January 30th 2025.
As the nation prepares for the return of former President Donald Trump to the White House, Black church leaders are coming together to take a stand against what they see as a growing threat – white Christian nationalism. This movement, also known as Project 2025, has sparked concern among the Black community, leading to the issuance of a powerful statement by over two dozen Black ministers.
The statement, titled "A Credo to Legatees of the Black Church Tradition," was released on January 1st and later published by Reel Urban News. It calls for Black church leaders and their members to resist white Christian nationalism through bold acts of defiance. The ministers suggest several strategies for resistance, including investing in Black-owned banks and businesses, and providing scholarships to students attending vocational schools and historically Black colleges and universities.
The ministers believe that these actions are necessary in response to recent executive orders issued by Trump, which they claim are aligned with Project 2025 and its agenda of white Christian nationalism. "We believe Black people should return to the ecumenical Black Church tradition and renew fellowship with their brothers and sisters," the statement reads, "to help fight and resist hegemonic practices which continue to endorse under-resourced public and private funding to abolish human poverty."
However, the ministers make it clear that their Credo is not a direct reaction to Project 2025, but rather an ethical response to the dangers of white Christian nationalism. "We believe our Credo is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord," the statement concludes. "Therefore, our Credo is not a reaction to Project 2025, but instead, it is an ethical response to white Christian Nationalism."
Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner, a coordinator of Faiths United to Save Democracy and former executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus, emphasizes the importance of the Credo in light of ongoing attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as well as the rollback of civil rights protections. "I added my name to the Credo because it prophetically calls Black clergy back to the theology of moral resistance," she explains, "in the spirit of Frederick Douglass and many other righteous resisters to injustice and oppression, like those inherent in Project 2025."
The Congressional Black Caucus has also taken notice of the threat posed by Project 2025 and has responded by welcoming a record number of new members. This move is seen as a direct effort to counter the effects of Trump's agenda, which the ministers view as an "all-out attack on over 60 years of civil rights protection of African American people in the U.S." With the support of Black church leaders and organizations like the Congressional Black Caucus, the fight against white Christian nationalism is gaining strength and determination.
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