{"id":3929,"date":"2015-08-03T18:52:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T23:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/?p=3929"},"modified":"2015-08-03T18:52:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T23:52:55","slug":"top-five-posts-darrius-sandra-and-reluctant-liberals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2015\/08\/top-five-posts-darrius-sandra-and-reluctant-liberals.html","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Posts: Darrius, Sandra, and Reluctant Liberals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Here are the top posts for the week of July 27-August 2, 2015 on the Rhetoric Race and Religion Blog. We ask that you share this with others.<\/em><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Where Are the Good Cops When We Need Them?<\/a><\/p>\n

by Andre E. Johnson<\/p>\n

In this case, there was an excellent opportunity for at least\u00a0two officers<\/a>\u00a0to be good cops. A good cop would not have corroborated the lie that Tensing told. A good cop would have come forward with the truth before the investigation was completed. A good cop would have confronted Tensing asking him \u201cwhat the hell have you done,\u201d or \u201cthat was messed up man.\u201d A good cop would have shared the truth of the incident before any indictments because, well, that would be what a good cop would have done. Moreover, even if you were a dirty cop but more inclined to save yourself, you could have come forward simply because you KNEW that the tape would have exposed Tensing\u2019s lies! However, as usual in these cases, there were no good cops, only ones who take \u201cdon\u2019t snitch\u201d to new and more corrupt levels.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Progressive Christianity and the #BlackLivesMatter Movement<\/a><\/p>\n

by Andre E. Johnson<\/p>\n

Until recently, due to media framing, to be a Christian meant one had to be a fundamentalist or a conservative. When the media wanted a \u201cChristian representative\u201d to speak on an issue, they usually would get someone who brought a conservative political ideology masking as the language of the faith. As more and more pundits, politicians, preachers and prophets promoted and proclaimed this type of Christianity, many began to believe that being Christian meant that one had to be overly judgmental, hypocritical, unloving, and have a faith that was out of touch with reality. Moreover, by framing the faith conservatively, many believed that Christianity was the sole property of conservatives and every time one of those firebrand prophets reign down anathemas blaming societal ills on black and brown people, women, gays, poor people, \u201cillegals,\u201d or the lazy, folks left the faith in droves.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Five Liberal Excuses To Do Absolutely Nothing<\/a><\/p>\n

by Carol Howard Merritt<\/p>\n

But we cannot let our fatigue be an excuse to do nothing. Instead we can open ourselves and commit to one thing. Even if it\u2019s not the hashtag of the month, even if there are people who are worse off, don\u2019t let the compassion fatigue be another liberal reason that we do nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Memphis Has a Hashtag: #DarriusStewart; #JusticeForDarrius<\/a><\/p>\n

by Andre E. Johnson<\/p>\n

But something else happened out there that night. Through the pain and sorrow; through the heartbreak and turmoil of yet another black youth dead at the hands of state sponsored terrorism, there was a spirit of commitment. Led by family members who vowed not to let this story die and promised to keep asking questions, the crowd of about 200 stood totally in solidarity with them. We stood in unison as the family asked for our prayers and support, but also asked us to not back down and not to quit. They asked us to keep this alive until justice for Darrius is a reality.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Sandra Bland and Cell 95<\/a><\/p>\n

by Joshua Harper<\/p>\n

What exactly did she do wrong? I can answer that for you \u2013 nothing! She first expressed her disdain with the traffic stop because she couldn\u2019t understand the purpose in which she was being stopped. However, she acquiesced to the officer\u2019s instructions with a tone and tenor of confusion and frustration, thus causing the officer to begin having to nurture a bruised ego. And how dare you bruise the ego of a white police officer. Did she not know? He\u2019s Pharaoh and you\u2019re a Hebrew Slave that better not dare question why he\u2019s making you make brick without straw. He was searching for a reason to become cantankerous. Her less than ingratiating spirit, which rightfully so, rendered his search justification to find a reason why he was about to \u2018light her up.\u2019 \u00a0Then after being processed in the Waller County jail, she made some phone calls and was unable to get through to anyone.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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