Far-right pastor: It's a 'failure of parental duty' not to tell kids to avoid Black people
Far-right Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon proclaimed in a recent speech captured by People For the American Way's Right Wing Watch that white parents must instruct their children to fear and not to interact with Black people — and that any parent who teaches children to be loving and accepting of all races is feeding them a lie that could put their lives in danger.
"If you're a Christian white parent who loves the Lord and loves your children, you need to have The Talk," said Webbon. "The Talk that we're referencing is the talk that takes your children, according to their maturity, at the proper time, the appropriate time, and says, there are certain parts of town that you cannot go. And there are certain people that you cannot be around."
"If there's someone who is Black in our church, and they've been in our church and we know them and they love the Lord Jesus Christ, great. We're not talking about that person," Webbon continued. "But we're talking about when you go into a crowd of people, if you go into a crowd of strangers, and they're white strangers, there's some danger. If they're Black strangers, there is 30 times more danger. Them's the facts."
"And it is actually a failure of your parental duty, white parents, please hear me, if you teach your children growing up, if you lied to them, and say, all people and all races of people in our country are the same. They are not," he added. "You are actually depriving your child of factual, truthful information that could save their life."
Christian nationalism is an extremist political movement, beyond mere belief in Jesus Christ, that holds the United States was designed to be, and must be, subordinated under their interpretation of Biblical law. Central to their belief is the Seven Mountains Mandate, which says Christians, or at least their specific flavor of Christians, must take command of the seven supposed pillars of control within society.
White supremacist views are a frequent undercurrent within the Christian nationalist community, with some preachers openly praising the institution of slavery. And the movement has been growing in political influence under Trump, with the Department of Homeland Security even using Christian nationalist ideas in recruitment videos.