Christ was not White, or a Christian...and I don't think He'd be happy.
I had been thinking along these lines for some time...as in years...but have, to now, held back from surrendering to reality (and logic) on the subject. What I now believe is a result of; (1) 50+ years of study of world religions, (2) raised Methodist, (3) converted to Roman Catholic at 17, (4) left Catholicism back to progressive Christianity with UFMCC, (5) again studied a lot, and received a nontraditional ordainment from the NW Coordinator/Bishop. Then there's 30 years of pastoring, including two MCC congregations, and (at the end of that era) an independent coffehouse congregation endorsed by MCC and the local Unity. And the BA in Behavioral Science (focus in Forensics), the MA in Counseling Psychology (focus in Forensics as well), and a candidacy for PhD in Transpersonal & Clinical Inquiry with Saybrook. That's way more verbage than I feel like I should have to type, but it's what it is and is relevant here. I've worked for homeless shelters and community ...