What you’re about to witness is the perfect example of Critical Race Theory in action. In a clip from a The Gospel Coalition debate between Rebecca McLaughlin, an Evangelical author who says she is attracted to other women despite being married to a man, and Sean DeMars, McLaughlin claims that an interracially-married couple who are friends of her husband were advised to move out of the state of Oklahoma because of racism.
Critical Race Theory (CRT) emerged as an offshoot of Critical Theory, a neo-Marxist philosophy that has its roots in the Frankfurt School and its methods are drawn from Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud. CRT teaches that institutional racism exists within every structure of society and that these structures are intrinsically designed in such a manner as to protect and preserve “white supremacy” in our culture. Further, CRT does not rely on factual statistics or objective evidence to support the theory, rather it relies on anecdotal evidence and personal experience.
Sadly, many Evangelicals have completely embraced Critical Race Theory. Even if they deny it by name, they have clearly bought into the tenets of the ideology and operate from within that framework.
Listen to McLaughlin’s story:
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As stated by the Conjunction 77 Twitter account, McLaughlin’s retelling of this account ” says nothing about life in 21 st century Oklahoma, and everything about the ideological assumptions and presuppositions of whoever ‘advised’ them.” I can wholeheartedly concur what that sentiment and it aligns perfectly with the tenets of Critical Race Theory.
Further, as stated by Conjunction 77, using the passive voice to demonstrate her claims such as “when I first heard that white evangelicals in American were associated with racism…” and “…they were advised that they should probably move to another state…” makes a claim about racism without any direct evidence to support it. This is meant to garner an emotional response from the listener while not placing yourself on the hook to prove your actual claim.
This is classic Critical Race Theory in action and the church, particularly, the Evangelical Industrial Complex has completely embraced it. Those who continue to propagate the subjective narrative of the “woke church” movement should be considered enemies of the faith.
