Resolution on the Condemnation of the “Alt-Right” Movement and the Roots of White Supremacy” Submitted to the SBC Phoenix Convention 2017
by William Dwight McKissic, Sr.
WHEREAS, Scripture teaches that from one man God made every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation (Acts 17:26); and
WHEREAS, the prophet Isaiah foresaw the day when the Lord would judge between the nations and render decisions for many people (Isaiah 2:4); and
WHEREAS, the Psalmist proclaims the Kingdom is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations; and
WHEREAS, the promise of heaven includes the eternal blessings of the Tree of Life for God’s people, which includes the healing of the nations that comes from the leaves of that tree; and
WHEREAS, the supreme need of the world is the acceptance of God’s teachings in all the affairs of men and nations, and the practical application of His law of love; and
WHEREAS, all Christians are under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in our own lives and in human society, opposing all forms of racism, selfishness, and vice, and bringing government and society as a whole under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love; and
WHEREAS, just societies will order themselves as free men and women and organize at various times and for various purposes to establish political order and give consent to legitimate government; and
WHEREAS, the liberty of all nations to authorize such governments will, at times, allow for the rise of political parties and factions whose principles and ends are in irreconcilable conflict with the principles of liberty and justice for all; and
WHEREAS, there has arisen in the United States a growing menace to political order and justice that seeks to reignite social animosities, reverse improvements in race relations, divide our people, and foment hatred, classism, and ethnic cleansing; and
WHEREAS, this toxic menace, self-identified among some of its chief proponents as “White Nationalism” and the “Alt-Right,” must be opposed for the totalitarian impulses, xenophobic biases, and bigoted ideologies that infect the minds and actions of its violent disciples; and
WHEREAS, the roots of White Supremacy within a “Christian context” is based on the so-called “curse of Ham” theory once prominently taught by the SBC in the early years—echoing the belief that God through Noah ordained descendants of Africa to be subservient to Anglos—which provided the theological justification for slavery and segregation. The SBC officially renounces the “curse of Ham” theory in this Resolution; now be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Phoenix, AZ, June 13-14, 2017, denounces every form of “nationalism” that violates the biblical teachings with respect to race, justice, and ordered liberty; and be it further
RESOLVED, that we reject the retrograde ideologies, xenophobic biases, and racial bigotries of the so-called “Alt-Right” that seek to subvert our government, destabilize society, and infect our political system; and be finally
RESOLVED, that we earnestly pray, both for those who lead and advocate this movement and those who are thereby deceived, that they may see their error through the light of the Gospel, repent of their perverse nationalism, and come to know the peace and love of Christ through redeemed fellowship in the Kingdom of God, which is established from every nation, tribe, people and tongue.
May 27, 2017 at 4:26 pm
The more I read the more you remind me of the left wing media. You conveniently leave out any definition of “alt right” (clearly to label anyone who voted for trump as “alt right’)and purposefully omit any reference to the “alt left” that daily treat conservative Christians with disdain. It seems, sir, that politics and “social justice” have trumped the gospel and you are becoming a liberal activist if you have not already achieved that status). Your failure to include condemnation of left wingers and their philosophy is glaring and telling. Directing your passion to the gospel and lost souls would better serve Christ.
May 27, 2017 at 7:17 pm
Berrien,
Thanks for visiting. The hatred and ill effects of the alt-right is adversely impacting the lives of Americans everyday. The SBC has the voice and influence to at least curb the tide to some extent. Therefore they should, fulfilling the mandate of Jesus to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Maybe you should view this resolution from another perspective, as to the good it could do. You are free to submit a resolution to articulate all of the concerns that you’ve raised. And if your resolution is consistent with biblical truth, I’ll vote for it.
May 29, 2017 at 2:30 am
On the contrary, the SBC has squandered any influence to “curb” anything anymore including the exit of serious minded folks who would rather practice Christianity as opposed to the practices of racial division and low-grade social engineering . When the neuroses of a few control the actions of many, that’s game, set and match to the devil.
May 29, 2017 at 2:05 am
This kind of manipulation of “christianity” to reinforce racial division aka McKissic is an affront to sincere believers of every skin color. I recommend the author immediately seek professional help outside the church as “the church” appears to be the biggest problem he has with “Christianity” in general.
June 13, 2017 at 8:51 am
Agreed.
May 30, 2017 at 9:04 am
Thank you Scott Shaver and Berrien Sutton. Your comments have just shown why this resolution needs to pass.
June 24, 2017 at 7:29 am
Debbie, the resolution will achieve nothing and does more damage than good…Even for the moronic element that seems to be the only crowd left in the SBC. Have fun playing this ridiculous publicity stunt
June 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm
Resolutions like this make me thankful that, while I am a Baptist, I am not a Southern Baptist. I would not wish to be represented by such overt leftism.
