Is Christianity a White Man’s Religion?

This booklet is an apologetic to the black community, emphasizing the contributions of Africa and Africans to the Bible and Christian theology, by demonstrating that Christianity is not only compatible with people of color, but they have always been linked.

The booklet also answers the common objections that have been used to allegedly demonstrate that Christianity is incompatible with people of color.

In the insufferable heat that only my newly adopted city of Charlotte, NC can provide at this particular time of year, I was attending a Juneteenth celebration. The music was loud and the food was tasty. Walking around looking at the various vendors, I saw a picture that caused me to stop in my tracks: it portrayed a black baby in diapers being fed by a large spoon held by a white hand.

In the spoon was a Bible, a Cross, and chains! I stared at the picture dumbfounded, not blinking even once. I knew instantly the notorious message: Christianity is a slave religion forced on black people by white oppressors. Even though I knew this was not true, I deeply understood the sentiment of the picture.

Growing up black in America, I’d heard the arguments against Christianity long before I became a Christian. At one time, I myself held some of those beliefs. Now, after living as a Christian and having studied apologetics, I know better. But there are many who do not know better.