This article came to my attention today. It argues that the only form of Christianity in the American south in the early 20th century that did not see lynching as a Christian duty was the black church. I would just dismiss this out of hand, but the author cites a number of academics at fairly prestigious schools to make this point.
I can't help but doubt this is factually true; I have no doubt it was true in many quarters (sadly), but can anybody more familiar with the history of Christianity in the US shed some light on this?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a..._all_dt_tw_top
I can't help but doubt this is factually true; I have no doubt it was true in many quarters (sadly), but can anybody more familiar with the history of Christianity in the US shed some light on this?
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a..._all_dt_tw_top
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