Americas itself.  This, for example:

“We oppose the hateful 1619 project, Critical Race Theory and protest civics, we reject race and identity politics, the divisive tools deployed by the left to tear our country apart,” Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel said in a Facebook video posted in June that promoted 1776 Strong.

Is just the cruder version of the "wait!" that King denounced the white churches for.  King was "tearing the country apart," too; that's why he had to "wait!"  Sorta like this:

Swain said the SBC needs to focus on Christian forgiveness to combat racism, rather than CRT. Swain declined a request for an interview but sent a copy of a chapter of her upcoming book that describes CRT as incompatible with Christianity.

Swain also wonders how many apologies from Southern Baptist leaders on the topic of racism will be enough. The denomination was founded by churches that supported slavery, and Southern Baptists defended Jim Crow laws. The SBC apologized for its racist past in 1995, rejected the Confederate battle flag in 2016 and passed a resolution on the Bible and racial reconciliation in 2021.

“I do think the manner in which the SBC was formed holds the organization captive on the race issue,” she said in an email. “I have lost count of the number of apologies and resolutions that the organization has offered since its founding. It is time for its leaders to accept the forgiveness that Christ offers and move forward.”

"Forgiveness" here means "I forgive you for thinking I'm a racist.  Now get over it!"  Or more precisely, "Jesus forgives me, so you need to get over it.  I'm done!"  Which is not exactly the "70 times 7" kind of forgiveness Jesus taught his followers to practice.  But maybe that's because I'm a "woke" "celebrity pastor" who's shoving this stuff down your throat (funny how often that image shows up now.  Lot of deep resentment in that metaphor.)

Ali worries any discussion about race or racial justice will now become labeled as CRT and any policies for addressing racial inequities will be rejected because of that label. And he doesn’t see the anti-CRT movement fading away soon.

“It’s going to be successful,” he said. “I feel like we are behind the eight ball.” 

Did you think this was over when Obama won the election?  Did you honestly think you were ahead of racism in America at any point in your lifetime?

These things that pass for knowledge I don't understand.