Not exact matches
Last year I read Tom Harpur's book The Pagan Christ, which for a noted academic like Harpur, makes wild claims, yet there is no real historic basis to them, just
blind bigotry and
prejudice and an extreme liberal licence to make
such claims.
In
such situations, preaching has to address these easy assumptions and
blind familiarities; the text of Scripture has to fight its way through the «almost Scripture» that is everywhere to be found and passes for Biblical support of custom and
prejudice.
Which is why
prejudice bigots like Bob aka Douglas can't handle the real truth and have
such poor reading comprehension skills because they are so
blinded by their deep hatred.
Systemic and / or historic issues
such as individual and institutionalized racism and classism; language barriers; gender bias; cultural
blinders and a variety of
prejudices represent profound challenges and obstacles to positive parent - teacher relationships.