Christianity was one of the greatest tools of oppression for Africans in the Americas. Especially the use of Protestantism ideals (and lowkey Paul fucked us up). My understanding of religious history is scant and mainly from the social impact of it. But I always think about how much of the perception of Black people's ideals mirror that of organized churches (homophobia, capitalistic gain over communual strength) and how, despite some folks speaking out, it remains that Christianity can only do so much to stop people from turning to T.D. Jakes (or maybe worse? Joel Osteen).

There's a high level of irony of me saying this today that I'm going to only address as this.