June 10, 2017 at 6:21 pm
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June 13, 2017 at 8:50 am
Is this the “Trump” resolution I’ve been hearing about?
June 13, 2017 at 6:26 pm
Thank you for posting. I am not part of an SBC church any longer but I spent several years working for a local association. I still continue to watch the SBC with great interest. Unfortunately I also continue to be reminded of the reasons that I have not sought out a local SBC church.
June 13, 2017 at 8:37 pm
I am thankful for your attempts to protect the peace and purity of the church by calling on us to publicly reject hated and racism. This is necessary to be obedient to Christ and to protect our witness. Be encouraged, sir.
June 14, 2017 at 9:02 am
When Noah foresaw the future and announced to Ham that his son Canaan was cursed and that his (Canaan’s) descendants would be servants of Shem–this prophecy was fulfilled by the fact that they labored for hundreds and hundreds of years building their society, planting orchards, vineyards and fields, building cities and houses and were then destroyed as a nation because of their sin, because of the generational sin that Ham passed down to his son Canaan. It had nothing whatsoever to do with race or skin color. It had everything to do with sin. Then all of the work of their hands was given to Israel. In that way, Noah’s prophecy was fulfilled. The labor of Canaan’s children was given to Shem’s children and in this way, they were there servants. The curse never had anything to do with Cush, Put, Egypt, or any of Ham’s other children. And it is beyond all manner of ridiculous that anyone would ever have used that passage to justify slavery, racism and the oppression of people from Africa. In reality, Judah had children with two Canannite women, one of which was Tamar. Rahab, a Canaanite woman, and her family became part of the nation of Israel and David, and then Jesus were descended from this family line. Canaanite blood, and therefore Ham’s blood flowed through the veins of every King in the David line. This destroys all possibility of idiotic and racist interpretations of Scripture. I have seen many of those old books from the 1800’s where theologians taught that trash. It was pathetic theology and truly a disgrace.
July 29, 2019 at 1:04 pm
They always forget that black doesnt automatically mean African. Africans (ham) and black people(shem) were both taken. It’s just that the Hebrews from the tribe of Judah are the “African Americans” of today and those who enslaved them and their bloodline will perish. They dont want to read the truth, they pick and choose. Even the Khazar Jews speak of this openly today.
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June 15, 2017 at 8:08 pm
As a born-again Christian, I wonder what the definition of “alt-right”, “totalitarian impulses”, xenophobic “biases” and “bigoted ideologies” are that are said to “infect the minds and actions of its violent disciples”. The reason why I wonder about the specific definitions is because terms like “alt-right” have been used in such a wide ranging manner that it can be best viewed as a subjective word by nature. To me, xenophobic biases would be if some called for America to be as a possession belonging to a particular race (while I reject the concept of race) but to some of other political persuasions, “xenophobic biases” could be interpreted as the belief that Constitutional, national laws which govern our border should be enforced. The latter would be, in fact, enshrinement of lawlessness, a flippant disregard to the rule of law and out right rebellion. Obviously I don’t believe that is what the SBC has in mind but this resolution’s vaguery leaves open the door to any interpretation. For that matter, without proper clarification, belief that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and all other religions bring about condemnation could be considered a “bigoted ideology” because it could be viewed as intolerant to the equality of all other religions.
This is a serious concern because religious institutions have always been subject to the wiles of political agendas. Last year, for example, we found out about the efforts to create a “Catholic Spring” by one of the two major political parties. Emails surfaced in the public domain that shed light on the efforts put forth to utilize organizations explicitly designed to infiltrate the Catholic Church with progressive ideology.
We must guard the purity of the body of Christ against godlessness whether it comes in the form of moral decay or political subversion and the lack of clarity put forth in this resolution as to what generic “catch all” terms are intended to mean is quite alarming. The enemy of Christ is not a respecter of political persuasion. If subversive influences infiltrate one organization, surely they will infiltrate others. At the end of the day, politicians view persons of faith as sheep and if they can motivate sheep with religious conviction, they become partisan loyalists and become political tools. Let us not be played as pawns on the devils chessboard but let us use our minds wisely to reason and judge, not according to political correctness but according to His righteous word.
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June 21, 2017 at 12:32 pm
I was a messenger to the SBC in Phoenix. I support the resolution as it was passed in its final form. I do feel that we were a bit hypocritical to identify a specific movement such as the “alt right” without also condemning the equally racist black lives matter movenent.
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July 21, 2017 at 9:10 am
Thanks Dear Leader for moving the biblical rights agenda forward. I’m working on an initiative that has this as the ‘centerpiece’ that needs your voice. This movement is critical in revitalizing and revealing the truth regarding the God of the bible. It’s most time sensitive. Hope to speak with you soon.
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Reblogged this on bridgeinterfaithalliance.org and commented:
The comments on his blog are representative of the real sentiment.
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