Texas pastors are referring to Kamala Harris as a "Jezebel" -- even in their church sermons

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Texas pastors are referring to Kamala Harris as a "Jezebel" — even in their church sermons

Calling a Black woman "Jezebel" is a racist trope. "It has roots in slavery and the perceived sexual promiscuity of Black women compared to white women."

Texas pastors are referring to Kamala Harris as a "Jezebel" — even in their church sermons
"What if something happens to [President Biden] and Jezebel has to take over? Jezebel Harris, isn't that her name?"
salon.com
7:30 PM · Feb 6, 2021

https://www.salon.com/2021/02/06/texas-pastors-are-referring-to-kamala-harris-as-a-jezebel--even-in-their-church-sermons_partner/

[madaboutharry]

1. What the hell is the matter with these people?

It is a sickness.

[KentuckyWoman]

18. Brain damage from the cradle on.

It is a toxic milk fed to children starting day 1. We can legislate behavior but we can't legislate hearts.

I am not smart enough to know how to stop it from twisting another generation.

[Karadeniz]

2. That isn't Christian, but apparently their congregations aren't either.

[Mariana]

7. Yes, of course. Only non-Christians would do anything like this. nt.

[Karadeniz]

11. I don't understand your comment. The post concerns alleged Christians who betray their teachings

By allowing unloving talk, making them pseudo Christians in my book. Anyone is capable of meanness, but not by Christians to Christians. That is one red line.

[hatrack]

28. They're Christians because they believe they are, and they identify as such . . .

Because of this circular, self-reinforcing belief, they have a license to do or say or believe anything they want, because they either:

(A) have the direct Pipeline To God (TM) and He told them to do it, or

(B) because they'll be forgiven for it anyway.

Besides, who cares, 'cuz Pro Wrestling Jesus is coming down from the sky really, really soon, which is a really great way to stop worrying about credit card debt, plus they'll get to see their enemies burning in Hell (bonus!)

Any Christian - any believer, really - has the same license. Not all push it as far as these people do.

[SoonerPride]

26. Sound alike standard Christians to me. Religion sucks

And is for suckers.

And racists.

[Turin_C3PO]

29. A large majority

of Black Democrats are religious Christians. I wouldn’t call them suckers or racist.

[Blue Owl]

3. They're scared shitless of her

[DesertRat]

5. +1

[struggle4progress]

4. It became an easy mistake, once they believed Trump was the messiah

[dalton99a]

6. Typical White Southern Baptists.

Hateful racist trash

[LovingA2andMI]

14. This...

Racist SOBS

[LuvNewcastle]

8. It's ugly, no doubt, but I don't think

it's necessarily racist. I've heard them call Hillary Clinton 'Jezebel,' too. They call just about any woman a Jezebel who's to the left of Ayn Rand. It's much more about misogyny than race.

[crickets]

9. Tale as old as time.

The first and easiest way to try to wrest power away from a strong woman is to accuse her of harlotry.

[LuvNewcastle]

10. Yes, people accused Elizabeth I of beng a tramp.

They do it over and over again. Incidentally, the first woman was the one who first committed original sin and then she tempted poor little Adam into doing the same. So much of human culture is based on keeping women in their place that it would take volumes to do the subject justice.

[radius777]

12. The religious right did refer to Hillary the same way.

Basically the RW hates smart women and PoC who refuse to kiss the white man's feet.

[Baked Potato]

13. Some people are feeling mighty inadequate.

[Greybnk48]

15. This sounds more like a Grand Dragon leading a KKK rally,

rather than pastors leading a church sermon. What sort of Christianity is this racist bullshit?

[roamer65]

16. Religion is POISON.

[Vivienne235729]

17. WTH kind of pastor are you to be calling anyone names?!?!??

SHAME on them! How dare they call themselves pastors. They are blasphemous to the very spirit of Christianity.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

19. The SCROTUS hands these false prophets carte blanche.

The radical religious members of the stolen Supreme Court have distorted "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" to insane levels. Even during a pandemic, this SCROTUS has ruled that governors cannot temporarily restrict the number of people gathering together.

These organizations are more about political power than about religion.

[Raine]

20. I suppose it has to do with her relationship with Willie Brown

they've been harping on that for years.

[area51]

21. Since they're so upset about a woman vice president,

surely they didn't vote for McCain since he chose Sarah Palin for his running mate in '08, right?

[Wawannabe]

27. Right

But we know it’s about skin color. Just like Obama. What really fucks with these people is that a person of color has such a high office in the land. ((Their land) ))

[Bucky]

22. I knew Jezebel. I "served" with Jezebel. You, ma'am, are no Jezebel.

[Hotler]

23. The Christian right is neither. nt

[Klaralven]

24. She was a strong, empowered woman murdered by religious fundamentalists

[Wawannabe]

25. Wtf?