I am trying to make sense of the tragic Atlanta shooting. First, this seems like a hate crime. But I will confess that I am not a legal expert on what is a hate crime and what is not. Whatever the courts decide, it is hard to argue with the fact that this shooter was motivated by hate. Second, my fellow evangelicals in the Asian-American community have provided some language to help me think about the shooting and other hate-crimes against Asian Americans from the … [Read more...] about Making sense of the Atlanta shooting, “purity culture,” and evangelical views on porn
Asian American Christianity
The Asian American Christian Collaborative on anti-Asian racism in the time of COVID-19
Whatever motivated Robert Aaron Long to kill eight people in Atlanta this week, the number of Asian-American hate crimes is growing in this country. The Asian American Christian Collaborative has responded with this statement: We, the undersigned, join together as Asian American Christians and community leaders to denounce the current rise in overt anti-Asian racism throughout our country. We call for an immediate end to the xenophobic rhetoric, hate crimes, and … [Read more...] about The Asian American Christian Collaborative on anti-Asian racism in the time of COVID-19