(OPINION) TheBlaze – During a recent video panel discussion on “The Religion of White Rage” sponsored by Louisiana State University, a professor on the panel said “maybe conservatism, away from being a financial and economic and political policy, is just a euphemism for white supremacy.”
“Race, Religion and the Moment We’re In: The Religion of White Rage” aimed to “shed light on the phenomenon of white rage and map out the uneasy relationship between white anxiety, religious fervor, American identity and perceived Black racial progress,” Campus Reform said, citing an LSU statement.
Panelist and LSU professor Stephen Finley said in the statement, “Religion is a source of connection and community for many Americans; however, it is also the primary motivating factor for the rise of white rage and white supremacist sentiment in the United States.
The Capitol insurrection is the latest example of this. In this episode, we will hone in on this relationship between White apprehension, race and religion, and their subsequent effects on communities of color and the struggle for equality,” the outlet noted.
Campus Reform said panelist Biko Gray — a religion professor at Syracuse University — stated during the Feb. 24 event that “maybe conservatism, away from being a financial and economic and political policy, is just a euphemism for white supremacy and its affective variant, white rage.” READ MORE
