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Efrem Smith
Efrem Smith, M.A., is president/CEO of World Impact, Inc. and the author of The Post-Black and Post-White Church.
Black-on-black violence: Pastor Voddie Baucham’s assault on black people
First, we condemn The Gospel Coalition’s editorial leadership for its moral and pastoral failure in publishing such an anti-black viewpoint. No Christian organization should ever participate in dishonoring the image of God in black people, especially at a time when so many black Americans are in pain. Second, we lament the internalized anti-black racism that Pastor Voddie conveyed in his article and the fact that it has been used to further support White-on-Black violence among Christians. Here, we offer a different perspective, one that we believe honors the image of God in black people.
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