I am willing to read any book. How else would I know if I liked it or not? So lets talk about “The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism” by Jemar Tisby
Let’s start with a small issue with this book. There is WAY too much history to cover. Hundreds of years worth in a span of 200 pages with lines too close together which makes it a chore to read. The Color of Compromise could also easily talk about other parts of the world but does not. The focus is on the USA.
Yes, there are stories I did not know about.
Off the bat, it starts off confrontational with the introduction. Bringing up people celebrating the 4th of July and someone else posting a photo of slaves in the fields. You be the judge.
The problem with this book is right off the bat it tells you racism can not be stopped. And well if Jesus forgives all sins why are we talking about this issue (honest question)
Moments that have been well documented are mentioned but at one point the author blames slaves for telling on the plan (was he there no. Did he know what really happened no). Please just tell what happened and don’t add your comments. It takes away for the moment.
But the main reason the book fails is that towards the end the author attacks the Republican party. In fact, there is a whole section on attacking President Trump. You want to do that fine but WHERE is the chapter that attacks the Democratic party? Or bringing up the ties to Byrd and the KKK? Seems to have gone missing.
Do not pretend one party is evil and the other is not. But the author takes the easy shot. Its not the hard to ask for a well balanced book is it?
The ending is really what ruins the book. We are told what we can do which is the same narrative heard daily in the MSM.
Juneteenth a holiday: what about the cost to taxpayers on a federal holiday? What holiday should we drop instead?
Takedown the confederate statues: And yet how does one learn about the history and the past to prevent the future. Slavery still happens in this day and age sadly
Reparations: Comparing what happened to Japanese Americans or even in Nazi Germany to slavery is so far out there.
What would have impressed me is if the author would have stated that all the proceeds of this book would go into a Trust fund to help the young. But yet that seems to be missing.