Racist theology deflects blame to culture when its doctrines are exposed.

Evidence

White Christian ministers and churches can assert inerrant biblical teachings that people of African descent are, a few thousand years removed, the descendants of Cain in the Old Testament who was punished by God for disobedience with a physical mark; that the God of the universe has chosen whites to civilize and dominate the earth; and that the separation of the races, particularly white and black in this middle part of North America, is unquestionably God ordained. And when the arc of history finally reveals these Christian teachings on which so many of us were raised for what they are—that is, racist—the culture rather than Christianity takes the fall. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 70

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White churches actively constructed, not merely tolerated, white supremacy. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 30; White Christian leaders perform lament that denies reparative demands — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 166; Cultural-racism defenses are fallacious since all racism includes cultural components — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 108 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Cultural-racism defenses are fallacious since all racism includes cultural components #exemplifies (0.80) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 108
• Cultural racism targets Muslims’ beliefs and traditions as if they were inherited essence. #exemplifies (0.75)
• Racists consistently charged colonized peoples with lacking metaphysical depth #exemplifies (0.72)
• Religious justifications merged with scientific racism to justify conquest. #expands (0.70) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 179