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Someone needs to write a comparative article or series on the effect of CRT/IS on congregations vs. the effect of those who oppose it?
From what I can tell, the opponents have had a much bigger and far more negative effect on local churches than CRT/IS ever did or could.
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From what I can tell, the opponents have had a much bigger and far more negative effect on local churches than CRT/IS ever did or could.
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For example, faithful pastors in sound churches across the country are reporting the loss of significant portions of their membership and loss of long-time friends who have been influenced by the anti-CRT crowd. I'm talking small churches and megachurches.
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I'm hearing (been hearing for a couple of years!) from large church pastors who have lost 15-25 percent of their memberships after some folks get involved in anti-CRT writing and slander. Those folks leave after 1st slandering their pastors insisting on CRT's influence.
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In all the cases I'm thinking of, again, small and large churches, these are faithful gospel men who have not even been particularly outspoken about race, racism, injustice, etc. But their people have been entangled in the conspiracy theory that is the anti-CRT movement.
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The consequences are good and faithful servants are slandered, relationships are broken, gospel work is slowed or halted, countless hours are spent fighting distractions not of your church's making, churches are split and re-segregated, and untold pain spread.
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In recent years, much has been written about the "quiet exodus" of BIPOC folks from predominantly white spaces. But much more needs to be written @ the "white flight" that's happening from multi-ethnic, predominantly BIPOC, and even predominantly white churches "because CRT."
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Folks are ravaging churches and claiming to be faithful. Many of them don't know what spirit they are of.
In the end, the Lord will preserve His church. But I suspect a lot of folks will feel a lot of shame before Him on that Day when we all give an account.
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In the end, the Lord will preserve His church. But I suspect a lot of folks will feel a lot of shame before Him on that Day when we all give an account.
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One other thought:
The thing that really flabbergasts me is how ppl take the word of online folks they DON'T know over the word of their actual pastors who they've known and listened to for years.
Don't let online ppl discolor your view of your pastors who give an acct for you.
The thing that really flabbergasts me is how ppl take the word of online folks they DON'T know over the word of their actual pastors who they've known and listened to for years.
Don't let online ppl discolor your view of your pastors who give an acct for you.
