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bijouxbroussard · F
I respect and share many of his views. One of my heroes is Sikivu Hutchinson, who is an allie of Dillahunty.
Grateful4you · M
@bijouxbroussard I will have to check out Sikivu haven't seen him yet. Like I mentioned, I wasn't brought up to use the "F" word and Matt uses it a lot and while pretty much socially acceptable these days still makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable. Odd isn't it?
bijouxbroussard · F
@Grateful4you No, I understand that. I’ve read about Dillahunty’s beliefs, but I’ve not heard him speak. Sikavu is an African-American feminist and atheist. She works with black atheists and agnostics because in our culture being a non-believer carries a significant amount of stigma, more even than in the mainstream culture.
Grateful4you · M
@bijouxbroussard Yes, I can understand that. In the 50's and early 60's the church (Especially the southern states) represented a more or less sanctuary for blacks both socially and spiritually. There were precious few white people who dared march through Birmingham other than Joan Baez. I will have to check her out, yes, the stigma is indeed much greater for blacks than whites and (sadly) this is a fact some black evangelicals take advantage of. So much for integrity I guess.