In 1971, the IRS issued an order that any school who discriminated on the basis of race could not be considered a charitable institution. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) also motivated the Religious Right. The majority silence of Christian conservatives further encouraged racial divides. So when civil rights movements arose, Nixon, for example, denounced the protests as anarchy. "The combined electoral force" of evangelicals, fundamentalists, Pentecostals, and Catholics, "became a coveted vote for Republican politicians to pursue" (156). The Republican party became nearly synonymous with the theology of conservative Christians. These leaders' identification with the Christian faith allowed them to establish and enforce ultra-conservative policies. The conservative movement gained momentum under Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. He charts a path forward with intriguing ideas that further the conversation as he challenges us to reverse these patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, and immediate action.In Chapter 9, "Organizing the Religious Right at the End of the Twentieth Century," Tisby details the rise of the Religious Right. Tisby does more than diagnose the problem, however. This ongoing complicity is a stain upon the church, and sadly, it continues today. The book and accompanying video series are broken up into 12. Tisby shows that while there has been progress in fighting racism, historically the majority of the American church has failed to speak out against this evil. will journey together through 12 months of learning and engagement to foster a more equitable and inclusive environment for all of God’s people through Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. Through a story-driven survey of American Christianity's racial past, he exposes the concrete and chilling ways people of faith have actively worked against racial justice, as well as the deafening silence of the white evangelical majority. Tisby uncovers the roots of sustained injustice in the American church, highlighting the cultural and institutional tables that need to be turned in order to bring about real and lasting progress between black and white people. Author Jemar Tisby reveals the obvious-and the far more subtle-ways the American church has compromised what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. Summary: The Color of Compromise takes readers on a historical journey: from America's early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War, covering the tragedy of Jim Crow laws and the victories of the Civil Rights era, to today's Black Lives Matter movement.
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