If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. I appreciate your interaction with my viewpoint.
As Tyler pointed out, “It was a statement for all churches.”
I did not say he was talking exclusively about white people. Some other people have read that into my comment.
My concern is not that Tyler was talking to white people. (He was talking to everyone.) My concern is that Tyler is making statements that are racially charged, rooted in bitterness, and unproductive.
He is setting up “Black Christians” of a certain kind (young and interested in rap culture) as being a marginalized group. Whether he means people are being marginalized by his own pastor (an older black man) or by other pastors, white or black, he is peddling a tired grievance narrative: Poor us.
I’ve listened to some of his podcasts and read articles from his site. I have a bit of context to be able to evaluate his aims. Check this out from his site for a look at what they are doing:
