“American Christianity became a clanging cymbal when it sent missionaries to other countries but refused to accept these same “foreigners” into their homeland. The sad irony is that while American Christianity created destabilization throughout the world by enthusiastically endorsing military interventions and devious foreign policies, they also saw themselves as an antidote to the resulting poverty, violence, and cultural ruin that was left behind. This pattern doesn’t glorify God, and it became a form of colonization disguised as religious charity.

American Christianity became a noisy gong when it gained political, social, cultural, and economic power at the expensive of vilifying LGBTQ individuals, oppressing people of color, deporting immigrants, denying refugees, abusing children, and assaulting women.

American Christianity promised eternal salvation in heaven while refusing to save refugees on earth. American Christianity promoted citizenship in God’s kingdom while denying citizenship to asylum seekers. American Christianity evangelized under the premises of grace and mercy while ruthlessly deporting people using cruelty and legalism. American Christianity claimed to be based on the pillars of truth and honesty, but endorsed politicians who lie and cheat. American Christianity pretended to worship the Prince of Peace while perpetuating endless wars across the world. American Christianity paid lip service to love and acceptance, but thrives on fear and oppression.

American Christianity became nothing when it promoted salvation by grace through a middle-eastern refugee who was arrested, incarcerated, tortured, and given the death penalty under Roman law, but refused to address a broken justice system infested with police brutality, unjust incarceration rates, state-sponsored torture, and the immorality of capital punishment.

American Christendom was founded upon the genocide of Indigenous nations, and the few who survived were enslaved, along with those brought in from the African continent and from what is now known as Central and South America. The patriotism American Christianity often exudes within its houses of worship is a revisionist lie that celebrates generations of white supremacy and the brutal suppression of others. Because after colonial “Christians” conquered their enemies, American Christianity’s narrative further devolved into a horror show of violence, corruption, greed, and authoritarian dominance. “Heretics” were killed, “witches” burned, humans sold as chattel, and all of this was baptized under the rationalization of “Christian law” and “missions.”

We have sinned far beyond our comprehension and in ways we cannot begin to fathom. So we must humbly listen to those whom Christendom has devastated—both Christians and non-Christians alike. The American Church must validate their pain, and accept our horrific failures. Religiosity, theology, nationalism, and patriotism were used to cloak our atrocities, and the truth-tellers and prophets were silenced or ignored.”

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