(OPINION) FW – Social justice activist Shaun King unleashed a barrage of comments on social media Monday claiming that statues of Jesus Christ are “a form of white supremacy” and should be torn down. King is the co-founder of Real Justice PAC and supports the Black Lives Matter movement by sharing his views on injustice through social media.
His remarks come in the wake of George Floyd’s death on May 25 and the surge of protests and activism that ensued over racial injustice and equality. Across the country, protesters have vandalized and torn down statues that represent US history, from Confederate generals to President George Washington. Now, the Son of God is under attack, too.
In a series of tweets, King declared that “statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been.” He continued, “All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends should also come down. They are a gross form of white supremacy. Created as tools of oppression. Racist propaganda. They should all come down.” READ MORE
