I would like an answer to this question.
While there have been some notable personalities who have spoken against racism early on the church [white and black people], many of the church's staunch supporters and heroes were proponents and participants. So when I hear people talking about “the Blood (of Christ)” being the answer, or “the church” being the answer or some other "Christianical" [I just coined that term--whoomph, dey it is] I do two things: First, I agree with their belief. I believe it is Christ and His church purchased by his blood that is the answer. Second, I realize that for 400 years the same church who has preached the Bible, who was purchased by Christ blood, who believe in the Gospel have failed miserably in communicating that same gospel in regards to this sin. And third, the same church have exacerbated, supported and been complicit in maintaining racial separation, white supremacy and ethnocentrism. [Many were simply products of their culture]
Now, if what I have said is true (and it is), then church has a question to answer: If “The Gospel”, “The Church”, “The Blood” and “Christ” is the only answer to this well-acknowledged sin, then what Gospel has the Church been preaching and believing for the last 400 years that has not only caused them to be grossly complicit in aggravating race division in the church and society, but has also seemingly rendered Christ and his blood powerless in overcoming racism?
