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‘Woke’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means, Says Benjamin Watson
Former NFL player and outspoken Christian Benjamin Watson says that the word “woke” has been co-opted, redefined and weaponized against the community that originated the term.
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Pastor Ed Young Calls ‘Wokeism’ a Cult and a ‘Seductive, Satanic Strategy’
An Aug. 14 sermon that Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church in Texas preached on “wokeism” has generated criticism online. In his sermon, Young offered his own definition of “wokeism,” comparing the ideology as he defines it to a cult and calling it “a seductive, satanic strategy.”
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Buzz Words Aren’t the Problem
I was recently part of an online discussion where someone expressed concerns about a newly released curriculum using “woke” terminology. The particular buzz words in question were the words “identity” and “curiosity.”
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Grove City College Caught in Crossfire of Evangelical CRT Battles
Grove City College, a small, conservative Christian college in Pennsylvania, has become the latest battleground in the evangelical “woke war.”
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Woke War: How Social Justice and CRT Became Heresy for Evangelicals
Dismissing the idea of systemic racism, some in conservative evangelical circles are waging a war against the woke. To them, it is more than theological error; it's heresy.
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‘Sinful,’ ‘Shameful’—Voddie Baucham Critiques SBC ‘Awokening,’ Says He Never Left Denomination
Voddie Baucham revealed that he is still part of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in an interview where he called recent developments within the SBC “sinful,” “shameful,” and “scandalous.”
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Beth Moore Encourages Those Fighting Racism in the Church to ‘Outlast’ Their Critics
Many of the people who disagreed with Beth Moore's comments argue that racism in the church is a thing of the past and that she painted the whole church with a broad brush by saying white supremacy still exists in "much of the church."