Many White Christians are finally speaking out about racism. Black Christians find this encouraging but fear it won't last — and that a backlash may be coming.
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Trillia Newbell, a Christian author, had just delivered a talk in Jackson, Tennessee, when a White man approached her. Newbell, who is Black, had spoken about imago Dei -- the idea that all humans, of all races, are made in the image and likeness of God. The man disagreed. "He explained that I was subhuman, that I was a different species," recalled Newbell."And he was trying to use Scripture as proof."Newbell, 41, chooses her words carefully.
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