The Politically Incorrect Guide To White Guilt

When, in 1992, some people wanted to celebrate the 500th year of the 1492 discovery of America by Columbus, the U.S. National Council of Churches responded by condemning the arrival of whites in America as “an invasion and colonization with legalized occupation, genocide, economic exploitation and … racism”, and some church leaders called for “a year of repentance and reflection rather than a year of celebration.”In stark contrast, the Christian's holy writ, the bible, is embarrassingly blunt In its support of colonialism and expropriation. It makes rash promises “to drive out nations, mightier than you, and to give you their land as an inheritance” (Deut 4:38). It also condones slavery and admonishes slaves to “count their own masters worthy of all honor” (1 Tim 6:1).The bible then goes on to assure its adherents that “those who trust in Christ will never be put to shame” (Rom 9:22), and that Christian believers “will refute every tongue that accuses them” (Isa 54:17). Refute every accusation? It's got to be kidding right? All the way from the National Council of Churches on down, not only Christians but the entire Western world is beset on every side with unanswerable accusations of having plundered the planet. The Third World lets us know in no uncertain terms that the very reason we are rich is because they are poor. We moved in uninvited, and raped continents, stole their assets and impoverished the legal inhabitants, denying them of their sacred right to prosper on their own. What can we say? It's all true; we did colonize the world and we did place millions in slavery, which anyone will tell you is a defacto no no right?Never be put to shame? Isn't the truth so very different. We sit with our mouths full of teeth, and shift our weight from one foot to the other as we buckle under the barrage of accusations declaring our guilt. We squirm at being caught with both hands still in the cookie jar. So just what was it those bible writers were smoking? How do we reconcile patent biblical arrogance on the one hand, with present day naked facts on the other? Do we just try to ignore and gloss over the incriminatingly rash remarks, or do we face up to them bravely and confess that quite obviously “mistakes were made” with the script, and are simply a product of the culture of that ancient time and hence best disregarded. But if this is so, what about the idea that the bible does not contain mistakes, and is good for application to all cultures at all times? It's a nettle that has stared us in the face for hundreds of years, and it has been too prickly to grasp or explain away in all that time. How do you feel about being Christian and white and rich and guilty? Would you like to have the answers to this dilemma so as to be able to feel proud about being a Christian and proud of the bible you believe in? Wouldn't it be nice to heave a sigh of relief and be able to say “Ahah! At last. The answer. At last, a logical and rational explanation that reconciles two deeply antithethical issues. Finally, an end to the loose ends, an end to the pieces that simply don't fit, and at last an end to the knot in my gut.” And even better, the solution gives no cause for offence to the have-nots. There is no arrogant suppression of the facts that disregards the interests of any party. There is no racism. Read this book. In plain and simple language, it will put all the answers in your hands.

The crime statistics. The jobs. The inflated welfare state. The terror threats. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration shines cold light on America's out-of-control immigration problem with real-life stories and incontrovertible evidence.

You think you know about Christianity, but did you know... God likes "organized religion"; it's clear from both the New and Old Testaments Christians have always believed that men and women are equal The correct pronoun for angels is "he" Science was stillborn everywhere outside the Christian West Christianity, which first taught the world to value victims, is now the victim of a victimhood culture Many "miracles" are actually historical facts Famous atheists haven't been disinterested seekers of truth, but indiviudals with "issues" of their own Planned Parenthood kills more people every six days than the Spanish Inquisition killed in 350 years Michael Foley is an associate professor of patristics in the Great Texts Program at Baylor University. He is also the author of Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner's Guide to a Holy Happy Hour.

What PC English professors don't want you to know...in Beowulf - If we don't admire heroes, there's something wrong with us , in Chaucer: Chivalry has contributed enormously to women's happiness, in Shakespeare: Some choices are inherently destructive (it's just built into the nature of things) , in Milton: Our intellectual freedoms are Christian, not anti-Christian, in origin , in Jane Austen: Most men would be improved if they were more patriarchal than they actually are , in Dickens: Reformers can do more harm than the injustices they set out to reform , in T. S. Eliot: Tradition is necessary to culture, in Flannery O'Connor: Even modern American liberals aren't immune to original sin .

In The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to Western Civilization , Esolen describes the cultures that formed Western civilization, and explains to readers how each of them—from the Ancient Greeks and Romans, to the Renaissance humanists—has shaped the world we live in today. The latest work in the Politically Incorrect Guide (P.I.G.) series shows how the West laid the cornerstones of all modern civilization, including historical, artistic, and intellectual achievements.

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!