- Racism among white Christians is higher than among the nonreligious. That's no coincidence — For most of American history, the light-skinned Jesus conjured up by white congregations demanded the preservation of inequality as part of the divine order. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/racism-among-white-christians-higher-among-nonreligious-s-no-coincidence-ncna1235045 14 comments politics