Christianity Is Co-opting The Justice Movement

A figure stands in the middle of the image with arms outstretched. A red headband covers the forehead and long, loosely braided dark hair, parted in the middle. White streams down the face, and the eyes are red and swollen. The body has a bleeding wound on its side, a hole in each palm, and three rubber bullet wounds. Dark figures with riot gear border the figure to the right, while water from a vehicle cannon shoots down at the figure. (Art done by Joann Lee Kim/(http://www.joannleekim.com)

Is Christianity’s activism, solidarity, and short-term memory perpetuating injustices?

Last November, I traveled to Standing Rock. Along with over 500 clergy across many denominations, we met at North Dakota to help fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was being constructed on tribal land. A “day of action” had been…