White churches transmit white supremacy because their theology never reformed

Evidence

Even as Jim Crow laws have been struck from the books in the political realm, most white Christian churches have reformed very little of their nineteenth-century theology and practice, which was designed, by necessity, to coexist comfortably with slavery and segregation. As a result, most white Christian churches continue to serve, consciously or not, as the mechanisms for transmitting and reinforcing white supremacist attitudes among new generations. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 547

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: White Christianity’s present racism is the predictable product of its history — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 549; White churches actively constructed, not merely tolerated, white supremacy. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 30; White churches actively produced white supremacy rather than merely tolerating it — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 102 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• White Redeemers used Christian theology to justify reversing Reconstruction with violence #exemplifies (0.95) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1037
• White churches historically functioned as agents upholding racist social structures #corroborates (0.90) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1055