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LiLSpeedy — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:40:23 GMT

<br />This is a sad indictment for those that profess to be Christian. They tend to be fault finders, doubters, pessimistic, and busy-bodies. They don't believe or deny that blacks are being mistreated or suffer police abuse. Something is wrong<br />when blacks are treated better by non-Christians.

Original Blog Entry: A Christian Survey

LiLSpeedy — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:15:40 GMT

Jim Wallis

Christian leader for social change; President and Founder @Sojourners

WATCH: A Survey Reveals a Startling Truth About White Christians

Posted: 01/15/2016

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Most polls don't matter much. But this one does. A recent Public Religion Research Institute survey has revealed a devastating truth: While about 80 percent of black Christians believe police-involved killings -- like the ones that killed Tamir Rice, Laquan McDonald, and so many more -- are part of a larger pattern of police treatment of African Americans, around 70 percent of white Christians believe the opposite ... that they are simply isolated incidents.

And before many begin disassociating with the term white Christians, we should look deeper. The numbers include 72 percent of white evangelical Protestants, 71 percent of white Catholics, and 73 percent of white mainline Protestants. This is about all white Christians.

What's worse? Take away the moniker of Christian and the numbers drop to around 65 percent. White Christians are as a whole less likely to believe the experiences of black Americans than non-Christian whites. This is a shameful indictment of the church. We need to change this -- and we can.

It's time for white Christians to act more Christian than white.

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