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friendly versionPrinter-friendly version   by Benjamin Woods
African American mythology tells us that the Black Freedom
Movement was born in the church. That’s because “the Black
church has had better propagandists than Black freethinkers.”
But freethinkers also populate the liberation pantheon, while
the church has sometimes proven an obstacle to the Movement.
Black Secularists and The Church  by Benjamin Woods  Christ
Jesus Lord God Jehovah, Beat it on away from here now.  -
Langston Hughes “Goodbye Christ”  Contrary to popular opinion,
atheism is not a Eurocentric or ‘white thing.’”  Every year, the
Pew Research Center publishes a survey which consistently
demonstrates that Black people are the most religious group in
the United States. This is not surprising considering that the
Black Liberation Movement has been influenced by spirituality,
particularly Christianity. The historical and contemporary
religiosity of Blacks leads many to incorrectl