If true to their professed Christian beliefs, those supporting Moore would condemn him as a pedophile. If true to principled, ethical governance, those supporting Moore would choose his opponent or coalesce around a more suitable write-in candidate. So we must ask, “WHY? What quality does Moore possess that commands loyalty in the face of such disrepute?”
Some say he’s being unjustly persecuted or that his contributions to Alabama supersede any of his “minor” perversions. Others claim him victim to a double-standard of treatment without considering the criminal nature of the “alleged” offense for which he or any other criminal sex offender should/could be punished.
Like my fellow activist and cleric, Rev. Dr. William Barber, I believe that Moore supporters embrace a distorted religiosity which sacrifices, if you will, principled, Christian behavior to the altar of racial superiority. All this for the purpose of perpetuating racial dominance to whatever extent and/or for however long possible.
There is a sense of urgency for those using their “Republican Christianity” as justification for their situational ethics, as well as for those who are simply racist without the veil of Christianity. They demonstrate a fear of the impending demographic shift that will ultimately eliminate their numerical superiority. Consciously or subconsciously, they recognize that the “White Privilege” they currently enjoy will dwindle into nothingness and their greatest fear—meritorious competition—will become a reality. This has been proven to my satisfaction with the recent news report that, because they must now compete with minorities for jobs, whites think they have become victims of discrimination.
The current political climate is conducive to their interests. #45 recognized and appealed to the fears that shape their concerns. Even he has been given a “pass” to violate established norms and customs of courtesy and decorum for the purpose of slowing the progress of justice and equity.
Their mistake is to believe that we will accept an inferior status and continue to turn a blind eye to injustice!
(Dr. E. Faye Willliams is national president of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. www.nationalcongressbw.org. 202-678-6788)
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