Are Missionaries Modern Colonizers? | The Bottom Line
Staff Writer Every couple of months, I’ll notice a pattern of pictures on my Instagram feed. In some variation, the posts depict my white classmates posing with African children. The caption reads something like, “Wish I could go back to [insert developing country here],” followed by a long paragraph detailing their unforgettable experience serving others — most likely in the name of Christ. While I know such posts have good intentions, I find them frustratingly tone-deaf. It’s an increasingly common opinion that philanthropic trips with the underlying motives of conversion are ick...
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