Black Lives Matter
McGeown provides a critical Reformed Christian analysis of the Black Lives Matter movement, examining its organizational mission, founders, and theological incompatibilities with Christian doctrine. The article argues that despite the legitimate concern for justice regarding police violence, the BLM movement itself—particularly its stated goals and ideological commitments—cannot be supported by Christians, offering a defense of Reformed ethical principles against contemporary social movements.
Introduction "Black Lives Matter" (BLM) is not only a slogan but also a movement and an organization that the Christian cannot support. The founders of the movement are Patrise Cullors, a "queer activist" married to a woman; Alicia Garza, another "queer activist" married to a transgender man, that is, to a woman who identifies as a man; and Opal Tometi, a Nigerian-American human rights activist. Two events, both perceived injustices, sparked the creation of the organization: the acquittal of...
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