There are many great sermons, podcasts, and articles about social justice and critical theory. But there aren’t many good books about social justice and critical theory. So I’m grateful for Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice, a new book by author and professor Thaddeus Williams. It’s the best…
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Yesterday, the Ontario government turned a small business owner into a criminal after he defied the government’s lockdown—because he wanted to provide for his family. Police officers arrested Adam Skelly, owner of Adamson BBQ in Toronto, after he opened his restaurant for indoor dining for the third straight day after the lockdown. These lockdowns are…
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Ahead of next month’s American election, Christian pro-life advocates are being criticized for repeating much of the same things Christian abolitionists said about politics in their time. Actually, more than that: many of the Christians criticizing pro-life advocates are repeating much of the same things pro-slavery advocates said about Christian abolitionists 200 years ago. In…
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I was a five-minute walk from home when a police car abruptly stopped beside me. Then the police officers rolled down the window and yelled, “stop!” But I stopped walking before they demanded me to. I was afraid—I was too afraid to move. Police cars weren’t uncommon in my neighbourhood. I was twenty years old…
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One of the most popular slogans from protestors over the last couple weeks is, “silence is violence, silence is compliance.” The slogan suggests people—especially white people—who are silent about the perceived racist basis for George Floyd’s murder are complicit in systemic racism and racist police brutality against George Floyd and other black people. The slogan…
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