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Study: when it comes to detecting racial inequality, white Christians have a blind spot
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The article makes that clear. Please read it.
Vaderecta
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So american based. I am not pro-christian but that article is crap. It seems to seek to malign Christians for correlation while claiming causation as they are a convenient scapegoat in our current political climate. Trumps an ***, Racism is still here but its not a belief in the christian god causing the blind spot.
Some points. One is human nature as the study article noted: The idea that certain groups misjudge the amount of discrimination that other groups struggle with is probably not such a shock.
The main part of the article notes that attitudes toward the LGBT community is changing much more than racial attitudes perhaps because people might personally know LGBT people but not know blacks personally.
The main part of the article notes that attitudes toward the LGBT community is changing much more than racial attitudes perhaps because people might personally know LGBT people but not know blacks personally.
I do not feel there is 'a lot' of discrimination in America. I side more with the white Christians on that one. In fact, I have some sympathy for white Christians feeling they are a discriminated against group. The article and many things on RF, liberal comedians, etc. seem to paint white Christians as the narrow socially backwards side of America. I just don't see other groups getting that kind of painting. It's cool now to side with the other groups more than white Christians is how I see it.
Just my feelings and there is no right or wrong and no quantitative measurement of what 'a lot of discrimination' looks like.
Just my feelings and there is no right or wrong and no quantitative measurement of what 'a lot of discrimination' looks like.
The title of the article sounds almost humorously biased as it seems to assert that white Christian perception is the blind one (not seeing things accurately) as opposed to the other possibility that certain other groups may be overstating the situation.
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The article didn't even discuss or imply what the title says. There was no measure of detection of racial inequality, only whether they believe it to be "a lot of discrimination" is an issue in America. It offers no mechanism to differentiate the accuracy of the view. It insults white Christians concerned with racially motivated legislation.
This is ridiculous and unworthy of anything more than scorn.
Some do, some don't, especially Christians. Some black also have a blind spot when it comes to detecting blind spots about white people.
Since the Bible teaches equality for all, how do you know the ones you are referring to are Christians?
Not all who say Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter---Mt 7:21
When you're the establishment, you're more likely to see how things are as how things ought to be.