Piloting Faith - A Daily Meditation
A Word for the Day...
I subscribe to emails from Trump’s political action committees so that I have a better sense of the messages/agendas of both sides of our nation. I got this email this morning from his team.
Look at the structure of the argument: We made it through the battle. Look at what the evil Dems (read: angry white feminists and people of color) did to that poor white man. It could be YOU next.
This is a case study in patriarchy at work. It’s really triggering for white women who are trained at a young age to care about white male pain and think their value comes from “standing by their man” even when “their men“ do pretty terrible things to them. It’s a formula for fear and hate that is irrational at its core but effective nonetheless.
White women, we have to start spotting this and recognize it for what it is. It’s a story that keeps us complicit. It keeps us voting against our own best interest. It keeps our nation full of men and women from moving forward as a more generous space for EVERYONE.
- Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of the Center for Progressive Renewal
Your leadership matters. You and your church are making a difference in shaping our world into a more just and generous place. Keep it up!
We are all in this together.
