University Professor Argues White Evangelicals 'May End Up Killing Us All' During Racism Panel
On 5/27/21 at 12:47 PM EDT
A university professor argued during a recent webinar at the University of Virginia that white evangelical Christians "may end up killing us all," accusing the religious demographic of supporting racism, sexism and homophobia.
The remarks came from Anthea Butler, an associate professor of religious and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, during an April 6 webinar entitled
White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America hosted by the University of Virginia.
Butler's new book, titled the same as the webinar, examines the intersection between white evangelical beliefs and their politics, while also shedding light on why many in the religious community align with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.